Ezra 8:15-20
English Standard Version
Ezra Sends for Levites
15 I gathered them to the river that runs to (A)Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there (B)none of the sons of Levi. 16 Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and (C)Meshullam, leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of insight, 17 and sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers and[a] the temple servants at the place Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God. 18 And (D)by the good hand of our God on us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of (E)Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebiah with his sons and kinsmen, 18; 19 also (F)Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of (G)the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20; 20 (H)besides 220 of the temple servants, whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all (I)mentioned by name.
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Ezra 8:15-20
New American Standard Bible
Ezra Sends for Levites
15 Now I assembled them at (A)the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I paid close attention to the people and the priests, I (B)did not find any Levites there. 16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, [a]leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers. 17 And I sent them to Iddo the [b]leading man at the place called Casiphia; and I [c]told them what to say to [d]Iddo and his brothers, (C)the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God. 18 (D)And as the good hand of our God was upon us, they brought us a (E)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 [e]Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men; 20 and 220 of (F)the temple servants, whom David and the officials had provided for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name.
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