Ezra 8:20

Ezra 8:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
• New International Version (NIV)They also brought 220 of the temple servants—a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)besides 220 of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all mentioned by name.
• New King James Version (NKJV)also of the Nethinim, whom David and the leaders had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim. All of them were designated by name.

Context of Ezra 8:20

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; and 220 of the temple servants, whom David and the officials had provided for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name. 21Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, to humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions. 22For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “The hand of our God is favorably disposed to all who seek Him, but His power and His anger are against all those who abandon Him.”

Ezra 8:20 word by word

וּמִן־הַנְּתִינִ֗ים שֶׁנָּתַ֨ן דָּוִ֤יד וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ לַעֲבֹדַ֣ת הַלְוִיִּ֔ם נְתִינִ֖ים מָאתַ֣יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ים כֻּלָּ֖ם נִקְּב֥וּ בְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

• and 220מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and 220עֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• the templeנְתִינִיםnâthîyn nâthûn · temple servantH5411
• whomשֶׁלshel · whichH7945
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and the officialsשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• had providedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• for the serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
• of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• of them designatedנָקַבnâqab · to pierceH5344
• by nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Ezra 8:20

• Ezra 8:17And 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.
• 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.
• 1 Chronicles 9:2Now the first inhabitants who lived on their own property in their cities were people of Israel, including the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
• Philippians 4:3Indeed, true companion, I ask you also, help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement as well as the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Commentaries on Ezra 8:20

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20David and the officials had appointed them: See 1 Chronicles 24–26.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 8:20

• Levites
• Nethinims

In the dictionaries

• David
• Ezra
• Nethinim
• Require
• Scribe
• Apocalyptic Literature
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Genealogy
• Law in the Old Testament
• Solomon's Servants

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