Ezra 1:10
What does Ezra 1:10 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 1:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 1:10 means
The list continues with thirty bowls of gold, four hundred and ten silver bowls “of a second sort,” and one thousand other vessels. The distinction in kinds of bowls suggests varied uses and grades, reflecting the ordered complexity of temple service. The abundance conveys readiness for regular, large-scale worship once the altar and house are rebuilt. By documenting both prominent and lesser items, the text shows that the restoration covers the full range of what is needed. The emphasis remains on faithfulness: these are God’s vessels, now set to return to His house, where they will be used in ways He has appointed.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Thirty gold basins, four hundred and ten silver basins, and a thousand other vessels.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862basins of gold thirty, basins of silver (seconds) four hundred and ten, other vessels a thousand.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Silver cups of a second sort, four hundred and ten: other vessels a thousand.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second [sort] four hundred and ten, [and] other vessels a thousand.
Context
This verse follows the initial counts of verse 9, continuing the inventory toward its conclusion in verse 11. The cumulative effect of the list is to demonstrate sufficiency for temple worship. Each category contributes to the whole, preparing the reader for the final tally. The narrative is moving from detailed listing to a comprehensive summary, which will also note the safe transfer under Sheshbazzar when the captives go up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
v.9And this is the number of them: thirty platters of gold, a thousand platters of silver, nine and twenty knives,
v.10This passage
v.11All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up, when they of the captivity were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.