Ezra 8:31–36

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8:31 The return to Yerushalem

31 Then in mid-April, we set out from the river Ahava to go to Yerushalem (Jerusalem), and we had God’s favour as he kept us safe from any enemies or ambushes on the way. 32 So we arrived at Yerushalem, and rested there for three days. 33 On the fourth day, the gold and silver and the containers and utensils were weighed out in the temple—being handed over to Uriyah’s son Meremot, the priest, and with him was Pinhas’s son Eleazar (and with them were Yeshua’s son Yozavad, and Binuy’s son Noadyah, the Levites). 34 They recorded all the items with their weights.

35 The descendants of the former captives who had returned from exile offered burnt offerings to Yisrael’s (Israel’s) god: twelve bulls for all Yisrael, 96 rams, 77 lambs, then twelve male goats for a sin offering. The whole was presented as a burnt offering to Yahweh. 36 They relayed the king’s orders to the governors and officials of the province beyond the river, and so they honoured the people and God’s house.

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31 And_we_set _out from_the _river _of ʼAhₐvāʼ on_day_two _plus ten of_month (the)_first to_go Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_the _hand _of our _god _of_our it _was on_us and_he_delivered _us from_the_palm _of an _enemy and_from _an _ambusher on the_journey.

32 And_we _came Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_we _remained there days three.

33 And_on_day the_fourth it _was _weighed _out the_silver and_the_gold and_the_vessels in_house _of our _god _of_our on the _hand _of Mərēmōt the _son _of ʼŪriy^yāh the_priest/officer and_was_with_him ʼElˊāzār the _son _of Pinḩāş and_were_with_them Yōzāⱱād/(Jozabad) the _son _of Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) and_Nōˊad^yāh the _son _of Binnūy the_Lēviyyiy.

34 By_number by_weight for_everything and_ all _of the_weight _it _was _written _down at_time (the)_that.

35 The_(ones _who)_went from_the_captivity the _children _of the _exile they _brought _near burnt _offerings to_the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) bulls two _plus ten on all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) rams ninety and_six lambs seventy and_seven he-goats _of sin _offering two _plus ten (the)_everything was_a _burnt _offering to/for_YHWH.

36 And_they _gave DOM the _decrees _of the_king to_the _satraps _of the_king and_the _governors of _the _other _side _of the_river and_they _supported DOM the_people and_DOM the _house _of the_ʼElohīm.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section EZRA 8:31

The return to Yerushalem

Ezra 8:31–36