8:1 Now these are the heads of their fathers' [houses], and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 1 , Now these are the heads of their fathers' [houses], and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
8:2 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 2 , Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.
8:3 Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males one hundred fifty.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 3 , Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males one hundred fifty.
8:4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 4 , Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.
8:5 Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 5 , Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.
8:6 Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 6 , Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males.
8:7 Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 7 , Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.
8:8 Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him eighty males.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 8 , Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him eighty males.
8:9 Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 9 , Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
8:10 Of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him one hundred sixty males.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 10 , Of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him one hundred sixty males.
8:11 Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty-eight males.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 11 , Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty-eight males.
8:12 Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him one hundred ten males.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 12 , Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him one hundred ten males.
8:13 Of the sons of Adonikam, [who were] the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 13 , Of the sons of Adonikam, [who were] the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.
8:14 Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 14 , Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.
8:15 I gathered them together to the river that runs 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.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 15 , I gathered them together to the river that runs 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.
8:16 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.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 16 , 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.
8:17 I sent them forth to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo, [and] his brothers the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 17 , I sent them forth to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo, [and] his brothers the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
8:18 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; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 18 , 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; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;
8:19 and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 19 , and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;
8:20 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.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 20 , 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.
8:21 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.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 21 , 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.
8:22 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 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.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 22 , 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 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.
8:23 So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he was entreated of us.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 23 , So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he was entreated of us.
8:24 Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 24 , Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,
8:25 and weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, and his counselors, and his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered:
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 25 , and weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, and his counselors, and his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered:
8:26 I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels one hundred talents; of gold one hundred talents;
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 26 , I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels one hundred talents; of gold one hundred talents;
8:27 and twenty bowls of gold, of one thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 27 , and twenty bowls of gold, of one thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.
8:28 I said to them, You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering to Yahweh, the God of your fathers.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 28 , I said to them, You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering to Yahweh, the God of your fathers.
8:29 Watch you, and keep them, until you 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 Yahweh.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 29 , Watch you, and keep them, until you 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 Yahweh.
8:30 So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 30 , So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
8:31 Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth [day] of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the bandit by the way.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 31 , Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth [day] of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the bandit by the way.
8:32 We came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 32 , We came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
8:33 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 Levite;
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 33 , 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 Levite;
8:34 the whole by number and by weight: and all the weight was written at that time.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 34 , the whole by number and by weight: and all the weight was written at that time.
8:35 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 Yahweh.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 35 , 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 Yahweh.
8:36 They delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.
The WEB Book of Ezra , Chapter 8 , Verse 36 , They delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.
