What Does Ezra 8:25 Mean?

“And weighed”

to suspend or poise (especially in trade)

they (only used when emphatic)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“unto them the silver”

silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“and the gold”

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“and the vessels”

something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)

“even the offering”

a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute

“of the house”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

“of our God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“had offered”

to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

“which the king”

a king

“and his counsellors”

to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve

“and his lords”

a head person (of any rank or class)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“and all Israel”

he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

“there present”

properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present