KJV King James Version
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
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Ezra 8:27
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.
WEB World English Bible
and twenty bowls of gold, of one thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.
ASV American Standard Version
and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and basins of gold twenty, of a thousand drams, and two vessels of good shining brass, desirable as gold.
Surrounding context — Ezra 8
24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
25 And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, [even] the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellers, and his lords, and all Israel [there] present, had offered:
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;
27 Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
28 And I said unto them, Ye [are] holy unto the LORD; the vessels [are] holy also; and the silver and the gold [are] a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.
29 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.
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.
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וּכְפֹרֵ֤יH3713 · ke.phorbowlזָהָב֙H2091 · za.havgoldעֶשְׂרִ֔יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםH150 · a.dar.kondramאָ֑לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandוּכְלֵ֨יH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilנְחֹ֜שֶׁתH5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeמֻצְהָ֤בH6668 · tsa.havto gleamטוֹבָה֙H2896 · tovpleasantשְׁנַ֔יִםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoחֲמוּדֹ֖תH2530 · cha.madto desireכַּזָּהָֽב׃H2091 · za.havgold
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