The Meaning of Ezra 8:33 Explained

Ezra 8:33

KJV: 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 Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

YLT: And on the fourth day hath been weighed the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, in the house of our God, unto the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas, and with them Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui, the Levites:

Darby: And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Urijah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites:

ASV: And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levite;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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 Phinehas;  and with them [was] Jozabad  the son  of Jeshua,  and Noadiah  the son  of Binnui,  Levites; 

What does Ezra 8:33 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 8:24-36 - Thanksgiving For Safety And Success
Into our hands also is committed first the rich treasure and solemn trust of our own souls, and next the great deposit of the gospel; 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 Timothy 6:20. In order to fulfil this sacred charge there must be purity, "Ye are holy;" and sleepless vigilance, "Watch ye." There were ambushes and designs on their safety, but the foe was unable to break through the divine environment, Ezra 8:31. How safe are we who live in God! What joy as the little band weighed the vessels, and rendered up their charge, Luke 19:16. Is not this a picture of our entrance into heaven, when we also shall acknowledge the good hand of the Lord, and sacrifice our burnt offerings of thanksgiving? This incident is no exception. Similar care will be surely and blessedly experienced by all those who trust under the shadow of God's wing. It is credibly affirmed that, in the American Civil War, none of the Quakers, who of course were non-resisters, suffered any damage from the troops of either side. "The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them." Let those who fast and pray for God's help be sure to return Him thanks when it has been given. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 8

1  The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon
15  He sends to Iddo for ministers for the temple
21  He keeps a fast
24  He commits the treasures to the custody of the priests
31  From Ahava they come to Jerusalem
33  The treasure is weighed in the temple
36  The commission is delivered

What do the individual words in Ezra 8:33 mean?

And on the day fourth were weighed the silver and the gold and the articles in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest and with him [was] Eleazar of Phinehas and with them [were] Jozabad of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui the Levites
וּבַיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֡י נִשְׁקַ֣ל הַכֶּסֶף֩ וְהַזָּהָ֨ב וְהַכֵּלִ֜ים בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ עַ֠ל יַד־ מְרֵמ֤וֹת בֶּן־ אֽוּרִיָּה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְעִמּ֖וֹ אֶלְעָזָ֣ר פִּֽינְחָ֑ס וְעִמָּהֶ֞ם יוֹזָבָ֧ד יֵשׁ֛וּעַ וְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥ה בֶן־ בִּנּ֖וּי הַלְוִיִּֽם

וּבַיּ֣וֹם  And  on  the  day 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הָרְבִיעִ֡י  fourth 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: רְבִיעִי 
Sense: fourth.
נִשְׁקַ֣ל  were  weighed 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁקַל  
Sense: to weigh, weigh out, pay out.
הַכֶּסֶף֩  the  silver 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
וְהַזָּהָ֨ב  and  the  gold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וְהַכֵּלִ֜ים  and  the  articles 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
בְּבֵ֣ית  in  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ  of  our  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יַד־  the  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
מְרֵמ֤וֹת  of  Meremoth 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְרֵמֹות  
Sense: a priest, son of Uriah of the family of Koz active in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem and in the 7th course of temple service in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֽוּרִיָּה֙  of  Uriah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אוּרִיָּה 
Sense: Hittite husband of Bathsheba.
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְעִמּ֖וֹ  and  with  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
אֶלְעָזָ֣ר  [was]  Eleazar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְעָזָר  
Sense: Additional Information: Eleazar = “God has helped”.
פִּֽינְחָ֑ס  of  Phinehas 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פִּינְחָס  
Sense: son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron; his zealousness for the Lord averted a plague on Israel and gained him the promise of the Lord of an everlasting priesthood in his family.
וְעִמָּהֶ֞ם  and  with  them  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
יוֹזָבָ֧ד  Jozabad 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוזָבָד  
Sense: a Korhite Levite, 2nd son of Obededom, and one of the porters of the temple and of the storehouse there in the time of David.
יֵשׁ֛וּעַ  of  Jeshua 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יֵשׁוּעַ 
Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
וְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥ה  and  Noadiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נׄועַדְיָה  
Sense: a Levite, son of Binnui, who weighed the vessels of gold and silver belonging to the temple which were brought back from Babylon.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בִּנּ֖וּי  of  Binnui 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנּוּי  
Sense: an exile returnee with Zerubbabel, son of Henadad, who assisted at the reparation of the wall of Jerusalem, under Nehemiah.
הַלְוִיִּֽם  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.