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 Living Translation (NLT)I sent them to Iddo, the leader of the Levites at Casiphia, to ask him and his relatives and the Temple servants to send us ministers for the Temple of God at Jerusalem.

Context of Ezra 8:17

15Now I gathered them by the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And I looked among the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there. 16Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding. 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. 18Then, by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and brothers, eighteen men; 19and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I sentצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• them with commandmentיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• unto Iddoאִדּוֹ'iddô · IddoH112
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• at the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• Casiphiaכָּסִפְיָאkâsiphyâ' · CasiphiaH3703
• and I toldפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• and I toldשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• them whatדָּבָרdâbâr · word: speakingH1697
• they should sayדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• to his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• the Nethinimsנְתִינִיםnâthîyn nâthûn · temple servantH5411
• that they should bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• unto us ministersשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• for the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

People and places in Ezra 8:17

• Iddo
• Casiphia

Cross-references for Ezra 8:17

• Ezra 7:9On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
• Exodus 4:15Now you shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you shall do.
• Deuteronomy 18:18I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him.
• 2 Samuel 14:3Go to the king and speak to him in this manner.” So Joab put the words in her mouth.
• Jeremiah 1:9Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
• Jeremiah 15:19Therefore thus says the Lord: “If you return, Then I will bring you back; You shall stand before Me; If you take out the precious from the vile, You shall be as My mouth. Let them return to you, But you must not return to them.
• Ezra 2:43The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
• Ezra 7:7Some of the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim came up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
• Numbers 8:22After that the Levites went in to do their work in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the Lord commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
• Numbers 18:6Behold, I Myself have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; they are a gift to you, given by the Lord, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting.
• 1 Chronicles 23:3Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males 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

In the dictionaries

• God
• Casiphia
• Ezra
• Require
• Scribe
• Sherebiah
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Genealogy
• Iddo
• Law in the Old Testament

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