The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

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Ezra 8:14 (JPS Tanakh 1917)
And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur; and with him seventy males.

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:15 (RSV)

I gathered them to the river that runs to Aha′va, and there we encamped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi.

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:16 (RSV)

Then I sent for Elie′zer, Ariel, Shemai′ah, Elna′than, Jarib, Elna′than, Nathan, Zechari′ah, and Meshul′lam, leading men, and for Joi′arib and Elna′than, who were men of insight,

 

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Ezra 8:17 (JPS Tanakh 1917)
And I gave them commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should say unto Iddo [and] his brother, who were set over the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:18 (RSV)

And by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebi′ah with his sons and kinsmen, eighteen;

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:19 (RSV)

also Hashabi′ah and with him Jeshai′ah of the sons of Merar′i, with his kinsmen and their sons, twenty;

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezra 8:20 (ERV)
and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were expressed by name.

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:21 (RSV)

Fasting and Prayer for Protection​

21. Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Aha′va, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:22 (RSV)

For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way; since we had told the king, “The hand of our God is for good upon all that seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all that forsake him.”

 

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Ezra 8:23 (ERV)
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezra 8:24 (KJV)
Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:25 (RSV)

And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered;

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:26 (RSV)

I weighed out into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels worth a hundred talents, and a hundred talents of gold,

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezra 8:27 (HCSB)
20 gold bowls worth 1,000 gold coins, and two articles of fine gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezra 8:28 (JPS Tanakh 1917)
And I said unto them: 'Ye are holy unto the LORD, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering unto the LORD, the God of your fathers.

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:29 (NASB)

Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leading priests, the Levites and the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord.”

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:30 (NASB)

So the priests and the Levites accepted the weighed out silver and gold and the utensils, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Ezra 8:31 (King James 2000 Bible)
Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:32 (RSV)

We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days.

 

[Deade]

Ezra 8:33 (RSV)

On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed into the hands of Mer′emoth the priest, son of Uri′ah, and with him was Elea′zar the son of Phin′ehas, and with them were the Levites, Jo′zabad the son of Jeshua and No-adi′ah the son of Bin′nui.