Ezra 8

Ezra · Chapter 8

Ezra 8:33

1These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.2Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.3Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.4Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.5Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.6Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.7And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.8And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.9Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.10And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.11And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.12And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.13And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.14Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.15And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.16Then 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, men of understanding.17And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.18And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;19And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;20Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.22For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.23So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,25And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:26I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;27Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.28And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.29Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.30So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.31Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.32And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.33Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by 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, Levites;34By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.35Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.36And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

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33Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by 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, Levites;On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.And 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 Levites)—

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and on the dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu-vai-YOMH3117G
day

יוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֡יha-re-vi-'IH7243
fourth

רְבִיעִי (re.vi.i) 1) fourth 1a) fourth 1b) four square 1c) fourth part Aramaic equivalent: re.vi.ay (רְבִיעִי "fourth" H7244)

it was weighed outנִשְׁקַ֣לnish-KALH8254
to weigh

שָׁקַל (sha.qal) 1) to weigh, weigh out, pay out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to weigh 1a2) to weigh out (a price) 1a3) of grief (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be weighed 1b2) to be weighed out Aramaic equivalent: te.qal (תְּקַל "to weigh" H8625A)

the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha-ke-SEFH3701G
silver: money

כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents

and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֨בve-ha-za-HAVH2091
gold

דְּהַב (de.hav) gold Aramaic of za.hav (זָהָב "gold" H2091)

and the vesselsוְהַכֵּלִ֜יםve-ha-ke-LIMH3627
article/utensil

כְּלִי (ke.li) 1) article, vessel, implement, utensil 1a) article, object (general) 1b) utensil, implement, apparatus, vessel 1b1) implement (of hunting or war) 1b2) implement (of music) 1b3) implement, tool (of labour) 1b4) equipment, yoke (of oxen) 1b5) utensils, furniture 1c) vessel, receptacle (general) 1d) vessels (boats) of paper-reed

in [the] house ofבְּבֵ֣יתbe-VEITH1004QNo entry
God ourאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e-lo-HEI-nuH0430G
God

אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

onעַ֠ל'alH5921A
upon

עַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) …

[the] hand ofיַד־yad-H3027H
hand

יָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

Meremothמְרֵמ֤וֹתme-re-MOTH4822G
Meraioth

מְרָיוֹת (me.ra.vot) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.33; son of: Uriah (H0223H); also called Meraioth at Neh.12.15; Another name of me.re.mot (מְרֵמוֹת "Meremoth" H4822G) § Meraioth = "rebellious" 1) grandfather of Ahitub, descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and the head of a priestly house 2) son of Ahitub, father of Zadok, descendant of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and the head of a priestly house 3) head of a family of priests represented by Helkai in the time of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua

[the] son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u-ri-YAHH0223H
Uriah

אוּרִיָּה (u.riy.yah) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.33; son of: Hakkoz (H6976J); father of: Meremoth (H4822) § Uriah or Urijah = "Jehovah (Yahweh) is my light (flame)" a prophet slain by Jehoiakim

the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha-ko-HENH3548
priest

כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) 1b) pagan priests 1c) priests of Jehovah 1d) Levitical priests 1e) Zadokite priests 1f) Aaronic priests 1g) the high priest Aramaic equivalent: ka.hen (כָּהֵן "priest" H3549)

and with himוְעִמּ֖וֹve-'i-MOH5973A
with

עִם (im) 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as

Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֣ר'el-'a-ZARH0499K
Eleazar

אֶלְעָזָר (el.a.zar) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33; son of: Phinehas (H6372I) § Eleazar = "God has helped" 1) the high priest son of Aaron 2) Abinadab's son who cared for the ark 3) the priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in time of Ezra 4) one of David's mighty warriors 5) a Levite 6) one of the line of Parosh

[the] son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Phinehasפִּֽינְחָ֑סpin-CHASH6372I
Phinehas

פִּינְחָס (pin.chas) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33; father of: Eleazar (H0499K) § Phinehas = "mouth of brass" 1) son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron; his zealousness for the Lord averted a plague on Israel and gained him the promise of the Lord of an everlasting priesthood in his family 2) a priest and the son of the priest Eli 3) the father of a helper of Ezra

and with themוְעִמָּהֶ֞םve-'i-ma-HEMH5973A
with

עִם (im) 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as

Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֧דyo-za-VADH3107M
Jozabad

יוֹזָבָד (yo.za.vad) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33; son of: Jeshua (H3442K) § Jozabad or Josabad = "Jehovah has endowed" 1) a Korhite Levite, 2nd son of Obededom, and one of the porters of the temple and of the storehouse there in the time of David 2) one of David's mighty warriors 3) another of David's mighty warriors 4) four other priests or Levites

[the] son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Jeshuaיֵשׁ֛וּעַye-SHU-a'H3442K
Jeshua

יֵשׁוּעַ (ye.shu.a) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33; father of: Jozabad (H3107M) § Jeshua = "he is saved" 1) son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan 2) son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration 3) a priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course 4) a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah 5) head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon 6) father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah …

and Noadiahוְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥הve-no-'ad-YAHH5129G
Noadiah

נוֹעַדְיָה (no.ad.yah) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33; son of: Binnui (H1131H) § Noadiah = "meeting with Jehovah" 1) a Levite, son of Binnui, who weighed the vessels of gold and silver belonging to the temple which were brought back from Babylon 2) a prophetess who joined Sanballat and Tobiah in their attempt to intimidate Nehemiah

[the] son ofבֶן־ven-H1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Binnuiבִּנּ֖וּיbi-NUIH1131H
Binnui

בִּנּוּי (bin.nuy) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33; father of: Noadiah (H5129) § Binnui = "built up" 1) an exile returnee with Zerubbabel, son of Henadad, who assisted at the reparation of the wall of Jerusalem, under Nehemiah 2) a Levite in time of Ezra, father of Noadiah 3) another Levite in time of Ezra, who took a foreign wife 4) still another Levite in time of Ezra, who took a foreign wife

the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal-vi-YIMH3881
Levi

לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) Someone from the tribe of Levi living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.34; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Gershon (H1648), Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115) Another name of le.vi (לֵוִי "Levi" H3878) § Levite, of Levi "joined to" 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah …

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.