Ezra 8:24

Ezra 8:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
• New International Version (NIV)Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them—

Context of Ezra 8:24

22For I was ashamed to request troops and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had told the king, “The hand of our God is favorable toward all those who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who abandon (turn away from) Him.” 23So we fasted and sought [help from] our God concerning this [matter], and He heard our plea. Then I set apart twelve leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers (relatives), 25and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the utensils, the offering for the house of our God which the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present there had offered. 26I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth 100 talents, and 100 talents of gold;

Ezra 8:24 word by word

וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָה מִשָּׂרֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה וְעִמָּהֶ֥ם מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם עֲשָׂרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I separatedבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
• twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• of the chiefשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• Sherebiahשֵׁרֵֽבְיָהshêrêbyâh · SherebiahH8274
• Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּchăshabyâh chăshabyâhû · HashabiahH2811
• and tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• of their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251

Cross-references for Ezra 8:24

• Ezra 8:18And as the good hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a man of understanding (insight) from the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, named Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers (relatives), 18 men;

Commentaries on Ezra 8:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 Do we expect that God should, by his providence, keep that which belongs to us, let us, by his grace, keep that which belongs to him. Let God's honour and interest be our care; and then we may expect that our lives and comforts will be his.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3224-32. Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests ... and weighed unto them the silver, &c.--The custody of the contributions and of the sacred vessels was, during the journey, committed to twelve of the chief priests, who, with the assistance of ten of their brethren, were to watch closely over them by the way, and deliver them into the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. The treasures in silver and gold, according to the value of the Babylonian…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 8:24

• Hashabiah
• Integrity
• Levites
• Liberality
• Priest
• Sherebiah

In the dictionaries

• Ezra
• Hashabiah
• Require
• Scribe
• Sherebiah
• Assamias
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Hashabneiah
• Law in the Old Testament
• Meremoth

Commentaries on Ezra 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings