Ezra 8:15-20
Legacy Standard Bible
Ezra Sends for Levites
15 Now I gathered them at (A)the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days. And I [a]observed the people and the priests, but I (B)did not find any Levites there. 16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, [b]chief men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers. 17 I sent them out to Iddo the [c]chief man at the place Casiphia; and I put words in their mouths 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)So, according to the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a (E)man of insight of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, 18 men; 19 and Hashabiah and [e]Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men; 20 and 220 of (F)the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name.
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Ezra 8:15-20
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Journey to Jerusalem
15 So I gathered them together at the canal[a] that runs to Ahava, and we camped there three days. I looked over the people and the priests who were there, but I did not find any Levites among them. 16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were teachers. 17 I sent them to Iddo, the leader serving in the place called Kasiphia, and I gave them a message to speak to Iddo and his brothers, the temple servants in the place called Kasiphia, so that they would bring us ministers for the house of our God.
18 So, since the good hand of our God was resting upon us, they brought us the following people: Sherebiah, a discerning man from the descendants of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, along with his sons and his brothers,[b] eighteen men; 19 also Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari and his brothers and their sons, twenty men; 20 and from the temple servants whom David and the leaders appointed to the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were registered by name.
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