Ezra 8
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Ezra 8:3-16

3from the descendants ofH1121 DavidH1732, HattushH2407 of the descendantsH1121 of ShecaniahH7935; from the descendantsH1121 of ParoshH6551, ZechariahH2148, and with himH5973 were registeredH3187 150H3967H2572 menH2145; 4from the descendantsH1121 of Pahath-MoabH6355, EliehoenaiH454 sonH1121 of ZerahiahH2228, and with himH5973 200H3967 menH2145; 5from the descendantsH1121 of Zattu, ShecaniahH7935 sonH1121 of JahazielH3166,1 and with himH5973 300H7969H3967 menH2145; 6from the descendantsH1121 of AdinH5720, EbedH5651 sonH1121 of JonathanH3129, and with himH5973 50H2572 menH2145; 7from the descendantsH1121 of ElamH5867, JeshaiahH3470 sonH1121 of AthaliahH6271, and with himH5973 70H7657 menH2145; 8from the descendantsH1121 of ShephatiahH8203, ZebadiahH2069 sonH1121 of MichaelH4317, and with himH5973 80H8084 menH2145; 9from the descendantsH1121 of JoabH3097, ObadiahH5662 sonH1121 of JehielH3171, and with himH5973 218H3967H8083H6240 menH2145; 10from the descendantsH1121 of Bani, ShelomithH8019 sonH1121 of JosiphiahH3131,2 and with himH5973 160H3967H8346 menH2145; 11from the descendantsH1121 of BebaiH893, ZechariahH2148 sonH1121 of BebaiH893, and with himH5973 28H6242H8083 menH2145; 12from the descendantsH1121 of AzgadH5803, JohananH3110 sonH1121 of HakkatanH6997, and with himH5973 110H3967H6235 menH2145; 13from the laterH3143 descendantsH1121 of AdonikamH140, theseH428 were their namesH8034: ElipheletH467, JeielH3273, and ShemaiahH8098, and with themH5973 60H8346 menH2145; 14and from the descendantsH1121 of BigvaiH902, both UthaiH5793 and ZaccurH2139,4 and with themH5973 70H7657 menH2145.

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 LevitesH1121H3881 thereH8033.

16Then I summonedH7971 the leadersH7218: EliezerH461, ArielH740, ShemaiahH8098, ElnathanH494,5 JaribH3402, ElnathanH494, NathanH5416, ZechariahH2148, and MeshullamH4918, as well as the teachersH995 JoiaribH3114 and ElnathanH494.

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  1. 1. Ezra 8:5 Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Esdras 8:32); Hebrew from the descendants of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 8:10 Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Esdras 8:36); Hebrew from the descendants of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 8:13 Or the last ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 8:14 LXX, Syriac, and an alternate MT reading; the other alternate reads Zabbud. ↩
  5. 5. 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. ↩

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