Ezra 8:27-29
Christian Standard Bible
27 twenty gold bowls worth a thousand gold coins,[a] 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. 29 Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the Lord’s house before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families in Jerusalem.”
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- 8:27 Or 1,000 drachmas, or 1,000 darics
Ezra 8:27-29
New International Version
27 20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics,[a] 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. 29 Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem before the leading priests and the Levites and the family heads of Israel.”
Footnotes
- Ezra 8:27 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms
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