Ezra 8:24

Ezra 8:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
• New International Version (NIV)Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them—

Context of Ezra 8:24

22For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to accompany us and protect us from enemies along the way. After all, we had told the king, “Our God’s hand of protection is on all who worship him, but his fierce anger rages against those who abandon him.” 23So we fasted and earnestly prayed that our God would take care of us, and he heard our prayer. I appointed twelve leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests— 25to be in charge of transporting the silver, the gold, the gold bowls, and the other items that the king, his council, his officials, and all the people of Israel had presented for the Temple of God. 26I weighed the treasure as I gave it to them and found the totals to be as follows: 24 tons of silver, 7,500 pounds of silver articles, 7,500 pounds of gold,

Ezra 8:24 word by word

וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָה מִשָּׂרֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה וְעִמָּהֶ֥ם מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם עֲשָׂרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I separatedבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
• twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• of the chiefשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• Sherebiahשֵׁרֵֽבְיָהshêrêbyâh · SherebiahH8274
• Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּchăshabyâh chăshabyâhû · HashabiahH2811
• and tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• of their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251

Cross-references for Ezra 8:24

• Ezra 8:18Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they sent us a man named Sherebiah, along with eighteen of his sons and brothers. He was a very astute man and a descendant of Mahli, who was a descendant of Levi son of Israel.

Commentaries on Ezra 8:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-30Verses 24-30 Do we expect that God should, by his providence, keep that which belongs to us, let us, by his grace, keep that which belongs to him. Let God's honour and interest be our care; and then we may expect that our lives and comforts will be his.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3224-32. Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests ... and weighed unto them the silver, &c.--The custody of the contributions and of the sacred vessels was, during the journey, committed to twelve of the chief priests, who, with the assistance of ten of their brethren, were to watch closely over them by the way, and deliver them into the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. The treasures in silver and gold, according to the value of the Babylonian…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 8:24

• Hashabiah
• Integrity
• Levites
• Liberality
• Priest
• Sherebiah

In the dictionaries

• Ezra
• Hashabiah
• Require
• Scribe
• Sherebiah
• Assamias
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Hashabneiah
• Law in the Old Testament
• Meremoth

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