Ezra 8:17

Ezra 8:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.
• New International Version (NIV)and I ordered them to go to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his fellow Levites, the temple servants in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers and the temple servants at the place Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I gave them a command for Iddo the chief man at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia—that they should bring us servants for the house of our God.

Context of Ezra 8:17

15Now I assembled them at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I paid close attention to the people and the priests, I did not find any Levites there. 16So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers. And I sent them to Iddo the leading man at the place called Casiphia; and I told them what to say to Iddo and his brothers, the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God. 18And as the good hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a man of insight from the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, eighteen men; 19and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men;

Ezra 8:17 word by word

וָאֲצַוֶּ֤ה אוֹתָם֙ עַל־אִדּ֣וֹ הָרֹ֔אשׁ בְּכָסִפְיָ֖א הַמָּק֑וֹם וָאָשִׂימָה֩ בְּפִיהֶ֨ם דְּבָרִ֜ים לְ֠דַבֵּר אֶל־אִדּ֨וֹ אָחִ֤יו הַנְּתִינִים֙ בְּכָסִפְיָ֣א הַמָּק֔וֹם לְהָֽבִיא־לָ֥נוּ מְשָׁרְתִ֖ים לְבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

• And I sentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• leadingרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• at the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• Casiphiaכָּסִפְיָאkâsiphyâ' · CasiphiaH3703
• toldשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• toldדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• toldפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• to sayדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• and his brothersאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• the templeנְתִינִיםnâthîyn nâthûn · temple servantH5411
• to bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• ministersשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• to us for the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Ezra 8:17

• Ezra 7:9For on the first day of the first month he began to go up from Babylon; and on the first of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, because the good hand of his God was upon him.
• Exodus 4:15So you are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth; and I Myself will be with your mouth and his mouth, and I will instruct you in what you are to do.
• Deuteronomy 18:18I will raise up for them a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them everything that I command him.
• 2 Samuel 14:3Then go to the king and speak to him in this way.” So Joab put the words in her mouth.
• Jeremiah 1:9Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
• Jeremiah 15:19Therefore, this is what the Lord says: “If you return, then I will restore you-- You will stand before Me; And if you extract the precious from the worthless, You will become My spokesman. They, for their part, may turn to you, But as for you, you are not to turn to them.
• Ezra 2:43The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
• Ezra 7:7Some of the sons of Israel and some of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
• Numbers 8:22Then after that the Levites went in to perform their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; just as the Lord had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
• Numbers 18:6Behold, I Myself have taken your fellow Levites from among the sons of Israel; they are a gift to you, dedicated to the Lord, to perform the service for the tent of meeting.
• 1 Chronicles 23:3Now the Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward, and their number by head count of men was thirty-eight thousand.

Commentaries on Ezra 8:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17At the place Casiphia - The most judicious commentators are agreed that by Casiphia, the Caspian mountains, between Media and Hyrcania, are intended; where, probably, the Nethinim were employed in working silver mines: כסף keseph, from which the word comes, signifies silver.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Casiphia - Its situation is wholly unknown; but it cannot have been far from Ahava.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-17The Hebrew term translated as "men of discernment" refers to those who could interpret and explain the Torah. These men were likely respected for their expertise in Scripture (compare Nehemiah 8:8–9). Ezra tasked them with using their influence to recruit more Levites.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2016-20. then sent I for Eliezer ... with commandment unto Iddo the chief--Ezra sent this deputation, either by virtue of authority which by his priestly character he had over the Levites, or of the royal commission with which he was invested. The deputation was despatched to Iddo, who was a prince or chief of the Nethinims--for the Persian government allowed the Hebrews during their exile to retain their ecclesiastical government by their own chiefs, as…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 8:17

• Casiphia
• Iddo
• Levites
• Nethinims
• Zeal, Religious

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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