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21 And I shall call a fast there, upon the river Ahava, to humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22 For I was ashamed to ask from the king strength and horsemen to help us from the enemy in the way: for we said to the king, saying, The hand of our God upon all seeking him for good; and his strength and his anger against all forsaking him. 23 And we will fast and seek of our God concerning this; and he will be entreated for us. 24 And I shall separate from the chiefs of the priests twelve to Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten from their brethren. 25 And I shall weigh to them the silver and the gold, and the vessels of the oblation of the house of God, that the king and his counselors and his chiefs and all Israel being found had lifted up. 26 And I shall weigh to their hand the silver, six hundred and fifty talents, and vessels of silver to a hundred talents; gold, a hundred talents; 27 And twenty goblets of gold to a thousand darics: and different vessels of good shining brass, desirable as gold. 28 And saying to them, Ye are holy to Jehovah, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold a voluntary gift to Jehovah the God of your fathers. 29 Watch and guard till ye shall weigh before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of the fathers to Israel in Jerusalem in the cells of the house of Jehovah. 30 And the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of God. 31 And we removed from the river Ahava in the twelfth to the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the band of our God was upon us and he will deliver us from the hand of the enemy, and of him lying in wait upon the way. 32 And we shall come to Jerusalem, and shall dwell there three days. 33 And in the fourth day we shall weigh the silver and the gold and the vessels in the house of our God, by the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest; and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas; and with them Jozabad son of Joshua, and Noadiah son of Levites; 34 In number, in weight to all: and all the weight shall be written in that time. 35 They coming from the captivity, the sons of the exile, brought near burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven he lambs, the he goats of the sin, twelve: all the burnt-offering to Jehovah. 36 And they will give the king's laws to the king's satraps and prefects beyond the river: and they lifted up the people and the house of God. Ezra 8:21-36, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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