The Meaning of Ezra 8:35 Explained

Ezra 8:35

KJV: Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.

YLT: Those coming in of the captives -- sons of the removal -- have brought near burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, bullocks twelve, for all Israel, rams ninety and six, lambs seventy and seven, young he-goats for a sin-offering twelve -- the whole a burnt-offering to Jehovah;

Darby: The children of those that had been carried away, who had come out of the captivity, presented burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.

ASV: The children of the captivity, that were come out of exile, offered burnt-offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burnt-offering unto Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[Also] the children  of those that had been carried away,  which were come out  of the captivity,  offered  burnt offerings  unto the God  of Israel,  twelve  bullocks  for all Israel,  ninety  and six  rams,  seventy  and seven  lambs,  twelve  he goats  [for] a sin offering:  all [this was] a burnt offering  unto the LORD. 

What does Ezra 8:35 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 8:35 mean?

Who had come from the captivity the sons of those who had been carried away captive offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel bulls two [and] ten for all Israel rams ninety and six lambs seventy and seven and male goats [as] a sin offering two [and] ten all [this was] a burnt offering to Yahweh -
הַ֠בָּאִים מֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨י בְנֵֽי־ הַגּוֹלָ֜ה הִקְרִ֥יבוּ עֹל֣וֹת ׀ לֵאלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פָּרִ֨ים שְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤ר עַל־ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֵילִ֣ים ׀ תִּשְׁעִ֣ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֗ה כְּבָשִׂים֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים וְשִׁבְעָ֔ה צְפִירֵ֥י חַטָּ֖את שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר הַכֹּ֖ל עוֹלָ֥ה לַיהוָֽה פ

הַ֠בָּאִים  Who  had  come 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
מֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨י  from  the  captivity 
Parse: Preposition-m, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁבִי 
Sense: captivity, captives.
בְנֵֽי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הַגּוֹלָ֜ה  of  those  who  had  been  carried  away  captive 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: גֹּולָה  
Sense: exiles, exile, captivity.
הִקְרִ֥יבוּ  offered 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
עֹל֣וֹת ׀  burnt  offerings 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
לֵאלֹהֵ֣י  to  the  God 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
פָּרִ֨ים  bulls 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: פַּר  
Sense: .
שְׁנֵים־  two 
Parse: Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
עָשָׂ֤ר  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
אֵילִ֣ים ׀  rams 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אַיִל 
Sense: ram.
תִּשְׁעִ֣ים  ninety 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: תִּשְׁעִים  
Sense: ninety.
וְשִׁשָּׁ֗ה  and  six 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
כְּבָשִׂים֙  lambs 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֶּבֶשׂ  
Sense: lamb, sheep, young ram.
שִׁבְעִ֣ים  seventy 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: שִׁבְעִים  
Sense: seventy.
וְשִׁבְעָ֔ה  and  seven 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
צְפִירֵ֥י  and  male  goats 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: צָפִיר  
Sense: he-goat.
חַטָּ֖את  [as]  a  sin  offering 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חַטָּאָה 
Sense: sin, sinful.
שְׁנֵ֣ים  two 
Parse: Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
עָשָׂ֑ר  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
הַכֹּ֖ל  all  [this  was] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
עוֹלָ֥ה  a  burnt  offering 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֹלָה  
Sense: whole burnt offering.
לַיהוָֽה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation