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25 and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the utensils, the offering for the house of our God which the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present there had offered. 26 I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth 100 talents, and 100 talents of gold; 27 also 20 bowls of gold worth 1,000 darics, and two utensils of fine [a]shiny bronze, precious as gold.

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  1. Ezra 8:27 Perhaps copper.

25 and I weighed out(A) 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, 27 20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics,[d] and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.

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  1. Ezra 8:26 That is, about 24 tons or about 22 metric tons
  2. Ezra 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  3. Ezra 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  4. Ezra 8:27 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms