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

22I did this because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek him, but his fierce anger is against all who abandon him.” 23So we fasted and pleaded with our God about this, and he was receptive to our prayer. I selected twelve of the leading priests, along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers. 25I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles — the contribution for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites who were present had offered. 26I weighed out to them 24 tons of silver, silver articles weighing 7,500 pounds, 7,500 pounds 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 8:18Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah — a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel — along with his sons and brothers, 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