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 ate no food and we prayed to our God about this. He answered our prayers. 24I chose 12 of the most important priests to do an important job, as well as Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers. I told them to take care of the valuable things that we had received for the temple of our God. These were silver and gold things and other special things that the king, his helpers and his officers had given to us. Israelite people who were living in Babylonia had also given us valuable things for the temple. I weighed all these things. 26I weighed 20,000 kilograms of silver and 3,500 kilograms of things made from silver. I weighed 3,500 kilograms of gold 27and 20 gold bowls that weighed 8.5 kilograms. I also gave to them two beautiful bowls made from bronze. They shone brightly and they were as valuable 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And weighedשָׁקַלshâqal · to weighH8254
• unto them the silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and the goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• and the vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• the offeringתְּרוּמָהterûmâh terûmâh · contributionH8641
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• which the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and his counsellorsיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• and his lordsשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• presentמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• had offeredרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311

Cross-references for Ezra 8:25

• Ezra 8:33On the fourth day, we went to the house of our God. Then we weighed the silver, the gold and the other valuable things there. We gave them to Meremoth, the son of Uriah the priest. Phinehas's son, Eleazar was with him. Jeshua's son, Jozabad, and Binnui's son, Noadiah, were also there. They were Levites.
• Ezra 1:8Cyrus told his officer, Mithredath, to count all the valuable things. Mithredath was the officer who took care of all Persia's riches. As he counted the things, he gave them to Sheshbazzar, the leader of Judah's people.
• 2 Corinthians 8:20We want to be very careful about this large gift of money. That is why the other believer will come with us. We do not want anyone to say that we have done something wrong.
• Philippians 4:8Now my friends, I want to say this to you. Fill your minds with thoughts about good things. Think about things that are true, clean, right and lovely. Always think about things which people know are very good.
• Ezra 7:15Take with you the gold and silver that I and my officers have sent. They are a free gift for Israel's God, whose house 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
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Ezra
• Require
• Scribe
• Sherebiah
• Esdras, the First Book of

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