Ezra 8
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Ezra 8:16-20

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 CasiphiaH3703H4725H7760H6310, with a messageH1697H1696 forH413 himH112 and his kinsmenH251, the temple servantsH54142 at CasiphiaH3703H4725, that they should bringH935 to us ministersH8334 for the houseH1004 of our GodH430.

18And since the graciousH2896 handH3027 of our GodH430 was upon usH5921, they broughtH935 us SherebiahH8274—a manH376 of insightH7922 from the descendantsH1121 of MahliH4249 sonH1121 of LeviH3881, the sonH1121 of IsraelH3478—along with his sonsH1121 and brothersH251, 18H8083 menH6240; 19alsoH853 HashabiahH2811, together withH854 JeshaiahH3470, from the descendantsH1121 of MerariH4847, and his brothersH251 and their sonsH1121, 20 menH6242. 20They also brought 220H3967H6242 ofH4480 the temple servantsH5411, allH3605 designatedH5344 by nameH8034. DavidH1732 and the officialsH8269 had appointedH5414 them to assistH5656 the LevitesH3881.

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  1. 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. 2. Ezra 8:17 Hebrew the Nethinim; also in verse 20 ↩

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