27 And twenty basins of gold, of a thousand [a]drams, and two vessels of shining brass very good, and precious as gold.

28 ¶ And I said unto them, Ye are consecrated unto the Lord, and the vessels are consecrated, and the gold and the silver are freely offered unto the Lord God of your fathers.

29 Watch ye, and keep them until ye weigh them before the chief Priests and the Levites, and the chief fathers of Israel in Jerusalem in the chambers of the house of the Lord.

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  1. Ezra 8:27 Read Ezra 2:29.

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.”

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  1. Ezra 8:27 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms