Ezra 8 · Verse 27

Ezra 8:27

Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
Ezra 8:27, King James Version

Ezra 8:27 in other translations

BSB20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.
WEBtwenty bowls of gold weighing one thousand darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze, precious as gold.
ASVand twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.
YLTand basins of gold twenty, of a thousand drams, and two vessels of good shining brass, desirable as gold.
DARBYand twenty basons of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of shining copper, precious as gold.
BBEAnd twenty gold basins, of a thousand darics, and two vessels of the best bright brass, equal in value to gold.
WebsterAlso twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

What does Ezra 8:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 8:24-32

24-32. Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests ... and weighed unto them the silver, &c.--The custody of the contributions and of the sacred vessels was, during the journey, committed to twelve of the chief priests, who, with the assistance of ten of their brethren, were to watch closely over them by the way, and deliver them into the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. The treasures in silver and gold…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 8:24-30

Do we expect that God should, by his providence, keep that which belongs to us, let us, by his grace, keep that which belongs to him. Let God's honour and interest be our care; and then we may expect that our lives and comforts will be his.

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Ezra 8:27 in the original Hebrew

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וּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.Reiand bowls ofH3713
זָהָב֙za.HavgoldH2091
עֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.Nimof daricsH150
אָ֑לֶף'A.lefa thousandH505
וּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.Leiand vessels ofH3627
נְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetbronzeH5178
מֻצְהָ֤בmutz.HavgleamingH6668
טוֹבָה֙to.VahfineH2896
שְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimtwoH8147
חֲמוּדֹ֖תcha.mu.DotpreciousH2530
כַּזָּהָֽב\׃ka.za.Havlike <the> goldH2091

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezra 8:27

  • Lamentations 4:2

    The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
fine copper. Heb. yellow, or shining brass.The Syriac renders, {nechosho korinthyo tovo,} "good Corinthian brass;" so called from the brass found after the burning of Corinth by Lucius Mummius, which was, as is generally supposed, brass, copper, silver, and gold, melted together. Sir J. Chardin, however, in a MS. note, cited by Harmer, mentioned a factitious metal used in the East, and highly esteemed there, which might probably be of an origin as ancient as Ezra. He says, "I have heard some Dutch gentlemen speak of a metal in the island of Sumatra, and among the Macassars, much more esteemed than gold, which royal personages alone are privileged to wear. It is a mixture, if I remember right, of gold and steel, or copper and steel." He afterwards added, "calmbac is the name of this metal, which is composed of gold and copper."
precious. Heb. desirable.
La 4:2

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Context

  • Ezra 8:26

    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;

  • Ezra 8:27

    Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

  • Ezra 8:28

    And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers.

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Ezra 8:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Además veinte tazones de oro, de mil dracmas; y dos vasos de metal limpio muy bueno, preciados como el oro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et 20 coupes d’or valant 1 000 dariques, et deux vases d’airain d’un beau brillant, précieux comme l’or.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und zwanzig goldene Becher zu tausend Dariken; und zwei Geräte von goldglänzendem, feinem Erze, kostbar wie Gold.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et crateres aureos viginti, qui habebant solidos millenos, et vasa æris fulgentis optimi duo, pulchra ut aurum.