Ezra

Ezra 8:17–18

¹⁷And I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his kinsmen, the temple servants^f at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

¹⁸And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah— a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel— along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;

Footnotes

f 8:17 Hebrew the Nethinim; also in verse 20

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Ezra 8:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And I sent	וָאוֹצִאָה	wå̄·ʾō·ṣi·ʾå̄h	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out
them	אוֹתָם֙	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Iddo	אִדּ֣וֹ	’id·dōw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H112 Iddo
the leader	הָרֹ֔אשׁ	hā·rōš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
at Casiphia	בְּכָסִפְיָ֖א	bə·ḵā·sip̄·yā	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3703 Casiphja
with a message	דְּבָרִ֜ים	də·ḇā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
for	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
him	אִדּ֨וֹ	’id·dōw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H112 Iddo
and his kinsmen	אָחִ֤יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
the temple servants	הַנְּתוּנִים	han·nə·ṯū·nīm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
at Casiphia	בְּכָסִפְיָ֣א	bə·ḵā·sip̄·yā	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3703 Casiphja
that they should bring	לְהָֽבִיא־	lə·hā·ḇî-	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to us	לָ֥נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
ministers	מְשָׁרְתִ֖ים	mə·šā·rə·ṯîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H8334 minister, serve
for the house	לְבֵ֥ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of our God	אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God

Ezra 8:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And since the gracious	הַטּוֹבָ֤ה	haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
hand	כְּיַד־	kə·yaḏ-	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of our God	אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
was upon us	עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
they brought	וַיָּבִ֨יאּוּ	way·yā·ḇî’·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
us	לָ֜נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
Sherebiah	וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛ה	wə·šê·rê·ḇə·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8274 a Levite with Ezra
a man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of insight	שֶׂ֔כֶל	śe·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular	H7922 prudence, insight
from the descendants	מִבְּנֵ֣י	mib·bə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Mahli	מַחְלִ֔י	maḥ·lî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4249 Machli
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Levi	לֵוִ֖י	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3881 Levite
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3478 Israel
along with his sons	וּבָנָ֥יו	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
and brothers	וְאֶחָ֖יו	wə·’e·ḥāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
18	שְׁמֹנָ֥ה	šə·mō·nāh	Number - masculine singular	H8083 eight
men	עָשָֽׂר׃	‘ā·śār	Number - masculine singular	H6240 ten

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Ezra 8:17 Ezra 2:43

Ezra 8:18 Jeremiah 3:15 · Nehemiah 2:8 · Ezra 7:28 · Daniel 1:20 · Ezra 8:22 · Ezra 7:6 · 1 Chronicles 6:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.