Ezra 8:29

KJV1611 – Modern English

Guard and keep them, until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Be diligent and guard them until you weigh them out in the presence of the leading priests, the Levites, and the leaders of the families of Israel in Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the LORD.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers' [houses] of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Watch ye therfore and kepe it, tyll ye weye it downe before the chefe prestes and Leuites, and awncient fathers of Israel at Ierusalem in the chestes of the house of the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Watch ye, and keepe them vntill ye weigh them before the chiefe Priestes and the Leuites, and the chiefe fathers of Israel in Ierusalem in the chambers of the house of the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Watch ye, and kepe them: for ye shall way them downe before the chiefe priestes, and Leuites, and auncient fathers of Israel at Hierusalem, in the treasuries of the house of the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Watch ye, and keep [them], until ye weigh [them] before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Watch you, and keep them, until you weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers' [houses] of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    watch, and keep, till ye weigh before the heads of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers' `houses' of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers' [houses] of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Take care of them and keep them, till you put them on the scales before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites and the chiefs of the families of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the rooms of the house of the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Watch, and keep them, until you weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers' [houses] of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the rooms of the house of Yahweh."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Be careful with them and protect them, until you weigh them out before the leading priests and the Levites and the family leaders of Israel in Jerusalem, in the storerooms of the temple of the LORD.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezra 8:33-34 : 33 Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God by 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, Levites; 34 All was counted and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at that time.
  • Mark 13:34-35 : 34 For the Son of Man is like a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. 35 Watch therefore: for you do not know when the master of the house comes, in the evening, or at midnight, or at the rooster crowing, or in the morning:
  • Acts 20:31 : 31 Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.
  • 2 Tim 4:5 : 5 But be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
  • 1 Chr 26:20-26 : 20 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God and over the treasures of the dedicated things. 21 As concerning the sons of Ladan; the sons of the Gershonite Ladan, chief fathers, even of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. 22 The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, who were over the treasures of the house of the LORD. 23 Of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: 24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures. 25 And his brothers by Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. 26 This Shelomith and his brothers were over all the treasures of the dedicated things which King David, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army had dedicated.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezra 8:30
    84%

    30So the priests and the Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

  • Ezra 7:18-19
    2 verses
    79%

    18And whatever seems good to you, and to your brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do according to the will of your God.

    19The vessels also that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 8:24-28
    5 verses
    79%

    24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

    25And weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God, which the king, his counselors, his lords, and all Israel present had offered:

    26I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels worth one hundred talents, and of gold one hundred talents;

    27Also twenty basins of gold, worth a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine copper, as precious as gold.

    28And I said to them, You are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers.

  • Ezra 8:33-34
    2 verses
    76%

    33Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God by 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, Levites;

    34All was counted and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at that time.

  • 1 Chr 9:28-29
    2 verses
    76%

    28Some of them were in charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by count.

    29Others were appointed to oversee the vessels, all the instruments of the sanctuary, the fine flour, the wine, the oil, the frankincense, and the spices.

  • Ezra 7:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

    16And all the silver and gold that you can find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:

  • 2 Kgs 22:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered from the people:

    5And let them deliver it into the hand of those who do the work, who have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to those who do the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

  • 2 Kgs 12:10
    74%

    10When they saw that there was much money in the chest, the king's scribe and the high priest came up, put the money into bags, and counted the money that was found in the house of the LORD.

  • Num 3:8
    74%

    8And they shall keep all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the children of Israel, to perform the service of the tabernacle.

  • 1 Chr 9:26
    73%

    26For these Levites, the four chief gatekeepers, had been appointed over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

  • 2 Chr 8:15
    73%

    15And they did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

  • 1 Chr 15:12
    73%

    12And said to them, You are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.

  • 1 Chr 28:13
    73%

    13Also for the divisions of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the articles of service in the house of the LORD.

  • Neh 13:5
    73%

    5and he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, as well as the offerings for the priests.

  • Josh 6:19
    73%

    19But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of bronze and iron, are consecrated to the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 29:5
    73%

    5And said to them, Hear me, Levites, sanctify yourselves now and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry out the filthiness from the holy place.

  • 2 Chr 34:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered from the hand of Manasseh, Ephraim, and all the remnant of Israel, and all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.

    10And they put it into the hand of the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen who worked in the house of the LORD, to repair and amend the house:

  • 1 Chr 29:8
    73%

    8And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

  • 2 Chr 24:11
    72%

    11Now it came to pass, that when the chest was brought to the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

  • Ezra 6:5
    72%

    5And also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place, and place them in the house of God.

  • 2 Chr 29:16
    72%

    16And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it to carry it out to the brook Kidron.

  • 2 Chr 19:8
    72%

    8Moreover, in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 29:19
    72%

    19Moreover, all the utensils which King Ahaz cast away during his reign in his transgression, we have prepared and sanctified, and behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 28:15
    72%

    15Even the weight for the lampstands of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every lampstand, and for its lamps: and for the lampstands of silver by weight, both for the lampstand and also for its lamps, according to the use of every lampstand.

  • Num 18:5
    72%

    5And you shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.

  • Ezek 44:8
    72%

    8And you have not kept the charge of my holy things; but you have appointed others to take care of my sanctuary for yourselves.

  • 1 Chr 23:32
    72%

    32And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, in the service of the house of the LORD.

  • Jer 27:21
    72%

    21Yes, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;

  • Ezra 2:68
    72%

    68And some of the heads of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in its place:

  • Num 3:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary, with which they minister, the curtain, and all related service.

    32And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the leaders of the Levites and have the oversight of those who perform the duties of the sanctuary.

  • 2 Kgs 11:7
    71%

    7Two divisions of you who go off duty on the Sabbath shall guard the house of the LORD around the king.

  • 2 Chr 24:8
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    8And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 25:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14And they took away the pots, the shovels, the wick trimmers, the spoons, and all the bronze vessels used in ministering.

    15And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

  • Neh 13:30
    71%

    30Thus I cleansed them of everything foreign, and I assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service,

  • Ezra 1:8
    71%

    8Even these did Cyrus king of Persia bring out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 34:17
    71%

    17And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and to the hand of the workmen.

  • Neh 10:39
    71%

    39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine, and the oil, to the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.