Ezra
Ezra 8:25–27
25and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.
26I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver,g articles of silver weighing 100 talents,h 100 talents of gold,i 2720 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics,j and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.
Footnotes
- g 8:26 650 talents is approximately 24.5 tons or 22.2 metric tons of silver.
- h 8:26 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver articles.
- i 8:26 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of gold.
- j 8:27 Or worth 1,000 drachmas; that is, approximately 18.5 pounds or 8.4 kilograms of gold
Word by word
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Ezra 8:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and I weighed out | וָאֶשְׁקוֹלָה | wå̄·ʾɛš·qō·lå̄h | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H8254 weigh |
| to them | לָהֶ֔ם | lā·hem | Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| the contribution | תְּרוּמַ֣ת | tə·rū·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8641 contribution, offering |
| of silver | הַכֶּ֥סֶף | hak·ke·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| gold | הַזָּהָ֖ב | haz·zā·hāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the articles | הַכֵּלִ֑ים | hak·kê·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| that the king | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| his counselors | וְיֹעֲצָ֣יו | wə·yō·‘ă·ṣāw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3289 advise, counsel |
| his leaders | וְשָׂרָ֔יו | wə·śā·rāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3478 Israel |
| there | הַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃ | han·nim·ṣā·’îm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| had offered | הַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ | ha·hê·rî·mū | Article; Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| for the house | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of our God | אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
Ezra 8:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I weighed out | וָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨ה | wā·’eš·qă·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H8254 weigh |
| into | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their hands | יָדָ֜ם | yā·ḏām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| 650 | שֵֽׁשׁ־ | šêš- | Number - feminine singular construct | H8337 six |
| talents | כִּכָּרִים֙ | kik·kā·rîm | Noun - feminine plural | H3603 a round |
| of silver | כֶּ֗סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3701 silver, money |
| articles | וּכְלֵי־ | ū·ḵə·lê- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| of silver | כֶ֥סֶף | ḵe·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| 100 | מֵאָ֖ה | mê·’āh | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| talents | לְכִכָּרִ֑ים | lə·ḵik·kā·rîm | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural | H3603 a round |
| 100 | מֵאָ֥ה | mê·’āh | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| talents | כִכָּֽר׃ | ḵik·kār | Noun - feminine singular | H3603 a round |
| of gold | זָהָ֖ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
Ezra 8:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | עֶשְׂרִ֔ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| gold | זָהָב֙ | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| bowls | וּכְפֹרֵ֤י | ū·ḵə·p̄ō·rê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3713 bowl |
| 1,000 | אָ֑לֶף | ’ā·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| darics | לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים | la·’ă·ḏar·ḵō·nîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H150 a daric, Persian coin |
| and two | שְׁנַ֔יִם | šə·na·yim | Number - md | H8147 two |
| articles | וּכְלֵ֨י | ū·ḵə·lê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| of fine | טוֹבָה֙ | ṭō·w·ḇāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| polished | מֻצְהָ֤ב | muṣ·hāḇ | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular | H6668 gleam |
| bronze | נְחֹ֜שֶׁת | nə·ḥō·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H5178 copper, bronze |
| as precious as | חֲמוּדֹ֖ת | ḥă·mū·ḏōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H2530 desire, take pleasure in |
| gold | כַּזָּהָֽב׃ | kaz·zā·hāḇ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
Cross-references
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Ezra 8:25 Ezra 7:14–16 · Ezra 8:33 · Ezra 1:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.