The Meaning of Ezra 8:27 Explained

Ezra 8:27

KJV: Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

YLT: and basins of gold twenty, of a thousand drams, and two vessels of good shining brass, desirable as gold.

Darby: and twenty basons of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of shining copper, precious as gold.

ASV: and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also twenty  basons  of gold,  of a thousand  drams;  and two  vessels  of fine  copper,  precious  as gold. 

What does Ezra 8:27 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 8:24-36 - Thanksgiving For Safety And Success
Into our hands also is committed first the rich treasure and solemn trust of our own souls, and next the great deposit of the gospel; 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 Timothy 6:20. In order to fulfil this sacred charge there must be purity, "Ye are holy;" and sleepless vigilance, "Watch ye." There were ambushes and designs on their safety, but the foe was unable to break through the divine environment, Ezra 8:31. How safe are we who live in God! What joy as the little band weighed the vessels, and rendered up their charge, Luke 19:16. Is not this a picture of our entrance into heaven, when we also shall acknowledge the good hand of the Lord, and sacrifice our burnt offerings of thanksgiving? This incident is no exception. Similar care will be surely and blessedly experienced by all those who trust under the shadow of God's wing. It is credibly affirmed that, in the American Civil War, none of the Quakers, who of course were non-resisters, suffered any damage from the troops of either side. "The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them." Let those who fast and pray for God's help be sure to return Him thanks when it has been given. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 8

1  The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon
15  He sends to Iddo for ministers for the temple
21  He keeps a fast
24  He commits the treasures to the custody of the priests
31  From Ahava they come to Jerusalem
33  The treasure is weighed in the temple
36  The commission is delivered

What do the individual words in Ezra 8:27 mean?

and basins gold twenty drachmas [worth] a thousand and vessels of bronze polished fine two precious as gold
וּכְפֹרֵ֤י זָהָב֙ עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים אָ֑לֶף וּכְלֵ֨י נְחֹ֜שֶׁת מֻצְהָ֤ב טוֹבָה֙ שְׁנַ֔יִם חֲמוּדֹ֖ת כַּזָּהָֽב

וּכְפֹרֵ֤י  and  basins 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כְּפֹור 
Sense: bowl, basin.
זָהָב֙  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
עֶשְׂרִ֔ים  twenty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים  drachmas 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֲדַרְכֹנִים  
Sense: drachma, dram, daric—unit of weight and value (of gold, money) equal to 28 grains or 4.
אָ֑לֶף  [worth]  a  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
וּכְלֵ֨י  and  vessels 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
נְחֹ֜שֶׁת  of  bronze 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נְחֹשֶׁת 
Sense: copper, bronze.
מֻצְהָ֤ב  polished 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: מֻצְהָב 
Sense: to gleam, shine.
טוֹבָה֙  fine 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
שְׁנַ֔יִם  two 
Parse: Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
חֲמוּדֹ֖ת  precious 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: חֶמְדָּה  
Sense: desire, that which is desirable adj.
כַּזָּהָֽב  as  gold 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.

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