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Ezra 8:15-21
15And I gatheredthemוָֽאֶקְבְּצֵ֗םva.'ek.be.TzemH6908at theriverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104thatrunnethהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935toAhavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163; and there we abode intentsוַנַּחֲנֶ֥הva.na.cha.NehH2583threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֑הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117: and Iviewedוָאָבִ֤ינָהva.'a.Vi.nahH995thepeopleבָעָם֙va.'AmH5971, and thepriestsוּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםu.va.Ko.ha.NimH3548, andfoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672there none of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֥יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofLeviH3878.
16Thensentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡הva.'esh.le.ChahH7971I forEliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶרle.'e.li.'E.zerH461, forArielלַאֲרִיאֵ֡לla.'a.ri.'ElH740, forShemaiahלִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָהLish.ma'.yahH8098, and forElnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494, and forJaribוּלְיָרִ֜יבu.le.ya.RivH3402, and forElnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494, and forNathanוּלְנָתָ֛ןu.le.na.TanH5416, and forZechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֥הve.liz.khar.YahH2148, and forMeshullamוְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖םve.lim.shu.LamH4918, chiefmenרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218; also forJoiaribוּלְיוֹיָרִ֥יבu.le.yo.ya.RivH3114, and forElnathanוּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ןu.le.'el.na.TanH494, men ofunderstandingמְבִינִֽים׃me.vi.NimH995.
17And Isentוָאֲצַוֶּ֤הva.'o.tzi.'ahH6680them withcommandmentH3318toIddoאִדּ֣וֹ'i.DoH112thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218at theplaceהַמָּק֑וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֖אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703, and Itoldוָאָשִׂימָה֩ בְּפִיהֶ֨םva.'a.si.Mah be.fi.HemH7760H6310themwhatדְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimH1697they shouldsayלְ֠דַבֵּרLe.da.berH1696toIddoאִדּ֨וֹ'i.DoH112, and to hisbrethrenאָחִ֤יו'a.ChivH251theNethinimsהַנְּתִינִים֙ha.ne.tu.nimH5411, at theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Casiphiaבְּכָסִפְיָ֣אbe.kha.sif.Ya'H3703, that they shouldbringלְהָֽבִיא־le.ha.vi'-H935to usministersמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםme.sha.re.TimH8334for thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.
18And by thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430upon us theybroughtוַיָּבִ֨יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uH935us amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofunderstandingשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922, of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofMahliמַחְלִ֔יmach.LiH4249, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLeviH3878, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andSherebiahוְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛הve.she.re.ve.YahH8274, with hissonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251,eighteenשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃she.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083H6240;
20Also of theNethinimsהַנְּתִינִ֗יםha.ne.ti.NimH5411, whomDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269hadappointedשֶׁנָּתַ֨ןshe.na.TanH5414for theserviceלַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881, twohundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242Nethinimsנְתִינִ֖יםne.ti.NimH5411: all of them werementionedנִקְּב֥וּni.ke.VuH5344bynameבְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ve.she.MotH8034.
21Then Iproclaimedוָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'H7121afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685there, at theriverהַנָּהָ֣רha.na.HarH5104Ahavaאַהֲוָ֔א'a.ha.Va'H163, that we mightafflictלְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹתle.hit.'a.NotH6031ourselvesbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, toseekלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245of him arightיְשָׁרָ֔הye.sha.RahH3477wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for us, and for our littleonesוּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּu.le.ta.Pe.nuH2945, and for all oursubstanceרְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃re.khu.She.nuH7399.
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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