New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezra 8:1-20
1Now theseH428 are the headsH7218 of their fathers’H1 households and the genealogicalH3187 enrollmentH3187 of those who wentH5927 upH5927 with me from BabylonH894 in the reignH4438 of KingH4428 ArtaxerxesH783: 2of the sonsH1121 of PhinehasH6372, GershomH1647; of the sonsH1121 of IthamarH385, DanielH1840; of the sonsH1121 of DavidH1732, 1HattushH2407; 3of the sonsH1121 of ShecaniahH7935 who was of the sonsH1121 of 2ParoshH6551, ZechariahH2148, and with him 150H3967H2572 malesH2145 who were in the genealogicalH3187 listH3187; 4of the sonsH1121 of Pahath-moabH6355, EliehoenaiH454 the sonH1121 of ZerahiahH2228 and twoH3967 hundredH3967 malesH2145 with him; 5of the sonsH1121 of 3ZattuH2240, ShecaniahH7935, the sonH1121 of JahazielH3166 and threeH7969 hundredH3967 malesH2145 with him; 6and of the sonsH1121 of 4AdinH5720, EbedH5651 the sonH1121 of JonathanH3083 and fiftyH2572 malesH2145 with him; 7and of the sonsH1121 of ElamH5867, JeshaiahH3470 the sonH1121 of AthaliahH6271 and seventyH7657 malesH2145 with him; 8and of the sonsH1121 of ShephatiahH8203, ZebadiahH2069 the sonH1121 of MichaelH4317 and eightyH8084 malesH2145 with him; 9of the sonsH1121 of JoabH3097, ObadiahH5662 the sonH1121 of JehielH3171 and 218H3967H8083H6240 malesH2145 with him; 10and of the sonsH1121 of 5BaniH1137, ShelomithH8019, the sonH1121 of JosiphiahH3131 and 160H3967H8346 malesH2145 with him; 11and of the sonsH1121 of BebaiH893, ZechariahH2148 the sonH1121 of BebaiH893 and twenty-eightH6242H8083 malesH2145 with him; 12and of the sonsH1121 of AzgadH5803, JohananH3076 the sonH1121 of HakkatanH6997 and 110H3967H6235 malesH2145 with him; 13and of the sonsH1121 of AdonikamH140, the lastH314 onesH314, theseH428 being their namesH8034: ElipheletH467, 6JeielH3262, and ShemaiahH8098, and sixtyH8346 malesH2145 with them; 14and of the sonsH1121 of BigvaiH902, UthaiH5793 and 7ZabbudH2072, and seventyH7657 malesH2145 with 8them.
15Now I assembledH6908 them at 9the riverH5104 that runsH935 to AhavaH163, whereH8033 we campedH2583 for threeH7969 daysH3117; and when I paidH995 closeH995 attentionH995 to the peopleH5971 and the priestsH3548, I 10did not findH4672 anyH4480 LevitesH1121H3881 thereH8033. 16So I sentH7971 for EliezerH461, ArielH739, ShemaiahH8098, ElnathanH494, JaribH3402, ElnathanH494, NathanH5416, ZechariahH2148, and MeshullamH4918, 11leadingH7218 menH7218, and for JoiaribH3080 and ElnathanH494, teachersH995. 17And I sentH3318 them to IddoH112 the 12leadingH7218 manH7218 at the placeH4725 called CasiphiaH3703; and I 13toldH7760H1697H6310 them whatH1697 to sayH1696 to 14IddoH112 and his brothersH251, 15the templeH5411 servantsH5411 at the placeH4725 CasiphiaH3703, that is, to bringH935 ministersH8334 to us for the houseH1004 of our GodH430. 1816And as the goodH2896 handH3027 of our GodH430 was upon us, they broughtH935 us a 17manH376 of insightH7922 from the sonsH1121 of MahliH4249, the sonH1121 of LeviH3878, the sonH1121 of IsraelH3478, namely SherebiahH8274, and his sonsH1121 and brothersH251, eighteenH8083H6240 men; 19and HashabiahH2811 and 18JeshaiahH3470 of the sonsH1121 of MerariH4847, with his brothersH251 and their sonsH1121, twentyH6242 men; 20and 220H3967H6242 of 19the templeH5411 servantsH5411, whomH7945 DavidH1732 and the officialsH8269 had providedH5414 for the serviceH5656 of the LevitesH3881, allH3605 of them designatedH5344 by nameH8034.
Notes
- 1. Ezra 8:2 1 Chr 3:22 ↩
- 2. Ezra 8:3 Ezra 2:3 ↩
- 3. Ezra 8:5 As in LXX; MT omits Zattu ↩
- 4. Ezra 8:6 Ezra 2:15; Neh 7:20; 10:16 ↩
- 5. Ezra 8:10 As in LXX; MT omits Bani ↩
- 6. Ezra 8:13 Or Jeuel ↩
- 7. Ezra 8:14 Or Zakkur ↩
- 8. Ezra 8:14 Or him ↩
- 9. Ezra 8:15 Ezra 8:21, 31 ↩
- 10. Ezra 8:15 Ezra 7:7; 8:2 ↩
- 11. Ezra 8:16 Lit heads ↩
- 12. Ezra 8:17 Lit head ↩
- 13. Ezra 8:17 Lit put words in their mouth to say ↩
- 14. Ezra 8:17 As in LXX; MT Iddo his brother ↩
- 15. Ezra 8:17 Ezra 2:43 ↩
- 16. Ezra 8:18 Ezra 7:6, 28 ↩
- 17. Ezra 8:18 2 Chr 30:22 ↩
- 18. Ezra 8:19 As in LXX; MT with him Jeshaiah ↩
- 19. Ezra 8:20 Ezra 2:43; 7:7 ↩
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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