Ezra 8:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ I sent these men to Iddo, the leader [^Cof the Levites] at Casiphia, and told them what to say to Iddo and his ·relatives [or collegues; ^Lbrothers], who are the Temple servants in Casiphia. I sent them to bring ·servants [ministers; attendants] to us for the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of our God. ¹⁸ The ·good [gracious] hand of our God was ·helping [^Lon] us, so ·Iddo’s relatives [^Lthey] ·gave [brought; sent] us Sherebiah, a ·wise [skilled; capable; astute] man from the ·descendants [sons] of Mahli ·son [descendant] of Levi, who was the son of Israel. And they brought Sherebiah’s sons and brothers, for a total of eighteen men. ¹⁹ And they brought to us Hashabiah and Jeshaiah from the ·descendants [sons] of Merari, and his brothers and ·nephews [their sons]. In all there were twenty men.