Ezra 8:26-28
International Standard Version
26 I divided among them[a] 650 silver talents,[b] silver utensils weighing 100 talents,[c] 100 talents[d] of gold, 27 20 gold basins weighing 1,000 darics[e] each, and two vessels made of polished brass, as valuable as gold.
28 I told them, “You are consecrated[f] to the Lord, and the vessels are also consecrated.[g] The silver and the gold are a freely given offering to the Lord God of your ancestors.
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- Ezra 8:26 Lit. divided upon their hand
- Ezra 8:26 I.e. about 48,750 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
- Ezra 8:26 I.e. about 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
- Ezra 8:26 I.e. about 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
- Ezra 8:27 I.e. about 15.6 pounds; a daric weighed about one quarter of an ounce
- Ezra 8:28 Or holy
- Ezra 8:28 Or holy
Ezra 8:26-28
New International Version
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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