17 And I sent them to Iddo the [a]leading man at the place called Casiphia; and I [b]told them what to say to [c]Iddo and his brothers, (A)the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God. 18 (B)And as the good hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a (C)man of insight from the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, eighteen men; 19 and Hashabiah and [d]Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men;

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 8:17 Lit head
  2. Ezra 8:17 Lit put words in their mouth to say
  3. Ezra 8:17 As in LXX; MT Iddo his brother
  4. Ezra 8:19 As in LXX; MT with him Jeshaiah

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