Ezra 8:24
“Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,”
Ezra 8:24 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sarabias, and Hasabias, and with them ten of their brethren,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
- DARBYDarby
- And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And I separate from the heads of the priests, twelve, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them of their brethren ten,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
Context: Ezra 8
22For I was ashamed to require 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 for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
23So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
25And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellers, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:
26I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;
About Ezra 8: Ezra's Assembly
Ezra assembles the exiles to hear the law and to worship.
Commentary
Ezra 8 is a chapter that focuses on the return of the exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem. The chapter begins with a list of the leaders of the people who are returning, and it is clear that the people are returning with a sense of purpose and dedication to the Lord. The people are determined to rebuild the temple and to restore the worship of the Lord in Jerusalem.