New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 8:25-28

25and Iweighedוָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣הva.'esh.ko.lahH8254out to themthe silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091and the utensilsהַכֵּלִ֑יםha.ke.LimH3627,the offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641for the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430which the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andhis counselorsוְיֹעֲצָ֣יוve.yo.'a.TzavH3289and his princesוְשָׂרָ֔יוve.sa.RavH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478presentהַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃ha.nim.tza.'ImH4672therehad offeredהַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ha.he.Ri.muH7311.

26Thus I weighedוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254into their handsיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027650שֵֽׁשׁ־ מֵא֣וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםshesh- me.'ot va.cha.mi.ShimH8337 H3967 H2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,and silverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701utensilsוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627worth100מֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603, and100מֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603,

27and 20עֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091bowlsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.ReiH3713worth1,000אָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505daricsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150,and twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147utensilsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627of fineטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896shinyמֻצְהָ֤בmutz.HavH6668bronzeנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,preciousH2536as goldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.

28Then I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, “You are holyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and theutensilsוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627are holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;and the silverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091are a freewillנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071offeringH5071to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

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