Berean Standard Bible

Ezra 8:15-17

15Now I assembledH6908 these exiles atH413 the canalH5104 that flowsH935 toH413 AhavaH163, and we campedH2583 thereH8033 threeH7969 daysH3117. And when I searchedH995 among the peopleH5971 and priestsH3548, I foundH4672 noH3808 LevitesH1121 H3881 thereH8033.

16Then I summonedH7971 the leadersH7218: EliezerH461, ArielH740, ShemaiahH8098, ElnathanH494,1 JaribH3402, ElnathanH494, NathanH5416, ZechariahH2148, and MeshullamH4918, as well as the teachersH995 JoiaribH3114 and ElnathanH494. 17And I sentH3318 themH853 toH5921 IddoH112, the leaderH7218 at CasiphiaH3703 H4725 H7760 H6310, with a messageH1697 H1696 forH413 himH112 and his kinsmenH251, the temple servantsH5414 2 at CasiphiaH3703 H4725, that they should bringH935 to us ministersH8334 for the houseH1004 of our GodH430.

Notes

1. Ezra 8:16 Elnathan appears three times in verse, either as a repetition for emphasis or as a record of multiple men with this name. ↩
2. Ezra 8:17 Hebrew the Nethinim; also in verse 20 ↩