Ezra 8:35

35 Also the children of those that had been carried away, the Bnei HaGolus, offered olot unto Elohei Yisroel, twelve bulls for kol Yisroel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin offering; all this was an olah unto Hashem.

Ezra 8:35 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 8:35

Also the children of those that had been carried away, which
were come out of the captivity
Namely, those that now came along with Ezra:

offered
burnt offerings unto the God of Israel;
by way of thankfulness for their deliverance from captivity, and for their safe journey:

twelve bullocks for all Israel:
according to the number of the tribes; and there might be some of every tribe that now came up:

ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs;
these and the bullocks were burnt offerings:

twelve he goats for a sin offering;
according to the number of the twelve tribes, also to make atonement for sins they had been guilty of:

all this was a burnt offering unto the Lord;
excepting the twelve he goats, which were a sin offering.

Ezra 8:35 In-Context

33 Now on the fourth day was the kesef and the zahav and the vessels weighed in the Beis Eloheinu by the yad of Meremot ben Uriyah HaKohen; and with him was Eleazar ben Pinchas; and with them was Yozavad ben Yeshua, and Noadyah ben Binnui, the Levi’im;

34 By mispar (number) and by weight of every one; and all the weight was written at that time.

35 Also the children of those that had been carried away, the Bnei HaGolus, offered olot unto Elohei Yisroel, twelve bulls for kol Yisroel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin offering; all this was an olah unto Hashem.

36 And they delivered the orders of the Melech unto the Satraps of the Melech, and to the governors of Beyond-the-River [Euphrates] and they gave support to HaAm, and the Beis HaElohim.