New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezra 8
People Who Went with Ezra
1Now theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of their fathers’אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1householdsand the genealogicalH3187enrollmentH3187of those who wentH5927upH5927with me from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃ סmi.ba.VelH894in the reignבְּמַלְכ֛וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438of Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783:
3of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֔ה סshe.khan.YahH7935who wasof the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofParoshפַרְעֹ֖שׁfar.'OshH6551,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֑הze.khar.YahH2148,and with him 150מֵאָ֥ה וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ סme.'Ah va.cha.mi.ShimH3967H2572malesלִזְכָרִ֖יםliz.kha.RimH2145who were inthe genealogicalהִתְיַחֵ֥שׂhit.ya.ChesH3187listH3187;
13and of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Adonikamאֲדֹנִיקָם֮'a.do.ni.KamH140,the lastאַחֲרֹנִים֒'a.cha.ro.NimH314onesH314,theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428being their namesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034:Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467,JeielH3262,and Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַעְיָ֑הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,and sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346malesהַזְּכָרִֽים׃ סha.ze.kha.RimH2145with them;
Ezra Sends for Levites
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 paidH995closeH995attentionH995to the peopleבָעָם֙va.'AmH5971and the priestsוּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםu.va.Ko.ha.NimH3548, Idid not findמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672anyH4480Levitesוּמִבְּנֵ֥י לֵוִ֖יu.mi.be.Nei le.ViH1121H3881thereשָֽׁם׃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.YahH2148,and Meshullamוְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖םve.lim.shu.LamH4918,leadingH7218menH7218,and for JoiaribH3080and Elnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494,teachersמְבִינִֽים׃me.vi.NimH995.
17And I sentH3318them to Iddoאִדּ֣וֹ'i.DoH112theleadingH7218manH7218at the placeהַמָּק֑וֹםha.ma.KomH4725calledCasiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֖אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703; and Itoldוָאָשִׂימָה֩ בְּפִיהֶ֨םva.'a.si.Mah be.fi.HemH7760H1697H6310them whatH1697to sayלְ֠דַבֵּרLe.da.berH1696toIddoאִדּ֨וֹ'i.DoH112and his 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.
18And as the goodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430wasupon us, they broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uH935us amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of insightשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922from 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,eighteenשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083H6240men;
20and 220מָאתַ֣יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםma.Ta.yim ve.'es.RimH3967H6242ofthe templeהַנְּתִינִ֗יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411servantsנְתִינִ֖יםne.ti.NimH5411,whomH7945Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732and the officialsוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269had providedשֶׁנָּתַ֨ןshe.na.TanH5414for the serviceלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881,allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of them designatedנִקְּב֥וּni.ke.VuH5344by nameבְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ve.she.MotH8034.
Protection of God Invoked
21Then I proclaimedוָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'H7121a fastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033atthe riverהַנָּהָ֣רha.na.HarH5104of Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163, tohumbleלְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹתle.hit.'a.NotH6031ourselves beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,to seekלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245from Him asafeיְשָׁרָ֔הye.sha.RahH3477journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for us, our littleוּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּu.le.ta.Pe.nuH2945onesH2945,and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605our possessionsרְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃re.khu.She.nuH7399.
22For I wasH954ashamedבֹ֗שְׁתִּיVo.she.tiH954to requestלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592from the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428troopsחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428and horsemenוּפָרָשִׁ֔יםu.fa.ra.ShimH6571toprotectלְעָזְרֵ֥נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us from the enemyH340on the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870,becauseH3588we had saidH559to the kingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428, “The handיַד־yad-H3027of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430isfavorablyH2899disposedH2899to allכָּל־kol-H3605who seekמְבַקְשָׁיו֙me.vak.ShavH1245Him, butHis powerוְעֻזּ֣וֹve.'u.ZoH5797and His angerוְאַפּ֔וֹve.'a.PoH639are againstH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605those whoabandonעֹזְבָֽיו׃'o.ze.VavH5800Him.”
24Then I selectedוָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהva.'av.Di.lahH914twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240of the leadingמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548:Sherebiahלְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הle.she.re.ve.YahH8274,Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahH2811,and with them tenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃'a.sa.RahH6235of their brothersמֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.chei.HemH251;
25and Iweighedוָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣הva.'esh.ko.lahH8254outH8254to themthe silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,the goldהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091,and the utensilsהַכֵּלִ֑יםha.ke.LimH3627,the offeringתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641for the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430which the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,his counselorsוְיֹעֲצָ֣יוve.yo.'a.TzavH3289,his officialsוְשָׂרָ֔יוve.sa.RavH8269,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478who wereH4672presentH4672therehad contributedהַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ha.he.Ri.muH7311.
26So I weighedוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הva.'esh.ka.LahH8254into their handsיָדָ֜םya.DamH3027650שֵֽׁשׁ־ מֵא֣וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםshesh- me.'ot va.cha.mi.ShimH8337H3967H2572talentsכִּכָּרִים֙ki.ka.RimH3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701,and silverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701utensilsוּכְלֵי־u.khe.lei-H3627wortha hundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603, anda hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091talentsכִכָּֽר׃khi.KarH3603,
27and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091bowlsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יu.khe.fo.ReiH3713wortha thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505daricsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםla.'a.dar.kho.NimH150,and twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147utensilsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627of fineטוֹבָה֙to.VahH2896shinyמֻצְהָ֤בmutz.HavH6668bronzeנְחֹ֜שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,preciousH2536as goldכַּזָּהָֽב׃ka.za.HavH2091.
28Then I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, “You are holyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and theutensilsוְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627are holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;and the silverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091are avoluntaryH5071offeringנְדָבָ֔הne.da.VahH5071to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.
29Watchשִׁקְד֣וּshik.DuH8245and keepוְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.RuH8104themuntilעַֽד־'ad-H5704you weighתִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.LuH8254thembeforeלִפְנֵי֩lif.NeiH6440the leadingשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and the leadersוְשָׂרֵֽי־ve.sa.rei-H8269of the fathers’הָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, inthe chambersהַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתha.lish.KhotH3957of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”
30So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881acceptedוְקִבְּלוּ֙ve.ki.be.LuH6901the weightמִשְׁקַ֛לmish.KalH4948of silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091and the utensilsוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627,to bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935themto Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.
31Then we journeyedוַֽנִּסְעָ֞הva.nis.'AhH5265fromthe riverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104Ahavaאַֽהֲוָ֗א'a.ha.Va'H163onthe twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙bish.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240of the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; andthe handוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430was upon us, and He rescuedוַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּvai.Ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from the handמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of the enemyH340and the ambushesוְאוֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH693by the roadהַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ha.Da.rekhH1870.
Treasure Placed in the Temple
33And on the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701,the goldוְהַזָּהָ֨בve.ha.za.HavH2091,and the utensilsוְהַכֵּלִ֜יםve.ha.ke.LimH3627were weighedנִשְׁקַ֣לnish.KalH8254outH8254in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430into the handיַד־yad-H3027ofMeremothמְרֵמ֤וֹתme.re.MotH4822the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and with him wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֑סpin.ChasH6372; and with them werethe Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881,Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֧דyo.za.VadH3107the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JeshuaH3091and Noadiahוְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥הve.no.'ad.YahH5129the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Binnuiבִּנּ֖וּיbi.NuiH1131.
35The exilesבְנֵֽי־ הַגּוֹלָ֜הve.nei- ha.go.LahH1121H1473who had comeהַ֠בָּאִיםHa.ba.'imH935from the captivityמֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨יme.ha.she.ViH7628offeredהִקְרִ֥יבוּhik.Ri.vuH7126burntעֹל֣וֹת׀o.LotH5930offeringsעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147H6240bullsפָּרִ֨יםpa.RimH6499for allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,ninety-sixתִּשְׁעִ֣ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֗הtish.'Im ve.shi.ShahH8673H8337ramsאֵילִ֣ים׀'ei.LimH352,seventy-sevenשִׁבְעִ֣ים וְשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'Im ve.shiv.'AhH7657H7651lambsכְּבָשִׂים֙ke.va.SimH3532,twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240maleH6842goatsH6842for a sinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403offeringH2403,allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605as a burntH5930offeringH5930to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.
36Thenthey deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ׀vai.yi.te.NuH5414the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428edictsדָּתֵ֣יda.TeiH1881tothe king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satrapsלַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙la.'a.chash.dar.pe.NeiH323and the governorsוּפַחֲו֖וֹתu.fa.cha.VotH6346in the provincesbeyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676the EuphratesRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,and they supportedוְנִשְּׂא֥וּve.ni.se.'UH5375the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971and the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430.
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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