Ezra 8
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 8:3-16

3of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of 1Parosh, Zechariah and with him 150 males who were in the genealogical list; 4of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 males with him; 5of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel and 300 males with him; 6and of the sons of 2Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him; 7and of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him; 8and of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him; 9of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 males with him; 10and of the sons of Bani, Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah and 160 males with him; 11and of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 males with him; 12and of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 males with him; 13and of the sons of Adonikam, the last ones, these being their names, Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and 60 males with them; 14and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and 3Zabbud, and 70 males with 4them.

15Now I assembled them at 5the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I observed the people and the priests, I 6did not find any Levites there. 16So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, 7leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 8:3 Ezra 2:3 ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 8:6 Ezra 2:15; Neh 7:20; 10:16 ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 8:14 Or Zakkur ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 8:14 Or him ↩
  5. 5. Ezra 8:15 Ezra 8:21, 31 ↩
  6. 6. Ezra 8:15 Ezra 7:7; 8:2 ↩
  7. 7. Ezra 8:16 Lit heads ↩

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