26 I weighed out to them 24 tons[a] of silver, silver articles weighing 7,500 pounds,[b] 7,500 pounds of gold, 27 twenty gold bowls worth a thousand gold coins,[c] and two articles of fine gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.(A) 28 Then I said to them, “You are holy to the Lord, and the articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering(B) to the Lord God of your ancestors.

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  1. 8:26 Lit 650 talents
  2. 8:26 Lit 100 talents
  3. 8:27 Or 1,000 drachmas, or 1,000 darics

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.

28 I said to them, “You as well as these articles are consecrated to the Lord.(A) The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your ancestors.

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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