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27 20 gold bowls, equal in value to 1,000 gold coins,[a]
2 fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.

28 And I said to these priests, “You and these treasures have been set apart as holy to the Lord. This silver and gold is a voluntary offering to the Lord, the God of our ancestors. 29 Guard these treasures well until you present them to the leading priests, the Levites, and the leaders of Israel, who will weigh them at the storerooms of the Lord’s Temple in Jerusalem.”

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  1. 8:27 Hebrew 1,000 darics, about 19 pounds or 8.6 kilograms in weight.

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