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Esdras 8:26

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26 Pesei e entreguei-lhes vinte e dois mil e setecentos e cinquenta quilos,[a] de prata, três toneladas e meia de utensílios de prata, três toneladas e meia de ouro,

Esdras 8:26 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 8:26

I even weighed unto their hand six hundred fifty talents of
silver
Which, according to Scheuchzer F1 amount to 975,000 imperials, and, of our money, 2,229,450 pounds sterling: and silver vessels one hundred talents; which came to 35,300 pounds, or 50,000 imperials; according to Jarchi, there were one hundred vessels, and every vessel weighed a talent, and so Aben Ezra, which, with Brerewood {b}, was three hundred and seventy five pounds:

and of gold one hundred talents;
which, according to Scheuchzer F3, were equal to 1,222,000 ducats of gold; the value of gold now is above 14 and a 3d to the value of silver, by which may be judged the difference between one hundred talents of gold and one hundred talents of silver; according to David de Pomis F4, there were two sorts of talents; common talents, which weighed sixty pounds, and the talent of the sanctuary, which weighed double to that.


FOOTNOTES:

F1 Physica Sacra, vol. 4. p. 651.
F2 De Pond. & Pret. Vet. Num. c. 4.
F3 Ut supra. (Physica Sacra, vol. 4. p. 651.)
F4 Tzemach David, fol. 57. 3.
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Esdras 8:26 In-Context

24 Depois separei doze dos principais sacerdotes, a saber, Serebias, Hasabias e dez dos seus irmãos,
25 e pesei diante deles a oferta de prata e de ouro e os utensílios que o rei, seus conselheiros, seus oficiais e todo o Israel ali presente tinham doado para a casa de nosso Deus.
26 Pesei e entreguei-lhes vinte e dois mil e setecentos e cinquenta quilos, de prata, três toneladas e meia de utensílios de prata, três toneladas e meia de ouro,
27 vinte tigelas de ouro pesando oito quilos e meio e dois utensílios finos de bronze polido, tão valiosos como se fossem de ouro.
28 E eu lhes disse: Tanto vocês como estes utensílios estão consagrados ao SENHOR. A prata e o ouro são uma oferta voluntária ao SENHOR, o Deus dos seus antepassados.

Footnotes 1

  • [a] Hebraico: "650 talentos. " Um talento equivalia a 35 quilos.
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