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Ezra 8

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Ezra 8 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

Now these are the heads of their fathers’ households, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:

ASV: 1ASV

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:

WEB: 2WEB

Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.

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Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.

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Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were listed by genealogy of the males one hundred fifty.

ASV: 3ASV

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.

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Of the sons of Pahathmoab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.

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Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.

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Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.

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Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.

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Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males.

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And of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males.

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Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.

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And of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.

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Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him eighty males.

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And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him fourscore males.

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Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred eighteen males.

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Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

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Of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him one hundred sixty males.

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And of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him a hundred and threescore males.

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Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty-eight males.

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And of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty and eight males.

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Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him one hundred ten males.

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And of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him a hundred and ten males.

WEB: 13WEB

Of the sons of Adonikam, who were the last, their names are: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.

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And of the sons of Adonikam, that were the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them threescore males.

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Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.

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And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.

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I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days. Then I looked around at the people and the priests, and found there were none of the sons of Levi.

ASV: 15ASV

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.

WEB: 16WEB

Then I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.

ASV: 16ASV

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.

WEB: 17WEB

I sent them out to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo and his brothers the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

ASV: 17ASV

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.

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According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;

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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;

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and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;

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and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

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and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.

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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.

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Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us, for our little ones, and for all our possessions.

ASV: 21ASV

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.

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For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”

ASV: 22ASV

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.

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So we fasted and begged our God for this, and he granted our request.

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So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

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Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

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Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

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and weighed to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, his counselors, his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered.

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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:

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I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, one hundred talents of silver vessels, one hundred talents of gold,

ASV: 26ASV

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

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twenty bowls of gold weighing one thousand darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze, precious as gold.

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and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.

WEB: 28WEB

I said to them, “You are holy to the LORD, and the vessels are holy. The silver and the gold are a free will offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.

ASV: 28ASV

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.

WEB: 29WEB

Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and the princes of the fathers’ households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the rooms of the LORD’s house.”

ASV: 29ASV

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.

WEB: 30WEB

So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver, the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

ASV: 30ASV

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.

WEB: 31WEB

Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the bandits by the way.

ASV: 31ASV

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.

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We came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.

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And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

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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 were Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levites.

ASV: 33ASV

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 Levites)—

WEB: 34WEB

Everything was counted and weighed; and all the weight was written at that time.

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the whole by number and by weight: and all the weight was written at that time.

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The children of the captivity, who had come out of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats for a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.

ASV: 35ASV

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.

WEB: 36WEB

They delivered the king’s commissions to the king’s local governors and to the governors beyond the River. So they supported the people and God’s house.

ASV: 36ASV

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.