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Ezra 8:27

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20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 27

This chapter gives us a more particular narrative of Ezra's journey to Jerusalem, of which we had a general account in the foregoing chapter I. The company that went up with him (v. 1-20). II. The solemn fast which he kept with his company, to implore God's presence with them in this journey (Ezr 8:21-23). III. The care he took of the treasure he had with him, and the charge he gave concerning it to the priests, to whose custody he committed it (Ezr 8:24-30). IV. The care God took of him and his company in the way (Ezr 8:31). V. Their safe arrival at Jerusalem, where they delivered their treasure to the priests (Ezr 8:32-34), their commissions to the kings lieutenants (Ezr 8:36), offered sacrifices to God (Ezr 8:35), and then applied to their business.

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Strong's Concordancev. 27

עֶשְׂרִים (ʻesrîym, H6242) — twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth כְּפוֹר (kᵉphôwr, H3713) — properly, a cover, i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost… זָהָב (zâhâb, H2091) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, H505) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as… אֲדַרְכֹּן (ʼădarkôn, H150) — a daric or Persian coin שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, H8147) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold כְּלִי (kᵉlîy, H3627) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) טוֹב (ṭôwb, H2896) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the… צָהַב (tsâhab, H6668) — to glitter, i.e. be golden in color נְחֹשֶׁת (nᵉchôsheth, H5178) — copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as… חֶמְדָּה (chemdâh, H2532) — delight

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