Ezra 8:29
in Ezra 8Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers’ houses of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.
KJV
Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.
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This verse in Ezra 8
Commentary
2 notes on this verseWatch ye, and keep them,.... The vessels, the gold, and the silver, that they be not hurt and diminished: until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord: that is, until they had delivered them in full weight, as they had received them, in the presence of those persons as witnesses, and into their hands, in order to be laid up in the chambers and treasuries of the temple.
This site's exposition
Ye are holy unto the Lord
on Ezra 8:28-30
Ezra charges the priests and Levites in the vessels' own terms: ye are holy unto the Lord, the vessels are holy also, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering. Holiness here is not a compliment but a duty, since men set apart carry things set apart, and the charge that follows treats both alike: watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem. The treasure is entrusted with a named destination and a named end point for the count, so the watch has a fixed term rather than an open one.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁקְד֣וּ | shikdu | watch | H8245 → | |
| וְשִׁמְר֗וּ | veshimru | and keep [them] | H8104 → | |
| עַֽד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| תִּשְׁקְל֡וּ | tishkelu | you will weigh [them] out | H8254 → | 22 times |
| לִפְנֵי֩ | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| שָׂרֵ֨י | sarei | [the] leaders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם | vehalviyim | and the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| וְשָׂרֵֽי־ | vesarei- | and [the] leaders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָאָב֥וֹת | haavot | the fathers | H1 → | 1212 times |
| לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | leyisrael | of Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹת | halishkhot | the rooms of | H3957 → | |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
שִׁקְד֣וּwatch
shikduH8245 →
וְשִׁמְר֗וּand keep [them]
veshimruH8104 →
עַֽד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
תִּשְׁקְל֡וּyou will weigh [them] out
tishkeluH8254 →22 times
לִפְנֵי֩<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
שָׂרֵ֨י[the] leaders of
sareiH8269 →421 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
וְהַלְוִיִּ֛םand the Levites
vehalviyimH3881 →291 times
וְשָׂרֵֽי־and [the] leaders of
vesarei-H8269 →421 times
הָאָב֥וֹתthe fathers
haavotH1 →1212 times
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לof Israel
leyisraelH3478 →2507 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתthe rooms of
halishkhotH3957 →
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Timothy 4:5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:3
Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
- 2 Timothy 1:8
So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
- 1 Peter 1:13
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Colossians 4:17
Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”
- 2 Timothy 3:10–12
You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
- 2 Timothy 2:3
Through
Acts 20:31Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
it leads to
- Acts 19:8
Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
- Acts 20:19
I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
- Acts 19:10
This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
- Acts 19:8
About Ezra
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.