Ezra 8 · Verse 35

Ezra 8:35

Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the Lord.
Ezra 8:35, King James Version

Ezra 8:35 in other translations

BSBThen the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.
WEBThe children of the captivity, who had come out of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats for a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.
ASVThe children of the captivity, that were come out of exile, offered burnt-offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burnt-offering unto Jehovah.
YLTThose coming in of the captives--sons of the removal--have brought near burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, bullocks twelve, for all Israel, rams ninety and six, lambs seventy and seven, young he-goats for a sin-offering twelve--the whole a burnt-offering to Jehovah;
DARBYThe children of those that had been carried away, who had come out of the captivity, presented burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.
BBEAnd those who had been prisoners, who had come back from a strange land, made burned offerings to the God of Israel, twelve oxen for all Israel, ninety-six male sheep, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burned offering to the Lord.
WebsterAlso the children of those that had been carried away, who had come out of the captivity, offered burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burnt-offering to the LORD.

What does Ezra 8:35 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 Twelve bullocks for all Israel - Though of tribes there were only Judah and Benjamin, yet they offered a bullock for every tribe, as if present. There can be little doubt that there were individuals there from all the twelve tribes, possibly some families of each; but no complete tribe but those mentioned above.

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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 8:35 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.

הַ֠בָּאִיםHa.ba.'imthose [who] had comeH935
מֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨יme.ha.she.Vifrom the captivityH7628
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] children ofH1121
הַגּוֹלָ֜הha.go.Lahthe exileH1473
הִקְרִ֥יבוּhik.Ri.vuthey brought nearH7126
עֹל֣וֹת\׀o.Lotburnt offeringsH5930
לֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.Heito [the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
פָּרִ֨יםpa.RimbullsH6499
שְׁנֵים\־she.neim-two [plus]H8147
עָשָׂ֤ר'a.SartenH6240
עַל\־'al-onH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֵילִ֣ים\׀'ei.LimramsH352
תִּשְׁעִ֣יםtish.'ImninetyH8673
וְשִׁשָּׁ֗הve.shi.Shahand sixH8337
כְּבָשִׂים֙ke.va.SimlambsH3532
שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImseventyH7657
וְשִׁבְעָ֔הve.shiv.'Ahand sevenH7651
צְפִירֵ֥יtze.fi.Reihe-goats ofH6842
חַטָּ֖אתcha.Tatsin offeringH2403
שְׁנֵ֣יםshe.Neimtwo [plus]H8147
עָשָׂ֑ר'a.SartenH6240
הַכֹּ֖לha.Kol<the> everythingH3605
עוֹלָ֥הo.Lah[was] a burnt offeringH5930
לַיהוָֽה\׃\ \פla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

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Cross references for Ezra 8:35

  • Ezra 6:17

    And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

  • Psalms 116:12-19

    What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. …

  • Numbers 7:27

    One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

  • 2 Chronicles 29:31-32

    Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings. And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.

  • Ezra 2:1

    Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;

  • Leviticus 1:1-7

    And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the Lord, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord. And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. …

  • Psalms 66:10-15

    For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, …

  • Luke 1:74-75

    That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
offered burnt.
Le 1:1-7:38; 2Ch 29:31,32; Ps 66:10-15; 116:12-19; Lu 1:74,75
twelve bullocks.
6:17; Nu 7:27

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Context

  • Ezra 8:34

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

  • Ezra 8:35

    Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the Lord.

  • Ezra 8:36

    And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

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Ezra 8:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los que habían venido de la cautividad, los hijos de la transmigración, ofrecieron holocaustos al Dios de Israel, doce becerros por todo Israel, noventa y seis carneros, setenta y siete corderos, doce machos cabríos por expiación: todo en holocausto á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Les fils de la transportation qui étaient revenus de la captivité présentèrent des holocaustes au Dieu d’Israël, douze taureaux pour tout Israël, 96 béliers, 77 agneaux, douze boucs en sacrifice pour le péché, le tout en holocauste à l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die aus der Gefangenschaft Gekommenen, die Kinder der Wegführung, brachten dem Gott Israels Brandopfer dar: zwölf Farren für ganz Israel, 96 Widder, 77 Schafe, und zwölf Böcke zum Sündopfer, das Ganze als Brandopfer dem Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sed et qui venerant de captivitate filii transmigrationis, obtulerunt holocautomata Deo Israël, vitulos duodecim pro omni populo Israël, arietes nonaginta sex, agnos septuaginta septem, hircos pro peccato duodecim: omnia in holocaustum Domino.