Ezra 8:34
What does Ezra 8:34 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 8:34 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 8:34 means
Everything is accounted for by number and by weight, and all the weight is written at that time. The explicit record affirms transparency and faithfulness. This written documentation protects the integrity of the priests who transported the treasure and assures the community that the offerings reached the house of God in full. It also models how sacred duties should be handled—with order, precision, and openness. The narrative’s emphasis on writing underscores the importance of reliable records in the restoration, where rebuilding trust was as vital as rebuilding walls or altars.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000the whole by number and by weight: and all the weight was written at that time.
KJV
King James Version · 1611By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901the whole by number and by weight: and all the weight was written at that time.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949All was handed over by number and by weight: and the weight was put on record at that time.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862by number, by weight of every one, and all the weight is written at that time.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752According to the number and weight of everything: and all the weight was written at that time.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890the whole by number and by weight; and all the weight was written down at that time.
Context
Verse 34 completes the accounting process described in verse 33. It confirms that the items entrusted before departure (verses 24–27, 29–30) have been duly received and recorded in Jerusalem. With this verification finished, the narrative can turn to the spiritual response—offerings presented to God by the returned exiles (verse 35)—and then to political and administrative necessities, presenting the king’s decrees to the satraps and governors beyond the River (verse 36). The sequence highlights integrity first, then worship, and finally civic engagement in the province.
v.33And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest (and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levites)—
v.34This passage
v.35The children of the captivity, that were come out of exile, offered burnt-offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burnt-offering unto Jehovah.