Ezra 8:27-29
Names of God Bible
27 20 gold bowls weighing 18 pounds apiece, and two utensils of fine polished bronze that were as precious as gold. 28 I told them, “You and the utensils are holy to Yahweh. The silver and gold are freewill offerings to Yahweh Elohim of your ancestors. 29 Guard them carefully. In Jerusalem, inside the storerooms of Yahweh’s temple, weigh these items. Do this in front of the chief priests, Levites, and the leaders of Israel’s families.”
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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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