Ezra 8:25

and weighed Money was still for the most part reckoned by weight (cf. on Ezra 7:22).

the silver, &c. The offerings referred to in Ezra 7:15-18, and the vessels given by the king and others Ezra 7:19; Ezra 7:27.

the offering of the house, &c. R.V. the offering for the house. A dedicatory offering (t-rûmah), as is described in Exodus 35:24. Literally -the offering of", as in Exodus 30:15, -the offering of the Lord", or -heave offering unto the Lord", Numbers 18:26; Numbers 18:28-29; Numbers 31:29; 2 Chronicles 31:14, -the oblations of the Lord". Here -the offering of", i.e. -belonging to the house" is equivalent to -the offering for the house." The expression does not occur again.

his counsellers cf. on Ezra 7:14.

his lords R.V. his princes; as in Ezra 7:28.

and all Israelthere present Literally -and all Israel that were found". A peculiar phrase, occurring also in 1 Chronicles 29:17, -thy people which are present here" (lit. that are found here); 2 Chronicles 5:11, -all the priests that were present" (lit. that were found).