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href="/bsb/ezra/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/ezra/7.htm">New International Version</a> up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit. <a href="/nlt/ezra/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> You are to give him up to 7,500 pounds of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, 550 gallons of olive oil, and an unlimited supply of salt. <a href="/esv/ezra/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> up to 100 talents of silver, 100 cors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. <a href="/bsb/ezra/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit. <a href="/kjv/ezra/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. <a href="/nkjv/ezra/7.htm">New King James Version</a> up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred kors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribed limit. <a href="/nasb_/ezra/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred kors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of anointing oil, and salt as needed. <a href="/nasb/ezra/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> even up to 100 talents of silver, 100 kors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt as needed. <a href="/nasb77/ezra/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> even up to 100 talents of silver, 100 kors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt as needed. <a href="/lsb/ezra/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> even up to 100 talents of silver, 100 kors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of oil, and salt without written order. <a href="/amp/ezra/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> even up to 100 talents of silver, 100 kors (measures) of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of [olive] oil, and salt as needed. <a href="/csb/ezra/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> up to 7,500 pounds of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, 550 gallons of oil, and salt without limit. <a href="/hcsb/ezra/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> up to 7,500 pounds of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, 550 gallons of oil, and salt without limit. <a href="/asv/ezra/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> unto a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat, and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. <a href="/cev/ezra/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They will be allowed to give as much as 3.4 tons of silver, 10 tons of wheat, 2,000 liters of wine, 2,000 liters of olive oil, and all the salt you need. <a href="/erv/ezra/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. <a href="/gwt/ezra/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [You may give him] up to 7,500 pounds of silver, 100 measures of wheat, 600 gallons of wine, 600 gallons of olive oil, and as much salt as he needs. <a href="/gnt/ezra/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> up to a limit of 7,500 pounds of silver, 500 bushels of wheat, 550 gallons of wine, 550 gallons of olive oil, and as much salt as needed. <a href="/isv/ezra/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> up to 100 silver talents, 100 measures of wheat, 100 measures of wine, 100 measures of oil, and salt without limitation. <a href="/msb/ezra/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit. <a href="/net/ezra/7.htm">NET Bible</a> up to 100 talents of silver, 100 cors of wheat, 100 baths of wine, 100 baths of olive oil, and unlimited salt. <a href="/nheb/ezra/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. <a href="/wbt/ezra/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> To a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat, and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. <a href="/web/ezra/7.htm">World English Bible</a> up to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred cors of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezra/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> To silver one hundred talents, and to wheat one hundred cors, and to wine one hundred baths, and to oil one hundred baths, and salt without reckoning; <a href="/ylt/ezra/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Unto silver a hundred talents, and unto wheat a hundred cors, and unto wine a hundred baths, and unto oil a hundred baths, and salt without reckoning; <a href="/slt/ezra/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Even to a hundred talents of silver, and even to a hundred cors of wheat, and even to a hundred baths of wine, and even to a hundred baths of oil, and salt that was not written.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezra/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Unto a hundred talents of silver, and unto a hundred cores of wheat, and unto a hundred bates of wine, and unto a hundred bates of oil, and salt without measure. <a href="/cpdv/ezra/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> even up to one hundred talents of silver, and up to one hundred cors of wheat, and up to one hundred baths of wine, and up to one hundred baths of oil, and truly salt without measure. <a href="/nabre/ezra/7.htm">New American Bible</a> within these limits: silver, one hundred talents; wheat, one hundred kors; wine, one hundred baths; oil, one hundred baths; salt, without limit. <a href="/nrsvce/ezra/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred cors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and unlimited salt.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezra/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred measures of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. <a href="/hpbt/ezra/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Unto a hundred silver talents, unto a hundred wheat cors, unto a hundred wine quadrantals, unto a hundred oil quadrantals, and salt without a script.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezra/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> unto a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat, and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. <a href="/sep/ezra/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> to the amount of a hundred talents of silver, and a hundred measures of wheat, and a hundred baths of wine, and a hundred baths of oil, and salt without reckoning. <a href="/parallel/ezra/7-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=1790" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezra/7.htm">Artaxerxes' Letter for Ezra</a> …21I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly, 22<a href="/hebrew/5705.htm" title="5705: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- Even to, until. (Aramaic) corresponding to ad; X and, at, for, (hither-)to, on till, (un-)to, until, within.">up to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3969.htm" title="3969: mə·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. (Aramaic) corresponding to me'ah.">a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/3604.htm" title="3604: kak·kə·rîn (N-fp) -- A talent (a measure of weight or money). (Aramaic) corresponding to kikkar; a talent.">talents</a> <a href="/hebrew/5705.htm" title="5705: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Even to, until. (Aramaic) corresponding to ad; X and, at, for, (hither-)to, on till, (un-)to, until, within."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3702.htm" title="3702: kə·sap̄ (N-ms) -- Silver. (Aramaic) corresponding to keceph.">of silver,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3969.htm" title="3969: mə·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. (Aramaic) corresponding to me'ah.">a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/3734.htm" title="3734: kō·rîn (N-mp) -- From the same as kuwr; properly, a deep round vessel, i.e. a cor or measure for things dry.">cors</a> <a href="/hebrew/2591.htm" title="2591: ḥin·ṭîn (N-fp) -- Wheat. (Aramaic) corresponding to chittah; wheat.">of wheat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5705.htm" title="5705: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Even to, until. (Aramaic) corresponding to ad; X and, at, for, (hither-)to, on till, (un-)to, until, within."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3969.htm" title="3969: mə·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. (Aramaic) corresponding to me'ah.">a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/1325.htm" title="1325: bat·tîn (N-mp) -- A bath (a liquid measure). (Aramaic) corresponding to bath.">baths</a> <a href="/hebrew/5705.htm" title="5705: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Even to, until. (Aramaic) corresponding to ad; X and, at, for, (hither-)to, on till, (un-)to, until, within."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2562.htm" title="2562: ḥă·mar (N-ms) -- Wine. (Aramaic) corresponding to chemer; wine.">of wine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3969.htm" title="3969: mə·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. (Aramaic) corresponding to me'ah.">a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/1325.htm" title="1325: bat·tîn (N-mp) -- A bath (a liquid measure). (Aramaic) corresponding to bath.">baths</a> <a href="/hebrew/4887.htm" title="4887: mə·šaḥ (N-ms) -- Oil. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to mashach; oil.">of olive oil,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4416.htm" title="4416: ū·mə·laḥ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Salt. (Aramaic) from mlach; salt.">and salt</a> <a href="/hebrew/1768.htm" title="1768: dî- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3809.htm" title="3809: lā (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. (Aramaic) or lah (Aramaic) (Dan. 4:32); corresponding to lo'.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/3792.htm" title="3792: ḵə·ṯāḇ (N-ms) -- A writing. (Aramaic) corresponding to kathab.">limit.</a> 23Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Nehemiah 2:8</a> And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests. <a href="/nehemiah/5-14.htm">Nehemiah 5:14-18</a> Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor. / The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God. / Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land. ... <a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22-23</a> Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, / ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry. <a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">2 Chronicles 31:5-6</a> As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. / And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps. <a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">1 Chronicles 29:2-5</a> Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance. / Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: / three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, ... <a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a> Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing. / And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians. <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a> Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD. <a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9-10</a> Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a> Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a> But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. <a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a> Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” <a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a> And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. <a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">2 Corinthians 9:8-11</a> And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. / As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” / Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. ... <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-35</a> There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need. <a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Acts 11:29-30</a> So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. / This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>To an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.measures.<a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Luke 16:7</a> Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.baths of wine<a href="/ezekiel/45-14.htm">Ezekiel 45:14</a> Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:<a href="/luke/16-6.htm">Luke 16:6</a> And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.salt<a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Leviticus 2:13</a> And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/4-5.htm">Baths</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-11.htm">Cors</a> <a href="/ezra/7-17.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/ezra/6-17.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">Kors</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-8.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-5.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/ezra/7-20.htm">Needed</a> <a href="/ezra/6-9.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-11.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-17.htm">Prescribing</a> <a href="/ezra/2-62.htm">Reckoning</a> <a href="/ezra/6-9.htm">Salt</a> <a href="/ezra/7-18.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-3.htm">Talents</a> <a href="/ezra/6-9.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/ezra/6-9.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/45-14.htm">Baths</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Cors</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-2.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/ezra/8-3.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">Kors</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Limit</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-11.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/job/28-25.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">Needed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-11.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-11.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-17.htm">Prescribing</a> <a href="/ezra/8-3.htm">Reckoning</a> <a href="/job/6-6.htm">Salt</a> <a href="/ezra/8-25.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/ezra/8-26.htm">Talents</a> <a href="/job/31-40.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 7</div>1. <a href="/ezra/7-1.htm">Ezra goes up to Jerusalem</a> 11. <a href="/ezra/7-11.htm">The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra</a> 27. <a href="/ezra/7-27.htm">Ezra blesses God for this favor</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>up to a hundred talents of silver In the context of <a href="/ezra/7-22.htm">Ezra 7:22</a>, the decree from King Artaxerxes allows Ezra to receive up to a hundred talents of silver. A talent was a significant weight, approximately 75 pounds or 34 kilograms, making this a substantial amount of silver. This provision underscores the king's support for the restoration of the temple in Jerusalem. Historically, silver was a common medium of exchange and wealth in the ancient Near East, often used for trade and temple offerings. The generous allocation reflects the Persian Empire's policy of supporting local religions to maintain peace and loyalty among its subjects.a hundred cors of wheat A cor was a large unit of dry measure, roughly equivalent to 6 bushels or 220 liters. Wheat was a staple food in ancient Israel, essential for making bread, which was a daily dietary necessity. The provision of a hundred cors of wheat would have been crucial for sustaining the priests and Levites serving in the temple, as well as for the offerings. This allocation highlights the importance of ensuring that the temple functions could continue without interruption, aligning with the broader biblical theme of God's provision for His people.a hundred baths of wine A bath was a unit of liquid measure, approximately 6 gallons or 22 liters. Wine was an integral part of ancient Near Eastern culture, used in religious rituals, celebrations, and daily life. In the temple context, wine was used for drink offerings, symbolizing joy and thanksgiving to God. The provision of a hundred baths of wine indicates the importance of maintaining the full range of temple services and offerings, which were central to Israel's worship and covenant relationship with God.a hundred baths of olive oil Olive oil was a valuable commodity in ancient Israel, used for cooking, lighting lamps, anointing, and as part of grain offerings. The allocation of a hundred baths of olive oil would ensure that the temple lamps could remain lit, symbolizing God's perpetual presence, and that the priests could perform their duties. Olive oil's significance in anointing also points to its symbolic role in consecration and the Holy Spirit's work, drawing a typological connection to Jesus Christ, the Anointed One.and salt without limit Salt was essential in the ancient world for preserving food, enhancing flavor, and as a part of covenant rituals. In <a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Leviticus 2:13</a>, God commands that all grain offerings be seasoned with salt, symbolizing the enduring nature of the covenant between God and Israel. The provision of salt without limit emphasizes the importance of maintaining the covenant relationship and the perpetual nature of God's promises. Salt's preservative qualities also serve as a metaphor for the enduring and purifying nature of God's covenant, which finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who calls His followers to be the "salt of the earth" (<a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Matthew 5:13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a> A scribe and priest, Ezra was a leader of the Jewish exiles returning from Babylon to Jerusalem. He was tasked with teaching the laws of God to the people and ensuring the proper worship practices were restored. 2. <a href="/topical/a/artaxerxes.htm">Artaxerxes</a> The Persian king who issued the decree allowing Ezra and the exiles to return to Jerusalem. He provided resources and authority to Ezra to re-establish the Jewish religious practices. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city to which Ezra and the exiles returned. It was the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple, which was in need of restoration and proper administration. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a> The Jewish people who had been living in Babylon following their captivity. They were returning to their homeland to rebuild their lives and religious practices. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The central place of worship for the Jewish people in Jerusalem. The Temple required resources and proper administration to function according to the Law of Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a> God provides for His people through various means, including unexpected sources like foreign kings. Trust in God's provision even when it comes from unlikely places. <a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a> The resources given to Ezra were specific and abundant, indicating the importance of stewardship. We are called to manage God's provisions wisely and for His glory. <a href="/topical/i/importance_of_worship.htm">Importance of Worship</a> The detailed list of resources underscores the importance of worship and the need for proper preparation and resources to honor God. <a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a> The communal aspect of worship is highlighted by the provision for the entire community. We should support one another in our spiritual journeys and communal worship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 7</a> <a href="/q/biblical_weights_and_measures.htm">What are the Biblical weights and measures?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_free_will_offering.htm">What defines a free will offering?</a> <a href="/q/hashum's_children__223_or_328.htm">How many were the children of Hashum? Two hundred and twenty-three (Ezra 2:19) Three hundred and twenty-eight (Nehemiah 7:22)</a> <a href="/q/is_artaxerxes'_decree_in_ezra_8_reliable.htm">How reliable is the depiction of Artaxerxes' decree in Ezra 8 when extant Persian documents make no mention of this event?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezra/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) Unto an hundred talents of silver . . .--A certain restriction is laid upon the amount, although the very restriction seems almost indefinite. The silver might reach 24,000 sterling. As to the rest, Palestine abounded in these productions, which were regularly remitted to the king's service. Salt especially was plentiful near the Dead Sea.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - Unto a hundred talents of silver. At the lowest estimate of the Jewish silver talent, this would be a permission to draw on the royal treasury to the amount of £24,000 sterling. If we adopt the views of Mr. R.S. Peele ('Dict. of the Bible, Articles, MONEY and WEIGHTS AND MEASURES), it would authorise drawing to the amount of £40,000. A hundred measures of wheat. Literally, "a hundred cors of wheat," as given in the margin. The cor is variously estimated, at 44.25 gallons and at 86.67 gallons. It contained ten baths. Orders on the treasury for so much wheat, wine, oil, and salt sound strangely in modern ears; but were natural enough in the Persian system, where taxation was partly in kind, and every province had to remit to the court the choicest portion of its produce. Wine, corn, oil, and salt were all of them produced abundantly in Palestine, which was "a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of off olive, and of honey" (<a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">2 Kings 18:32</a>), and which, in the region about the Dead Sea, abounded with salt. <a href="/commentaries/ezra/7-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>up to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5705.htm">Strong's 5705: </a> Even to, until a hundred מְאָה֒ (mə·’āh) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3969.htm">Strong's 3969: </a> A hundred talents כַּכְּרִ֣ין (kak·kə·rîn) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3604.htm">Strong's 3604: </a> A talent (a measure of weight or money) of silver, כְּסַף֮ (kə·sap̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3702.htm">Strong's 3702: </a> Silver, money a hundred מְאָ֔ה (mə·’āh) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3969.htm">Strong's 3969: </a> A hundred cors כֹּרִ֣ין (kō·rîn) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3734.htm">Strong's 3734: </a> A deep round vessel, a cor, a dry measure of wheat, חִנְטִין֙ (ḥin·ṭîn) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2591.htm">Strong's 2591: </a> Wheat a hundred מְאָ֔ה (mə·’āh) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3969.htm">Strong's 3969: </a> A hundred baths בַּתִּ֣ין (bat·tîn) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> A bath (a liquid measure) of wine, חֲמַר֙ (ḥă·mar) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2562.htm">Strong's 2562: </a> Wine a hundred מְאָ֑ה (mə·’āh) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3969.htm">Strong's 3969: </a> A hundred baths בַּתִּ֥ין (bat·tîn) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> A bath (a liquid measure) of olive oil, מְשַׁ֖ח (mə·šaḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4887.htm">Strong's 4887: </a> Oil and salt וּמְלַ֖ח (ū·mə·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4416.htm">Strong's 4416: </a> Salt without לָ֥א (lā) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3809.htm">Strong's 3809: </a> Not, no limit. כְתָֽב׃ (ḵə·ṯāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3792.htm">Strong's 3792: </a> Something written, a writing, record, book <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/7-22.htm">Ezra 7:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezra/7-22.htm">Ezra 7:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezra/7-22.htm">Ezra 7:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezra/7-22.htm">Ezra 7:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezra/7-22.htm">Ezra 7:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/7-22.htm">Ezra 7:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/7-22.htm">Ezra 7:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/7-22.htm">Ezra 7:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/7-22.htm">Ezra 7:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezra/7-22.htm">Ezra 7:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezra/7-22.htm">OT History: Ezra 7:22 To one hundred talents of silver (Ezr. 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