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 Living Translation (NLT)and 220 Temple servants. The Temple servants were assistants to the Levites—a group of Temple workers first instituted by King David and his officials. They were all listed by name.

Context of Ezra 8:20

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; 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. 21Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions. 22For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.”

Ezra 8:20 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also of the Nethinimsנְתִינִיםnâthîyn nâthûn · temple servantH5411
• whom Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• had appointedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• for the serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
• of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• all of them were expressedנָקַבnâqab · to pierceH5344
• by nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Ezra 8:20

• Ezra 8:17And 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.
• 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.
• 1 Chronicles 9:2And the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and the Nethinim.
• Philippians 4:3And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and 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