Ezra 8:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezra 8:15

13 of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these—Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah—and with them sixty males;

14 also of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

Servants for the Temple

15 Now I gathered them by the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And I looked among the people and the priests, and found none of the ^asons of Levi there.

16 Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and ^aMeshullam, leaders; also for Joiarib and Elnathan, men of understanding.

17 And I gave them a command for Iddo the chief man at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to² Iddo and his brethren the Nethinim at the place Casiphia—that they should bring us servants for the house of our God.

18 Then, by the good hand of our God upon us, they ^abrought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and brothers, eighteen men;

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Interlinear Bible for Ezra 8:15:

And I gathered them together
qabats (#6908) to
'el (#413) the river
nahar (#5104) that runneth
bow' (#935) to
'el (#413) Ahava;
'Ahava' (#163) and there
sham (#8033) abode we in tents
chanah (#2583) three
shalowsh (#7969) days:
yowm (#3117) and I viewed
biyn (#995) the people,
`am (#5971) and the priests,
kohen (#3548) and found
matsa' (#4672) there
sham (#8033) none
lo' (#3808) of the sons
min (#4480) of Levi.
Leviy (#3878)

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