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Ezra 8:24
24I chose 12 of the most important priests to do an important job, as well as Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers.
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 was ashamed to ask the king to send his soldiers with us to keep us safe. He could have sent soldiers who rode on horses with us, or other soldiers. But we had said to the king, ‘Our God helps people who trust him and he keeps them safe. But he is very angry with people who turn away from him and he punishes them.’ 23So we ate no food and we prayed to our God about this. He answered our prayers. I chose 12 of the most important priests to do an important job, as well as Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers. 25I told them to take care of the valuable things that we had received for the temple of our God. These were silver and gold things and other special things that the king, his helpers and his officers had given to us. Israelite people who were living in Babylonia had also given us valuable things for the temple. I weighed all these things. 26I weighed 20,000 kilograms of silver and 3,500 kilograms of things made from silver. I weighed 3,500 kilograms of gold
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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
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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
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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
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