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Ezra 8:24-30
24Then I separatedוָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהva.'av.Di.lahH914twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240H8147of the chiefמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Sherebiahלְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הle.she.re.ve.YahH8274,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,and tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235of their brethrenמֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.chei.HemH251with them,
25And weighedוָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣הva.'esh.ko.lahH8254unto them the silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,and the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091,and the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֑יםha.ke.LimH3627, eventhe offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,which the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,and his counsellorsוְיֹעֲצָ֣יוve.yo.'a.TzavH3289,and his lordsוְשָׂרָ֔יוve.sa.RavH8269,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478therepresentהַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃ha.nim.tza.'ImH4672,had offeredהַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ha.he.Ri.muH7311:
26I even weighedוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254unto their handיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,and silverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701vesselsוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627an hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603, andof goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603;
27Also twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242basonsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.ReiH3713of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,of a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505dramsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150;and twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147vesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627of fineמֻצְהָ֤ב טוֹבָה֙mutz.Hav to.VahH6668H2896copperנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,preciousH2532as goldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.
28And I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559unto them, Ye areholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944unto the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068;the vesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627areholyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944also; and the silverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091area freewill offeringנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071unto the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.
29Watchשִׁקְד֣וּshik.DuH8245ye, and keepוְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.RuH8104them,until ye weighתִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.LuH8254thembeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the chiefשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and chiefוְשָׂרֵֽי־ve.sa.rei-H8269of the fathersהָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.VotH1of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,in the chambersהַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתha.lish.KhotH3957of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
30So tookוְקִבְּלוּ֙ve.ki.be.LuH6901the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881the weightמִשְׁקַ֛לmish.KalH4948of the silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091,and the vesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627,to bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935themto Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389unto the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.
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
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