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Ezra 8:24-26
New Catholic Bible
Ezra 8:24-26
New Catholic Bible
24 Then I selected twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah and Hashabiah and ten of their kinsmen. 25 I weighed out in their presence the silver, the gold, and the utensils, the contributions which the king, his advisors, his officials, and all the Israelites present there had offered for the house of our God.
26 I weighed out and handed over to them six hundred and fifty talents[a] of silver, one hundred silver vessels weighing two talents, one hundred talents of gold,
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- Ezra 8:26 Six hundred and fifty talents: this would convert to about 25 tons of silver. Even a much smaller amount would have been difficult to transport.
Ezra 8:24-26
New International Version
Ezra 8:24-26
New International Version
24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah,(A) Hashabiah and ten of their brothers, 25 and I weighed out(B) to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God. 26 I weighed out to them 650 talents[a] of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents,[b] 100 talents[c] of gold,
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