Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.
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Verse 29 is found in chapter 8 of Ezra. The priests are urged to be holy and to faithfully guard the objects until they are delivered in Jerusalem. Holiness here is connected with a concrete responsibility: what belongs to the temple must be treated as consecrated. The safeguarding of the resources becomes an act of religious faithfulness.
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So wacht und bewahrt es, bis daß ihr's darwägt vor den Obersten Priestern und Leviten und den Obersten der Vaterhäuser in Israel zu Jerusalem in die Kammer des Hauses des HERRN.
Velad, y guardadlos, hasta que los peséis delante de los príncipes de los sacerdotes y Levitas, y de los jefes de los padres de Israel en Jerusalem, en las cámaras de la casa de Jehová.
Vigilen y guárdenlos hasta que los pesen delante de los jefes de los sacerdotes, de los levitas y de los jefes de las familias de Israel en Jerusalén, en los aposentos de la casa de Jehová».
Soyez vigilants, et prenez cela sous votre garde, jusqu'à ce que vous le pesiez devant les chefs des sacrificateurs et les Lévites, et devant les chefs de familles d'Israël, à Jérusalem, dans les chambres de la maison de l'Eternel.
Guardateli vigilantemente, finchè voi li pesiate in presenza de’ principali d’infra i sacerdoti e Leviti; e de’ capi delle famiglie paterne d’Israele, in Gerusalemme, nelle camere della Casa del Signore.
Vigiai, pois, e guardai-os até que os peseis na presença dos chefes dos sacerdotes e dos levitas, e dos chefes dos pais de Israel, em Jerusalém, nas câmaras da casa do SENHOR.
你們要警醒看守,直到你們在祭司長和 利未 族長,以及 以色列 的各族長面前,在 耶路撒冷 耶和華殿的庫房內,把這些過了秤。」
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