Ezra 1:11

“All the utensils of gold and of silver were five thousand four hundred. All these Sheshbazzar brought up when the exiles were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.”

Ezra 1:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 1:11, word by word

the utensilsכֵּלִיםkelim

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

Where else “kelim” appears
of goldזָּהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

Where else “zahav” appears
and of silverכֶּסֶףkesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

Where else “kesef” appears
were fiveחֲמֵשֶׁתchameshet

five

Five.

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thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “alafim” appears
four hundredאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

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four hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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Sheshbazzarשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּרsheshbatsar

Sheshbazzar

Sheshbazzar: a leader of Judah to whom Cyrus handed over the vessels of the temple to take them to Jerusalem.

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brought upהֶעֱלָהheela

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

Where else “heela” appears
the exilesגּוֹלָהgola

exile, exiles

Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).

Where else “gola” appears
from Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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to Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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Translation note

The sum of the amounts in verses 9-10 does not give this total; the text does not explain it.

Places in this verse

Mediterranean SeaBabylonJerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Babylon

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

  • 2Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

10thirty bowls of gold, four hundred and ten bowls of silver of second quality, and a thousand other utensils.

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