Ezra 7:17
That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
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Gill's Exposition
The vessels also that were given thee for the service of the house of thy God,.... These were vessels of silver, basins of gold, and vessels of fine copper; not what formerly belonged to the temple,…
We have here the commission which the Persian emperor granted to Ezra, giving him authority to act for the good of the Jews; and it is very ample and full, and beyond what could have been expected.…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Purpose of the gifts and offerings: (i) sacrifices.
that thou mayest buy speedily R.V. therefore thou shalt buy with all diligence; -therefore", i.e. because of the gifts received from the crown, the…
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