I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, one hundred talents of silver vessels; one hundred talents of gold,
Parallel translations
- KJV I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;
- BSB I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
- ESV I weighed out into their hand 650 talents of silver, and silver vessels worth 200 talents, and 100 talents of gold,
- NKJV I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, silver articles weighing one hundred talents, one hundred talents of gold,
- NASB So I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth a hundred talents, and a hundred gold talents,
- NLT I weighed the treasure as I gave it to them and found the totals to be as follows: 24 tons of silver, 7,500 pounds of silver articles, 7,500 pounds of gold,
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Quick answer
Ezra weighed out an enormous quantity of silver and gold into the hands of the appointed men. The precise weighing guarded the offering against any suspicion of theft or loss.
Overview
As the returning exiles prepared to travel from Babylon to Jerusalem, Ezra carefully measured the temple treasures entrusted to chosen priests and Levites. The vast sums (hundreds of talents of silver and gold) underscore both the generosity of the Persian king and Israelites toward the rebuilt temple. The deliberate accounting reflects Ezra's concern for integrity in handling holy things dedicated to God.
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- Ezra 1:9–11This is the number of them: thirty platters of gold, one thousand platters of silver, twenty-nine knives,
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