Ezra 8:26

Modern

I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

Traditional

I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;

Literal

And I weighed into their hands, six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and a hundred talents of articles of silver a hundred talents of gold,

Latin

…et appendi in manibus eorum argenti talenta sexcenta quinquaginta, et vasa argentea centum, auri centum talenta:

Hebrew

English

I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

The Persians and supportive Jews donated a large amount of money. Transporting it without a royal escort was very risky.

Theme notes and profiles

Ezra 1:9–11
This was the inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 silver utensils,