Ezra 8:30
What does Ezra 8:30 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 8:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 8:30 means
The priests and Levites accept the weight of the silver, gold, and vessels to transport them to Jerusalem, to the house of God. This formal receipt signifies a transfer of responsibility under sacred commission. The pairing of priests and Levites reflects the collaborative nature of temple service. Their acceptance completes the chain of custody initiated by Ezra’s weighing and charge, setting the stage for faithful delivery. The verse is brief but decisive: the plan moves from words to action, and the selected servants take up their entrusted role on behalf of the whole community and for the honor of God’s house.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
KJV
King James Version · 1611So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So the priests and the Levites took the weight of silver and gold and the vessels, to take them to Jerusalem into the house of our God.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the priests and the Levites took the weight of the silver, and of the gold, and of the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and gold, and the vessels, to carry them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the priests and the Levites received by weight the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of ourGod.
Context
Verse 30 immediately follows Ezra’s charge (verses 28–29), marking the acceptance of duty by the appointed custodians. With this step, all preparations—personnel, prayer, and stewardship—are in place. The narrative will now proceed to the departure itself (verse 31), describing God’s protection on the road, their arrival and initial rest (verses 31–32), and the orderly completion of the weighing and records in the temple (verses 33–34), culminating in sacrificial worship and the delivery of the king’s commissions (verses 35–36).
v.29Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers’ houses of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.
v.30This passage
v.31Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the lier-in-wait by the way.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 60:13
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
- Psalms 122:9
For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.
- Ezra 8:22
For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the brass for the things of brass, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.