Ezra 8:25

Ezra 8:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:
• New International Version (NIV)and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God that the king and his counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes, and all Israel who were present, had offered.

Context of Ezra 8:25

23So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request. 24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God. 26I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold, 2720 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.

Ezra 8:25 word by word

וָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣ה לָהֶ֔ם אֶת־הַכֶּ֥סֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָ֖ב וְאֶת־הַכֵּלִ֑ים תְּרוּמַ֣ת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ הַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְיֹעֲצָ֣יו וְשָׂרָ֔יו וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• and I weighed outשָׁקַלshâqal · to weighH8254
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the contributionתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• the articlesכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• that the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• his counselorsיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• his leadersשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• thereמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• had offeredרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• for the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Ezra 8:25

• Ezra 8:33On 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.
• Ezra 1:8Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.
• 2 Corinthians 8:20We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
• Philippians 4:8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
• Ezra 7:15Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,

Commentaries on Ezra 8:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 Do we expect that God should, by his providence, keep that which belongs to us, let us, by his grace, keep that which belongs to him. Let God's honour and interest be our care; and then we may expect that our lives and comforts will be his.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25The leaders were responsible for transporting offerings for the temple and sacrifices. Since these gifts were holy and belonged to God (Ezra 8:28), the priests needed to care for them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3224-32. Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests ... and weighed unto them the silver, &c.--The custody of the contributions and of the sacred vessels was, during the journey, committed to twelve of the chief priests, who, with the assistance of ten of their brethren, were to watch closely over them by the way, and deliver them into the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. The treasures in silver and gold, according to the value of the Babylonian…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 8:25

• Gold
• Integrity
• Levites
• Liberality
• Money
• Priest
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Ezra
• Require
• Scribe
• Sherebiah
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Law in the Old Testament
• Meremoth

Commentaries on Ezra 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings