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Ezra 1:9

The Pulpit Commentary on Ezra 1:9

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Chargers. Agarteley, a rare word, perhaps Persian. The LXX. translate ψυκτῆρες, "wine-coolers;" the Vulgate has phialae, "vases;" the apocryphal Esdras, σπονδεῖα, "vessels for drink-offerings." Probably basons or bowls are intended.

Knives. Machaldaphim, another rare word of doubtful sense. The LXX. render παρηλλαγμένα, "changes," regarding the word as derived from חלת, "to exchange." The apocryphal Esdras has θυίσκαι "censers."

But the most usual translation is that of the A. V "knives."

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