Ezra 8:35
They who came in out of the captivity, Sons of the Exile, offered as ascending-sacrifices unto the God of Israel—bullocks twelve for all Israel, rams ninety-six, young sheep seventy-seven, he-goats for bearing sin, twelve,—the whole, as an ascending-sacrifice unto Yahweh.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
34by the number and by the weight of the whole,—and all the weight, was written down, at that time.
Cross References
Leviticus 1:1Then called he unto Moses,—and Yahweh spake unto him, out of the tent of meeting, saying:
2 Chronicles 29:31Then responded Hezekiah and said—Now, have ye consecrated yourselves unto Yahweh. Draw near, and bring in sacrifices and thank-offerings unto the house of Yahweh,-So the convocation brought sacrifices and thank-offerings, and, everyone of a willing heart, [brought] ascending-sacrifices.
Ezra 6:17and offered, for the dedication of this house of God, bullocks, one hundred, rams, two hundred, lambs, four hundred,—and, he-goats, as a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Psalms 66:15Ascending-sacrifices of fatlings, will I cause to ascend unto thee, With the perfume of rams, I will offer bulls, with he-goats. [Selah.]
Luke 1:74without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
Matthew Henry on Ezra 8:32-36
Ezra's Arrival at Jerusalem. ( b. c. 457.) 31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way. 32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. 33 Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels 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… Read the whole commentary →