Ezra
Ezra 8:18
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;
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.