Ezra 8:27
WEB
twenty bowls of gold weighing one thousand darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze, precious as gold.
BSB
20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.
KJV
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H3713
n-m — cover, tankard, white frost
Derivation: from 3722;
properly, a cover, i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground)
KJV: bason, hoar(-y) frost.
n.m — bowl
כְּפוֹר n.m. bowl of gold or silver, used in the temple (late)
n.m — hoar frost
כְּפוֹר n.m. hoar frost
H2091
n-m — gold, something gold-colored, oil, clear sky
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to shimmer;
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV: gold(-en), fair weather.
n.m — gold
זָהָב 385 n.m. gold
1. = gold-ore, gold in raw state
2. gold as wealth
3. gold as spoil of war
4. gold as merchandise
5. gold as costly gift
6. gold as material
7. gold described by its source
8. gold defined by var. adj. and pts.
9. as measure of weight and value
10. = golden oil, from colour
11. often named with
12. the chief vbs. used
H6242
n — twenty, twentieth
Derivation: from 6235;
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
KJV: (six-) score, twenty(-ieth).
twenty
עֶשְׂרִים (a) twenty
H150
n-m — a daric, Persian coin
Derivation: of Persian origin;
a daric or Persian coin
KJV: dram.
n.[m.] — drachma
[דַּרְכְּמוֹן, אֲדַרְכּוֹן] n.[m.] unit (appar. of weight, certainly) of value, rare & late, perh. drachma, others daric
H505
n-m — thousand
Derivation: prop, the same as 504;
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
KJV: thousand.
n.m — thousand
אֶ֫לֶף n.m. thousand
H3627
n-m — prepared, apparatus
Derivation: from 3615;
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
KJV: armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, × one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, whatsoever.
n.m — article
כְּלִי 324 n.m. article, utensil, vessel
H5178
n-m — copper, coin, fetter, base
Derivation: for 5154;
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
KJV: brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.
n.m — copper
נְחֹ֫שֶׁת 137 n.m. copper, bronze
1. copper
2. fetters of copper or bronze
3. as less in value than gold but more than wood
4. fig. of pitiless sky
n.[f.] — lust
[נְחֹ֫שֶׁת] n.[f.] Ez 16:36 where context favours mng. lust, harlotry, or specif. sens. obscoen.
H6668
v — glitter, be golden in color
Derivation: a primitive root;
to glitter, i.e. be golden in color
KJV: × fine.
H2896
a n-m n-f — good
Derivation: from 2895;
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
n.m — a good thing
טוֹב n.m. a good thing, benefit, welfare
1. welfare, prosperity, happiness
2. good things
3. good = benefit
4. moral good
adj — pleasant
טוֹב adj. pleasant, agreeable, good
1. pleasant, agreeable to the senses
2. pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and so agreeable, pleasing, well
3. good, excellent, of its kind
4. good, rich, valuable in estimation
5. good, appropriate, becoming
6. c. מִן compar. = better
7. of man's sensuous nature, glad, happy, prosperous
8. of man's intellectual nature, good understanding
9. good, kind, benign
10. good (ethical), right
n.f — welfare
טוֹבָה n.f. welfare, benefit, good things, good
1. welfare, prosperity, happiness
2. good things
3. bounty, good
H8147
n — two, twofold
Derivation: dual of 8145; feminine שְׁתַּיִם;
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV: both, couple, double, second, twain, twelfth, twelve, twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
n.m — two
שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם 768 n.m. et f. du. two
H2532
n-f — delight
Derivation: feminine of 2531;
delight
KJV: desire, goodly, pleasant, precious.
n.f — desire
חֶמְדָּה n.f. id. [h.de.ab]—desire of Israel
n.f — desirableness
[חֲמוּדָה] n.f. desirableness, preciousness
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Verses 24–30
Ezra 8:24–30
We have here an account of the particular care which Ezra took of the treasure he had with him, that belonged to God's sanctuary, Observe, 1. Having committed the keeping of it to God, he committed the keeping of it to proper men, whose business it was to watch it, though without God they would have waked in vain. Note, Our prayers must always be seconded with our endeavours; the care of Christ's gospel, his church, and ordinances, must not be so left with him but that it must also be committed to faithful men, Ti2 2:2. 2. Having prayed to God to preserve all the substance they had with them, he shows himself especially solicitous for that part of it which belonged to the house of God and was an offering to him. 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. Observe, (1.) The persons to whom he delivered the offerings of the house of God. Twelve chief priests, and as many Levites, he appointed to this trust (Ezr 8:24, Ezr 8:30), who were bound by their office to take care of the things of God, and were in a particular manner to have the benefit of these sacred treasures. Ezra tells them why he put those things into their hands (Ezr 8:28): You are holy unto the Lord, the vessels are holy also; and who so fit to take care of holy things as holy persons? Those that have the dignity and honour of the priesthood must take along with them the trust and duty of it. The prophet is foretelling the return of God's people and ministers out of Babylon, when he gives the solemn charge (Isa 52:11), Be you clean that bear the vessels of the Lord. (2.) The great exactness with which he lodged this trust in their hands: He weighed to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels (Ezr 8:25), because he expected to have it from them again by weight. In all trust, but especially sacred ones, we ought to be punctual, and preserve a right understanding on both sides. In Zerubbabel's time the vessels were delivered by number, here by weight, that all might be forth-coming and it might easily appear if any were missing, to intimate that such as are entrusted with holy things (as all the stewards of the mysteries of God are) are concerned to remember, both in receiving their trust and in discharging it, that they must shortly give a very particular account of it, that they may be faithful to it and so give up their account with joy. (3.) The charge he have them with these treasures (Ezr 8:29): "Watch you, and keep them, that they be not lost, nor embezzled, nor mingled with the other articles. Keep them together; keep them by themselves; keep them safely, till you weigh them in the temple, before the great men there," hereby intimating how much it was their concern to be careful and faithful and how much it would be their honour to be found so. Thus when Paul charges Timothy with the gospel treasure he bids him keep it until the appearing of Jesus Christ, and his appearing before him to give account of his trust, when his fidelity would be his crown.
Cross-references: 2Tim 2:2 · Ezra 8:24 · Ezra 8:30 · Ezra 8:28 · Isa 52:11 · Ezra 8:25 · Ezra 8:29