Ezra 8:27

Ezra 8:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
• New International Version (NIV)20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics, and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)20 bowls of gold worth 1,000 darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)twenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold.

Context of Ezra 8:27

25I 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 and 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. 28I said to the men, ‘Like these special things, you people are also special. You all belong to the Lord. People have chosen to give the silver and gold to the Lord, the God that your ancestors served. 29So you must be careful to keep them safe until you reach Jerusalem. When you get there, you must weigh them again. Do that in front of the leaders of the priests, the Levites and the leaders of Israelite families. Then they should store them in the rooms of the temple.’

Ezra 8:27 word by word

וּכְפֹרֵ֤י זָהָב֙ עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וּכְלֵ֨י נְחֹ֜שֶׁת מֻצְהָ֤ב טוֹבָה֙ שְׁנַ֔יִם חֲמוּדֹ֖ת כַּזָּהָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• basonsכְּפוֹרkephôr · bowlH3713
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• of a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• dramsאֲדַרְכֹּן'ădarkôn · dramH150
• and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of fineצָהֵבtsâhab · to gleamH6668
• of fineטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• copperנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• preciousחֶמְדָּהchemdâh · desireH2532

Cross-references for Ezra 8:27

• Lamentations 4:2Jerusalem's men were valuable, like the best gold. Now they lie in the streets, because God has broken them. They are like common pots that a potter makes.

Commentaries on Ezra 8:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams - Not of a thousand drams (i. e., darics) each, but worth altogether a thousand darics. As the value of the daric was about 22 shillings of British money, each basin, or saucer, would have been worth (apart from the fashioning) 55 British pounds. Of fine copper - The word translated “fine,” which occurs here only, is thought to mean either “yellow” or “glittering” (see the margin). Probably the vessels were of…Read the comment
• 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. 26-27The Persians and supportive Jews donated a large amount of money. Transporting it without a royal escort was very risky.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 8:27

• Basin
• Brass
• Dram
• Gold
• Integrity
• Levites
• Liberality
• Money
• Priest
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Basin
• Copper
• Daric
• Dram
• Ezra
• Money
• Require
• Scribe
• Sherebiah
• Coins

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