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Ezra 8:24-26
New English Translation
Ezra 8:24-26
New English Translation
24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with[a] Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,[b] 25 and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels intended for the temple of our God—items that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present had contributed. 26 I weighed out to them:[c] 650 talents of silver, silver vessels worth 100 talents,[d] 100 talents of gold,
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- Ezra 8:24 tc The translation reads וַחֲשַׁבְיָה וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה (veshereveyah vakhashavyah, “and Sherebiah and Hashabiah”) rather than the reading חֲשַׁבְיָה לְשֵׁרֵבְיָה (leshereveyah khashavyah, “to Sherebiah Hashabiah”) of the MT.
- Ezra 8:24 tn Or “relatives”; or “colleagues” (cf. NLT “ten other priests”).
- Ezra 8:26 tn Heb “upon their hand.”
- Ezra 8:26 tn Possibly “100 silver vessels worth [?] talents” or “silver vessels weighing 100 talents.”
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