Ezra 1:9
What does Ezra 1:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 1:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 1:9 means
The inventory begins: thirty platters of gold, a thousand platters of silver, and twenty-nine knives. These are not random valuables but vessels formerly dedicated to the worship of Jehovah. Listing them conveys transparency and underscores the magnitude of what is being returned. The mix of gold and silver items shows both richness and variety in temple service. The inclusion of knives indicates the presence of specialized instruments used in offerings and rituals associated with the house of God. The specificity stresses that every piece matters; nothing dedicated to the Lord is insignificant or forgotten in His work of restoration.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And this is the number of them: thirty platters of gold, a thousand platters of silver, nine and twenty knives,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And this is the number of them: thirty platters of gold, a thousand platters of silver, nine and twenty knives,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And this is the number of them: there were thirty gold plates, a thousand silver plates, twenty-nine knives,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And this <FI>is<Fi> their number: dishes of gold thirty, dishes of silver a thousand, knives nine and twenty,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And this is the number of them: thirty bowls of gold, a thousand bowls of silver, nine and twenty knives, thirty cups of gold,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine-and-twenty knives,
Context
After identifying the officials involved in the transfer (verse 8), the account proceeds with an itemized list. Verse 9 is the first installment of this enumeration, which continues in verse 10 and culminates in the grand total in verse 11. By slowing down to count, the narrative highlights the care with which sacred things are handled. The detailed record assures readers that the restoration is complete and legitimate, laying a foundation for resumed worship in Jerusalem.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 4:8
He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made a hundred basins of gold.
- 2 Chronicles 4:21
and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;
- Numbers 7:13
and his oblation was one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
- Ezra 8:27
and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.
- Numbers 7:19
he offered for his oblation one silver platter, the weight whereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
- 2 Chronicles 4:11
And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. So Huram made an end of doing the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of God: