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34 Everything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was written down at that time.

35 (A)The exiles who had come from the captivity brought burnt offerings near to the God of Israel: (B)12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, 12 male goats for a sin offering, all as a burnt offering to Yahweh. 36 Then (C)they gave the king’s edicts to (D)the king’s satraps and to the governors in the provinces beyond the [a]River, and they supported the people and the house of God.

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  1. Ezra 8:36 The Euphrates River

34 Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.

35 Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls(A) for all Israel,(B) ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs and, as a sin offering,[a] twelve male goats.(C) All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. 36 They also delivered the king’s orders(D) to the royal satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates,(E) who then gave assistance to the people and to the house of God.(F)

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  1. Ezra 8:35 Or purification offering