Ezra 8:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.””
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“Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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 · Public Domain“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.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezra 8:29 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 26:20Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
- Ezra 8:33On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
- Mark 13:34It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
- Acts 20:31Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
- 2 Timothy 4:5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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