Ezra 8
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Ezra 8
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| Now these are the heads of their fathers' [houses], and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king: | Now these are the heads of families who were listed of those who went up with me from Babylon, when Artaxerxes was king. |
| Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush. | Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush; |
| Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty. | Of the sons of Shecaniah; of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were listed a hundred and fifty males. |
| Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males. | Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai, the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males. |
| Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males. | Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males. |
| And of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males. | And of the sons of Adin, Ebed, the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males. |
| And of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males. | And of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah; the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males. |
| And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him fourscore males. | And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah, the son of Michael; and with him eighty males. |
| Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred and eighteen males. | Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah, the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred and eighteen males. |
| And of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him a hundred and threescore males. | And of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him a hundred and sixty males. |
| And of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty and eight males. | And of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah, the son of Bebai; and with him twenty-eight males. |
| And of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him a hundred and ten males. | And of the sons of Azgad, Johanan, the son of Hakkatan; and with him a hundred and ten males. |
| And of the sons of Adonikam, [that were] the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them threescore males. | And of the sons of Adonikam, the last, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males. |
| And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males. | And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males. |
| And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there we encamped three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. | And I made them come together by the river flowing to Ahava; and we were there in tents for three days: and after viewing the people and the priests I saw that no sons of Levi were there. |
| Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, who were teachers. | Then I sent for Eliezer and Ariel and Shemaiah and Elnathan Jarib and Elnathan and Nathan and Zechariah and Meshullam, all responsible men; and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were wise men. |
| And I sent them forth unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, [and] his brethren the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. | And I sent them to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and gave them orders what to say to Iddo and his brothers the Nethinim at the place Casiphia, so that they might come back to us with men to do the work of the house of our God. |
| And according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen; | And by the help of our God they got for us Ish-sechel, one of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah with his sons and brothers, eighteen; |
| and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty; | And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty; |
| 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 mentioned by name. | And of the Nethinim, to whom David and the captains had given the work of helping the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them specially named. |
| Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. | Then I gave orders for a time of going without food, there by the river Ahava, so that we might make ourselves low before our God in prayer, requesting from him a straight way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance. |
| For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. | For I would not, for shame, make request to the king for a band of armed men and horsemen to give us help against those who might make attacks on us on the way: for we had said to the king, The hand of our God is on his servants for good, but his power and his wrath are against all those who are turned away from him. |
| So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us. | So we went without food, requesting our God for this: and his ear was open to our prayer. |
| Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, | So I put on one side twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them, |
| and weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered: | And gave to them by weight the silver and the gold and the vessels, all the offering for the house of our God which the king and his wise men and his captains and all Israel there present had given: |
| I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels a hundred talents; of gold a hundred talents; | Measuring into their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels, a hundred talents' weight, and a hundred talents of gold, |
| and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold. | And twenty gold basins, of a thousand darics, and two vessels of the best bright brass, equal in value to gold. |
| And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering unto Jehovah, the God of your fathers. | And I said to them, You are holy to the Lord and the vessels are holy: and the silver and the gold are an offering freely given to the Lord, the God of your fathers. |
| Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers' [houses] of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah. | Take care of them and keep them, till you put them on the scales before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites and the chiefs of the families of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the rooms of the house of the Lord. |
| So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God. | So the priests and the Levites took the weight of silver and gold and the vessels, to take them to Jerusalem into the house of our God. |
| Then we departed from the river 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 the lier-in-wait by the way. | Then we went away from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was on us, and he gave us salvation from our haters and those who were waiting to make an attack on us by the way. |
| And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. | And we came to Jerusalem and were there for three days. |
| And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levite; | And on the fourth day, the silver and the gold and the vessels were measured out by weight in the house of our God into the hands of Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the priest; and with him was Eleazar, the son of Phinehas; and with them were Jozabad, the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah, the son of Binnui, the Levites; |
| the whole by number and by weight: and all the weight was written at that time. | All was handed over by number and by weight: and the weight was put on record at that time. |
| The children of the captivity, that were come out of exile, offered burnt-offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burnt-offering unto Jehovah. | And those who had been prisoners, who had come back from a strange land, made burned offerings to the God of Israel, twelve oxen for all Israel, ninety-six male sheep, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burned offering to the Lord. |
| And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God. | And they gave the king's orders to the king's captains and the rulers across the river, and they gave the people and the house of God the help which was needed. |
