Ezra 8:28 - Easy To Read Version Then I said to those twelve priests: “You and these things are holy to the Lord. People gave this silver and gold to the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I said to them, You are holy to the Lord, the vessels are holy also, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord, the God of your fathers. American Standard Version (1901) And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering unto Jehovah, the God of your fathers. Common English Bible I said to them, “You are holy to the LORD, and the equipment is holy; the silver and the gold are a spontaneous gift to the LORD, the God of your ancestors. Catholic Public Domain Version And I said to them: "You are the holy ones of the Lord, and the vessels are holy, with the silver and the gold, which has been offered freely to the Lord, the God of our fathers. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I said to them: You are the holy ones of the Lord. And the vessels are holy: and the silver and gold, that is freely offered to the Lord the God of our fathers. |
The Levites {\cf2\super [253]} had the job of helping Aaron’s descendants {\cf2\super [254]} in the service of the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [255]} The Levites also cared for the temple yard and the side rooms in the temple. They had the job of making all holy things pure. It was their job to serve in God’s temple.
Ahijah was from the family group of Levi. Ahijah was responsible for taking care of the valuable things in God’s temple. {\cf2\super [290]} Ahijah also was responsible for the places where the holy things were kept.
When the workers finished, they brought the money that was left to King Joash and Jehoiada. They used that money to make things for the Lord’s temple. Those things were used for the service in the temple and for offering burnt offerings. {\cf2\super [276]} They also made bowls and other things from gold and silver. The priests offered burnt offerings in the Lord’s temple every day while Jehoiada was alive.
And I gave them 20 gold bowls. The bowls weighed about 19 pounds. {\cf2\super [56]} And I gave them two beautiful dishes made from polished bronze that were as valuable as gold.
All the people of Israel that wanted to help brought gifts to the Lord. The people gave these gifts freely, because they wanted to. These gifts were used to make all the things the Lord had commanded Moses and the people to make.
You people should leave Babylon!\par Leave that place!\par \{Priests,\} you carry the things\par that are used in worship.\par So make yourselves pure.\par Don’t touch anything that is not pure.\par