KJV King James Version
Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing [how much].
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Ezra 7:22
Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing [how much].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.
WEB World English Bible
to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
ASV American Standard Version
unto a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat, and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Unto silver a hundred talents, and unto wheat a hundred cors, and unto wine a hundred baths, and unto oil a hundred baths, and salt without reckoning;
Surrounding context — Ezra 7
19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, [those] deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow [it] out of the king’s treasure house.
21 And I, [even] I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which [are] beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
22 Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing [how much].
23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that [is] in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that [are] beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know [them] not.
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עַד־H5705 · adtillכְּסַף֮H3702 · ke.saphsilverכַּכְּרִ֣יןH3604 · kik.kertalentמְאָה֒H3969 · me.ahhundredוְעַד־H5705 · adtillחִנְטִין֙H2591 · chin.tahwheatכֹּרִ֣יןH3734 · korkorמְאָ֔הH3969 · me.ahhundredוְעַד־H5705 · adtillחֲמַר֙H2562 · cha.marwineבַּתִּ֣יןH1325 · batbathמְאָ֔הH3969 · me.ahhundredוְעַד־H5705 · adtillבַּתִּ֥יןH1325 · batbathמְשַׁ֖חH4887 · me.shachoilמְאָ֑הH3969 · me.ahhundredוּמְלַ֖חH4416 · me.lachsaltדִּי־H1768 · dithatלָ֥אH3809 · lanotכְתָֽב׃H3792 · ke.tavinscription
Cross-references
Luke 16:6-7And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.Ezekiel 45:14Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, [ye shall offer] the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, [which is] an homer of ten baths; for ten baths [are] an homer:Leviticus 2:13And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
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