New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 8:15-19

15Now I assembledוָֽאֶקְבְּצֵ֗םva.'ek.be.TzemH6908them atthe riverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104that runsהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935to Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163,whereשָׁ֖םshamH8033we campedוַנַּחֲנֶ֥הva.na.cha.NehH2583for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117;and when I observedוָאָבִ֤ינָהva.'a.Vi.nahH995the peopleבָעָם֙va.'AmH5971and the priestsוּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםu.va.Ko.ha.NimH3548, Idid not findמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672anyH4480Levitesוּמִבְּנֵ֥י לֵוִ֖יu.mi.be.Nei le.ViH1121 H3881thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

16So I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971for Eliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶרle.'e.li.'E.zerH461,ArielH739,Shemaiahלִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָהLish.ma'.yahH8098,Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,Jaribוּלְיָרִ֜יבu.le.ya.RivH3402,Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,Nathanוּלְנָתָ֛ןu.le.na.TanH5416,Zechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֥הve.liz.khar.YahH2148and Meshullamוְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖םve.lim.shu.LamH4918,leadingH7218menH7218,and for JoiaribH3080and Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,teachersמְבִינִֽים׃me.vi.NimH995.

17I sentH3318them to Iddoאִדּ֣וֹ'i.DoH112theleadingH7218manH7218at the placeהַמָּק֑וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֖אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703; and Itoldוָאָשִׂימָה֩ בְּפִיהֶ֨םva.'a.si.Mah be.fi.HemH7760 H1697 H6310them whatH1697to sayלְ֠דַבֵּרLe.da.berH1696toIddoאִדּ֨וֹ'i.DoH112andhis brothersאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251,the templeהַנְּתִינִים֙ha.ne.tu.nimH5411servantsH5411at the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֣אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703, that is,to bringלְהָֽבִיא־le.ha.vi'-H935ministersמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםme.sha.re.TimH8334to us for the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

18According to the goodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430upon us they broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uH935us amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of insightשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Mahliמַחְלִ֔יmach.LiH4249,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of LeviH3878,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,namely Sherebiahוְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛הve.she.re.ve.YahH8274,and his sonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121and brothersוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251,18שְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083 H6240men;

19and Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811andJeshaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הye.sha'.YahH3470of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,with his brothersאֶחָ֥יו'e.ChavH251and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,20עֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס'es.RimH6242men;

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