New King James Version
Ezra 8:27
27twenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold.
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 Living Translation (NLT)20 gold bowls, equal in value to 1,000 gold coins, 2 fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
Context of Ezra 8:27
25and 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. 26I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, silver articles weighing one hundred talents, one hundred talents of gold, twenty gold basins worth a thousand drachmas, and two vessels of fine polished bronze, precious as gold. 28And I said to them, “You are holy to the Lord; the articles are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers. 29Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leaders of the priests and the Levites and heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.”
Read all of Ezra 8Ezra 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
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
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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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