Ezra 8:35

Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
children	בְנֵֽי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
away	הַגּוֹלָ֜ה ha.go.Lah	H1473	exile · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
out	הַ֠בָּאִים Ha.ba.'im	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
captivity	מֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨י me.ha.she.Vi	H7628	exiled · preposition + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
offered	הִקְרִ֥יבוּ hik.Ri.vu	H7126	to approach (causatively · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
offerings	עֹל֣וֹת o.Lot	H5930	a step or (collectively · noun, common feminine plural absolute
God	לֵאלֹהֵ֣י le.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
twelve	שְׁנֵים she.neim-	H8147	two · cardinal number, both genders dual absolute
bullocks	פָּרִ֨ים pa.Rim	H6499	a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength · noun, common masculine plural absolute
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
ninety	תִּשְׁעִ֣ים tish.'Im	H8673	ninety · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
six	וְשִׁשָּׁ֗ה ve.shi.Shah	H8337	six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the h… · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
rams	אֵילִ֣ים 'ei.Lim	H352	properly · noun, common masculine plural absolute
seventy	שִׁבְעִ֣ים shiv.'Im	H7657	seventy · cardinal number, masculine plural absolute
seven	וְשִׁבְעָ֔ה ve.shiv.'Ah	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · conjunction + cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
lambs	כְּבָשִׂים֙ ke.va.Sim	H3532	a ram (just old enough to butt) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
twelve	שְׁנֵ֣ים she.Neim	H8147	two · cardinal number, both genders dual absolute
goats	צְפִירֵ֥י tze.fi.Rei	H6842	a male goat (as prancing) · noun, common masculine plural construct
offering	חַטָּ֖את cha.Tat	H2403	an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
offering	עוֹלָ֥ה o.Lah	H5930	a step or (collectively · noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	לַיהוָֽה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Ezra 6:17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all…
Leviticus 1:1-7 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
Numbers 7:27 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:
2 Chronicles 29:31-32 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into t…
Ezra 2:1 Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the…
Psalms 66:10-15 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Psalms 116:12-19 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
Luke 1:74-75 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 8:31–end

We are now to attend Ezra to Jerusalem, a journey of about four months in all; but his multitude made his marches slow and his stages short. Now here we are told, I. That his God was good, and he acknowledged his goodness: The hand of our God was upon us, to animate us for our undertaking. To him they owed it, 1. That they were preserved in their journey, and not all cut off; for there were enemies that laid wait for them by the way to do them a mischief, or at least, like Amalek, to smite the hindmost of them, but God protected them, Ezr 8:31. Even the common perils of journeys are such as oblige us to sanctify our going out with prayer and our returns in peace with praise and thanksgiving;…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 8:33

Now on the fourth day was the silver . . . weighed in the house of our God--The first three days after their arrival in Jerusalem were undoubtedly given to repose; on the next, the treasures were weighed and handed over to the custody of the officiating priests of the temple. The returned exiles offered burnt offerings, and Ezra delivered the royal commission to the satraps and inferior magistrates; while the Levitical portion of them lent all the assistance they could in performing the additional work which the arrival of so many new worshippers occasioned. Next: Ezra Chapter 9

Adam Clarke on Ezra 8:35

Twelve bullocks for all Israel - Though of tribes there were only Judah and Benjamin, yet they offered a bullock for every tribe, as if present. There can be little doubt that there were individuals there from all the twelve tribes, possibly some families of each; but no complete tribe but those mentioned above.

John Gill on 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…

The Church Fathers

But also those who came from the captivity, the sons of the exile, etc. A great devotion and religiosity is shown by those who, when they came from captivity, arriving at the temple and altar of the Lord, first of all offered burnt offerings, not only for themselves but also for all Israel, that is, both for those who had already returned home and for those who were still enduring exile from their homeland, so that the mercy of their creator might protect them all. The spiritual meaning is also evident, that those who truly and perfectly escaped the captivity of the ancient enemy, by sinning they were held, but by repenting they freed themselves, who with firm intention submit to divine service, who wholly detach themselves from low desires, and are inflamed by the flame of heavenly desire to ascend to the heights. This is to offer burnt offerings, that is, wholly burned sacrifices or victims to the Lord, thinking or doing nothing but His will in all things. It is also a sign of a perfect mind when someone sacrifices for all Israel, that is, for the general well-being of all the faithful, as if mindful of unity and brotherhood in all, he supplicates the heavenly piety.
— Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

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Dictionary and topics

Ezra — Help. (1.) A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel (Neh. 12:1). (2.) The “scribe” who led the second body of exiles that returned from Babylon to Jerusalem B.C. 459, and…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezra 8:35

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 8:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 8:33

Adam Clarke on Ezra 8:35

John Gill on Ezra 8:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 8:35

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 8:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 8:33

Adam Clarke on Ezra 8:35

John Gill on Ezra 8:35

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 8:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 8:35

Rashi on Ezra 8:35