Ezra 8:29

Translations

Modern

Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”

Traditional

Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.

Literal

Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the face of the leaders of the priests, and the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of YHWH.”

Latin

…vigilate et custodite, donec appendatis coram principibus sacerdotum, et Levitarum, et ducibus familiarum Israël in Jerusalem, in thesaurum domus Domini.

Original

Hebrew

English

Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”

Notes

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Ezra 8:33–34
On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
1 Chronicles 26:20–26
Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
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But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Mark 13:34–35
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People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Ahava Book of Ezra First Book of Esdras Meremoth Temple

Topics

Ezra: A Famous Scribe and Priest: His Charge to the Priests Integrity: Integrity: Priests Levites: Custodians and Administrators of the Tithes and Other offerings Levites: Functions of had Charge of the Temple Liberality: Artaxerxes Liberality: Jews After the Captivity Priest: Miscellaneous Facts Concerning: Return from the Captivity Temple: The Second: Artaxerxes' Favorable Action Toward The Levites: had Chiefs or officers Over Them

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