Ezra 8 · Verse 33

Ezra 8:33

Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;
Ezra 8:33, King James Version

Ezra 8:33 in other translations

BSBOn the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
WEBOn the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levites.
ASVAnd on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest (and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levites)—
YLTAnd on the fourth day hath been weighed the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, in the house of our God, unto the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas, and with them Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui, the Levites:
DARBYAnd on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Urijah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites:
BBEAnd on the fourth day, the silver and the gold and the vessels were measured out by weight in the house of our God into the hands of Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the priest; and with him was Eleazar, the son of Phinehas; and with them were Jozabad, the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah, the son of Binnui, the Levites;
WebsterNow on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

What does Ezra 8:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 8:33-36
33-36. Now on the fourth day was the silver ... weighed in the house of our God--The first three days after their arrival in Jerusalem were undoubtedly given to repose; on the next, the treasures were weighed and handed over to the custody of the officiating priests of the temple. The returned exiles offered burnt offerings, and Ezra delivered the royal commission to the satraps and inferior magistrates; while the Levitical portion of them lent all the assistance they could in performing the additional work which the arrival of so many new worshippers occasioned.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 8:31-36

Enemies laid wait for the Jews, but God protected them. Even the common perils of journeys, call us to go out with prayer, and to return with praise and thanksgiving. But what shall we render when the Lord has led us safely through the pilgrimage of life, through the gloomy vale of death, out of the reach of all our enemies, into everlasting happiness! Among their sacrifices they had a sin-offering. The atonement…

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Ezra 8:33 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.Yomand on the dayH3117
הָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'I<the> fourthH7243
נִשְׁקַ֣לnish.Kalit was weighed outH8254
הַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.Sefthe silverH3701
וְהַזָּהָ֨בve.ha.za.Havand the goldH2091
וְהַכֵּלִ֜יםve.ha.ke.Limand the vesselsH3627
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH1004
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
עַ֠ל'alonH5921
יַד\־yad-[the] hand ofH3027
מְרֵמ֤וֹתme.re.MotMeremothH4822
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahUriahH223
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
וְעִמּ֖וֹve.'i.Moand with himH5973
אֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarEleazarH499
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
פִּֽינְחָ֑סpin.ChasPhinehasH6372
וְעִמָּהֶ֞םve.'i.ma.Hemand with themH5973
יוֹזָבָ֧דyo.za.VadJozabadH3107
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יֵשׁ֛וּעַye.Shu.a'JeshuaH3442
וְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥הve.no.'ad.Yahand NoadiahH5129
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
בִּנּ֖וּיbi.NuiBinnuiH1131
הַלְוִיִּֽם\׃hal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881

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Cross references for Ezra 8:33

  • Nehemiah 3:4

    And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana.

  • Ezra 8:30

    So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

  • Nehemiah 3:21

    After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.

  • Nehemiah 10:9

    And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

  • 1 Chronicles 28:14-18

    He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service: Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick. And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver: Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver: …

  • Nehemiah 3:24

    After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.

  • 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;

  • Nehemiah 8:7

    Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

  • 2 Corinthians 8:20-21

    Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us: Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

  • Nehemiah 10:5

    Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

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weighed.
26,30; 1Ch 28:14-18; 2Co 8:20,21
Meremoth.
Ne 10:5
Uriah.
Ne 3:4
Urijah. Jozabad.
Ne 8:7
Binnui.
Ne 10:9

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Context

  • Ezra 8:32

    And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

  • Ezra 8:33

    Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

  • Ezra 8:34

    By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.

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Ezra 8:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Al cuarto día fué luego pesada la plata, y el oro, y los vasos, en la casa de nuestro Dios, por mano de Meremoth hijo de Urías sacerdote, y con él Eleazar hijo de Phinees; y con ellos Jozabad hijo de Jesuá, y Noadías hijo de Binnui, Levitas;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le quatrième jour, l’argent et l’or et les ustensiles furent pesés dans la maison de notre Dieu, entre les mains de Merémoth, fils d’Urie, le sacrificateur (et avec lui était Éléazar, fils de Phinées, et avec eux Jozabad, fils de Jéshua, et Noadia, fils de Binnuï, lévites),
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und am vierten Tage wurden das Silber und das Gold und die Geräte im Hause unseres Gottes dargewogen in die Hand Meremoths, des Sohnes Urijas, des Priesters, und mit ihm war Eleasar, der Sohn Pinehas, und mit ihnen Josabad, der Sohn Jeschuas, und Noadja, der Sohn Binnuis, die Leviten-
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Die autem quarta appensum est argentum, et aurum, et vasa in domo Dei nostri per manum Meremoth filii Uriæ sacerdotis, et cum eo Eleazar filius Phinees, cumque eis Jozabed filius Josue, et Noadaia filius Bennoi Levitæ,