Ezra 8

1 ♥ 📝 N ow these are the heads^H7218 of their fathers'^H1 [houses], and this is the genealogy^H3187 of them that went up^H5927 with me from Babylon,^H894 in the reign^H4438 of Artaxerxes^H783 the king:^H4438

2 ♥ 📝 Of the sons^H1121 of Phinehas,^H6372 Gershom.^H1647 Of the sons^H1121 of Ithamar,^H385 Daniel.^H1840 Of the sons^H1121 of David,^H1732 Hattush.^H2407

3 ♥ 📝 Of the sons^H1121 of Shecaniah,^H7935 of the sons^H1121 of Parosh,^H6551 Zechariah;^H2148 and with him were reckoned by genealogy^H3187 of the males^H2145 a hundred^H3967 and fifty.^H2572

4 ♥ 📝 Of the sons^H1121 of Pahath-moab,^H6355 Eliehoenai^H454 the son^H1121 of Zerahiah;^H2228 and with him two hundred^H3967 males.^H2145

5 ♥ 📝 Of the sons^H1121 of Shecaniah,^H7935 the son^H1121 of Jahaziel;^H3166 and with him three^H7969 hundred^H3967 males.^H2145

6 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Adin,^H5720 Ebed^H5651 the son^H1121 of Jonathan;^H3129 and with him fifty^H2572 males.^H2145

7 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Elam,^H5867 Jeshaiah^H3470 the son^H1121 of Athaliah;^H6271 and with him seventy^H7657 males.^H2145

8 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Shephatiah,^H8203 Zebadiah^H2069 the son^H1121 of Michael;^H4317 and with him fourscore^H8084 males.^H2145

9 ♥ 📝 Of the sons^H1121 of Joab,^H3097 Obadiah^H5662 the son^H1121 of Jehiel;^H3171 and with him two hundred^H3967 and eighteen^H8083 males.^H2145

10 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Shelomith,^H8019 the son^H1121 of Josiphiah;^H3131 and with him a hundred^H3967 and threescore^H8346 males.^H2145

11 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Bebai,^H893 Zechariah^H2148 the son^H1121 of Bebai;^H893 and with him twenty^H6242 and eight^H8083 males.^H2145

12 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Azgad,^H5803 Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Hakkatan;^H6997 and with him a hundred^H3967 and ten^H6235 males.^H2145

13 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Adonikam,^H140 [that were] the last;^H314 and these are their names:^H8034 Eliphelet,^H467 Jeuel,^H3273 and Shemaiah;^H8098 and with them threescore^H8346 males.^H2145

14 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Bigvai,^H902 Uthai^H5793 and Zabbud;^H2072 and with them seventy^H7657 males.^H2145

15 ♥ 📝 And I gathered them together^H6908 to the river^H5104 that runneth^H935 to Ahava;^H163 and there we encamped^H2583 three^H7969 days:^H3117 and I viewed^H995 the people,^H5971 and the priests,^H3548 and found^H4672 there none of the sons^H1121 of Levi.^H3878

16 ♥ 📝 Then sent^H7971 I for Eliezer,^H461 for Ariel,^H740 for Shemaiah,^H8098 and for Elnathan,^H494 and for Jarib,^H3402 and for Elnathan,^H494 and for Nathan,^H5416 and for Zechariah,^H2148 and for Meshullam,^H4918 chief men;^H7218 also for Joiarib,^H3114 and for Elnathan,^H494 who were teachers.^H995

17 ♥ 📝 And I sent^H6680 them forth^H3318 unto Iddo^H112 the chief^H7218 at the place^H4725 Casiphia;^H3703 and I told^H7760 them what^H1697 they should say^H1696 unto Iddo,^H112 [and] his brethren^H251 the Nethinim,^H5411 at the place^H4725 Casiphia,^H3703 that they should bring^H935 unto us ministers^H8334 for the house^H1004 of our God.^H430

18 ♥ 📝 And according to the good^H2896 hand^H3027 of our God^H430 upon us they brought^H935 us a man^H376 of discretion,^H7922 of the sons^H1121 of Mahli,^H4249 the son^H1121 of Levi,^H3878 the son^H1121 of Israel;^H3478 and Sherebiah,^H8274 with his sons^H1121 and his brethren,^H251 eighteen;^H8083

19 ♥ 📝 and Hashabiah,^H2811 and with him Jeshaiah^H3470 of the sons^H1121 of Merari,^H4847 his brethren^H251 and their sons,^H1121 twenty;^H6242

20 ♥ 📝 and of the Nethinim,^H5411 whom David^H1732 and the princes^H8269 had given^H5414 for the service^H5656 of the Levites,^H3881 two hundred^H3967 and twenty^H6242 Nethinim:^H5411 all of them were mentioned^H5344 by name.^H8034

21 ♥ 📝 Then I proclaimed^H7121 a fast^H6685 there, at the river^H5104 Ahava,^H163 that we might humble^H6031 ourselves before^H6440 our God,^H430 to seek^H1245 of him a straight^H3477 way^H1870 for us, and for our little ones,^H2945 and for all our substance.^H7399

22 ♥ 📝 For I was ashamed^H954 to ask^H7592 of the king^H4428 a band of soldiers^H2428 and horsemen^H6571 to help^H5826 us against the enemy^H341 in the way,^H1870 because we had spoken^H559 unto the king,^H4428 saying,^H559 The hand^H3027 of our God^H430 is upon all them that seek^H1245 him, for good;^H2896 but his power^H5797 and his wrath^H639 is against all them that forsake^H5800 him.

23 ♥ 📝 So we fasted^H6684 and besought^H1245 our God^H430 for this: and he was entreated^H6279 of us.

24 ♥ 📝 Then I set apart^H914 twelve^H8147 of the chiefs^H8269 of the priests,^H3548 even Sherebiah,^H8274 Hashabiah,^H2811 and ten^H6235 of their brethren^H251 with them,

25 ♥ 📝 and weighed^H8254 unto them the silver,^H3701 and the gold,^H2091 and the vessels,^H3627 even the offering^H8641 for the house^H1004 of our God,^H430 which the king,^H4428 and his counsellors,^H3289 and his princes,^H8269 and all Israel^H3478 there present,^H4672 had offered:^H7311

26 ♥ 📝 I weighed^H8254 into their hand^H3027 six^H8337 hundred^H3967 and fifty^H2572 talents^H3603 of silver,^H3701 and silver^H3701 vessels^H3627 a hundred^H3967 talents;^H3603 of gold^H2091 a hundred^H3967 talents;^H3603

27 ♥ 📝 and twenty^H6242 bowls^H3713 of gold,^H2091 of a thousand^H505 darics;^H150 and two^H8147 vessels^H3627 of fine^H2896 bright brass,^H5178 precious^H2532 as gold.^H2091

28 ♥ 📝 And I said^H559 unto them, Ye are holy^H6944 unto Jehovah,^H3068 and the vessels^H3627 are holy;^H6944 and the silver^H3701 and the gold^H2091 are a freewill-offering^H5071 unto Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of your fathers.^H1

29 ♥ 📝 Watch^H8245 ye, and keep^H8104 them, until ye weigh^H8254 them before^H6440 the chiefs^H8269 of the priests^H3548 and the Levites,^H3881 and the princes^H8269 of the fathers'^H1 [houses] of Israel,^H3478 at Jerusalem,^H3389 in the chambers^H3957 of the house^H1004 of Jehovah.^H3068

30 ♥ 📝 So the priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881 received^H6901 the weight^H4948 of the silver^H3701 and the gold,^H2091 and the vessels,^H3627 to bring^H935 them to Jerusalem^H3389 unto the house^H1004 of our God.^H430

31 ♥ 📝 Then we departed^H5265 from the river^H5104 Ahava^H163 on the twelfth^H8147 [day] of the first^H7223 month,^H2320 to go^H3212 unto Jerusalem:^H3389 and the hand^H3027 of our God^H430 was upon us, and he delivered^H5337 us from the hand^H3709 of the enemy^H341 and the lier-in-wait^H693 by the way.^H1870

32 ♥ 📝 And we came^H935 to Jerusalem,^H3389 and abode^H3427 there three^H7969 days.^H3117

33 ♥ 📝 And on the fourth^H7243 day^H3117 the silver^H3701 and the gold^H2091 and the vessels^H3627 were weighed^H8254 in the house^H1004 of our God^H430 into the hand^H3027 of Meremoth^H4822 the son^H1121 of Uriah^H223 the priest;^H3548 and with him was Eleazar^H499 the son^H1121 of Phinehas;^H6372 and with them was Jozabad^H3107 the son^H1121 of Jeshua,^H3442 and Noadiah^H5129 the son^H1121 of Binnui,^H1131 the Levite;^H3881

34 ♥ 📝 the whole by number^H4557 and by weight:^H4948 and all the weight^H4948 was written^H3789 at that time.^H6256

35 ♥ 📝 The children^H1121 of the captivity,^H1473 that were come out^H935 of exile,^H7628 offered^H7126 burnt-offerings^H5930 unto the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 twelve^H8147 bullocks^H6499 for all Israel,^H3478 ninety^H8673 and six^H8337 rams,^H352 seventy^H7657 and seven^H7651 lambs,^H3532 twelve^H8147 he-goats^H6842 for a sin-offering:^H2403 all this was a burnt-offering^H5930 unto Jehovah.^H3068

36 ♥ 📝 And they delivered^H5414 the king's^H4428 commissions^H1881 unto the king's^H4428 satraps,^H323 and to the governors^H6346 beyond^H5676 the River:^H5104 and they furthered^H5375 the people^H5971 and the house^H1004 of God.^H430