Ezra 8:35
What does Ezra 8:35 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 8:35 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 8:35 means
The returned exiles offer burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, and twelve he-goats for a sin-offering; all this as a burnt-offering unto Jehovah. The numbers emphasize unity—twelve for all Israel—signaling that the restoration concerns the whole nation, not just Judah or a subset. The array of animals reflects fullness and devotion. After safe arrival and faithful accounting, worship takes center stage. These sacrifices acknowledge God’s mercy, atonement, and the people’s consecration. The act places the entire endeavor under Jehovah’s lordship and seeks renewed covenant fidelity in the land.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, 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 the Lord.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And those who had been prisoners, who had come back from a strange land, made burned offerings to the God of Israel, twelve oxen for all Israel, ninety-six male sheep, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burned offering to the Lord.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Those coming in of the captives--sons of the removal--have brought near burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, bullocks twelve, for all Israel, rams ninety and six, lambs seventy and seven, young he-goats for a sin-offering twelve--the whole a burnt-offering to Jehovah;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Moreover the children of them that had been carried away that were come out of the captivity, offered holocausts to the God of Israel, twelve calves for all the people of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve he goats for sin: all for a holocaust to the Lord.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The children of those that had been carried away, who had come out of the captivity, presented burnt-offerings to theGod of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.
Context
Verse 35 follows the completion of the weighing and recording (verses 33–34) with a corporate act of worship. The sacrifices express thanksgiving, atonement, and national unity under God. This spiritual climax shows the purpose behind the journey and the care in stewardship: to honor God in Jerusalem according to His ways. The final verse (36) will then address the administrative sphere—delivering the king’s commissions to regional authorities—demonstrating that religious restoration and proper relations with imperial governance proceeded together under God’s providence.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 6:17
And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
- Leviticus 1:1
And Jehovah called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying,
- Psalms 116:12
What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?
- Ezra 2:1
Now these are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and that returned unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
- Psalms 66:10
For thou, O God, hast proved us: Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
- Numbers 7:27
one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;