Ezra 8
8
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 Artaxerx´es the king. 2Of the sons of Phin´ehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ith´amar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush. 3Of the sons of Shechani´ah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechari´ah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty. 4Of the sons of Pahath–mo´ab; Eliho-e´nai the son of Zerahi´ah, and with him two hundred males. 5Of the sons of Shechani´ah; the son of Jaha´zi-el, 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; Jeshai´ah the son of Athali´ah, and with him seventy males. 8And of the sons of Shephati´ah; Zebadi´ah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males. 9Of the sons of Jo´ab; Obadi´ah the son of Jehi´el, and with him two hundred and eighteen males. 10And of the sons of Shelo´mith; the son of Josi-phi´ah, and with him a hundred and threescore males. 11And of the sons of Be´bai; Zechari´ah the son of Be´bai, and with him twenty and eight males. 12And of the sons of Azgad; Jo´hanan the son of Hak´katan, and with him a hundred and ten males. 13And of the last sons of Adoni´kam, whose names are these, Eliph´elet, Je-i´el, and Shemai´ah, and with them threescore males. 14Of the sons also of Big´vai; U´thai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
15And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Aha´va; 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 Eli-e´zer, for A´ri-el, for Shemai´ah, and for Elna´than, and for Jarib, and for Elna´than, and for Nathan, and for Zechari´ah, and for Meshul´lam, chief men; also for Joi´arib, and for Elna´than, men of understanding. 17And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphi´a, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Neth´inim, at the place Casiphi´a, 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 Sherebi´ah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen; 19and Hashabi´ah, and with him Jeshai´ah of the sons of Mera´ri, his brethren and their sons, twenty; 20also of the Neth´inim, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Neth´inim: all of them were expressed by name.
21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Aha´va, 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 entreated of us.
24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebi´ah, Hashabi´ah, 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 counselors, 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 a hundred talents, and of gold a hundred talents; 27also twenty basins 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 Aha´va 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 Mer´emoth the son of Uri´ah the priest; and with him was Ele-a´zar the son of Phin´ehas; and with them was Joz´abad the son of Jesh´u-a, and Noadi´ah the son of Bin´nu-i, Levites; 34by number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.
35 Also 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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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Ezra 8
8
1These are now the Rashei Avoteihem, and this is the register of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artachshasta the Melech:
2Of the Bnei Pinchas, Gershom; of the Bnei Itamar, Daniel; of the Bnei Dovid, Chattush;
3Of the Bnei Shechanyah, of the Bnei Parosh, Zecharyah; and with him were reckoned by register of the zachar 150.
4Of the Bnei Pachat-Moav, Elyeho'einai ben Zerachyah, and with him 200 zachar.
5Of the Bnei Shechanyah, ben Yachaziel, and with him 300 zachar.
6Of the banim also of Adin, Eved ben Yonatan, and with him 50 zachar.
7And of the Bnei Eilam, Yeshayah ben Atalyah, and with him 70 zachar.
8And of the Bnei Shephatyah, Zevadyah ben Micha'el, and with him 80 zachar.
9Of the Bnei Yoav, Ovadyah ben Yechiel, and with him 218 zachar.
10And of the Bnei Shelomit, ben Yosiphyah, and with him 160 zachar.
11And of the Bnei Bevai, Zecharyah ben Bevai, and with him 28 zachar.
12And of the Bnei Azgad, Yochanan ben Hakkatan, and with him 110 zachar.
13And of the younger Bnei Adonikam, whose shmot are these, Eliphelet, Ye'iel, and Shema'yah, and with them 60 zachar.
14Of the banim also of Bigvai, Utai, and Zakkur, and with them 70 zachar.
15And I gathered them together by the river that runneth to Ahava, and there abode we in tents three days; and I reviewed the people, and the Kohanim, and found there none of the Bnei Levi.
16Then sent I for Eli'ezer, for Ariel, for Shema'yah, and for Elnatan, and for Yariv, and for Elnatan, and for Natan, and for Zecharyah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Yoyariv, and for Elnatan, men of discernment.
17And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place called Kasiphya, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Netinim, at the place Kasiphya, that they should bring unto us ministers for the Beis Eloheinu.
18And by the good Yad of Eloheinu upon us they brought us an Ish Seichel, of the Bnei Machli, ben Levi, ben Yisroel; and Sherevyah, with his banim and his brethren, eighteen;
19And Chashavyah, and with him Yeshayah of the Bnei Merari, his brethren and their banim, twenty;
20Also of the Netinim, whom Dovid and the sarim (princes) had appointed for the Avodas HaLevi'im, two hundred and twenty Netinim; all of them were registered by shemot.
21Then I proclaimed a tzom there, at the Ahava River, that we might afflict ourselves before Eloheinu, to seek of Him a derech yesharah for us, and for our little ones, and for all our possessions.
22For I was ashamed to require of the Melech a band of soldiers and parashim to protect us against the enemy on the road; because we had spoken unto the Melech, saying, The Yad Eloheinu is upon all them for tovah that seek Him, but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake Him.
23So we did a tzom and besought Eloheinu for this, and He was entreated of us.
24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the Kohanim, Sherevyah, Chashavyah, and ten of their brethren with them,
25And weighed out unto them the kesef, and the zahav, and the vessels, even the terumat Beis Eloheinu, which the Melech, and his counselors, and his officials, and kol Yisroel there present, had given as an offering.
26I even weighed out unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of kesef, and vessels of kesef one hundred talents, and of zahav one hundred talents;
27Also twenty bowls of zahav, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of nechoshet, precious as zahav.
28And I said unto them, Ye are kodesh unto Hashem; the vessels are kodesh also; and the kesef and the zahav are a nedavah unto Hashem Elohei Avoteichem.
29Watch ye, and guard them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the Kohanim and the Levi'im, and chief of the avot of Yisroel, at Yerushalayim, in the chambers of the Beis Hashem.
30So took the kohanim and the Levi'im the weight of the kesef, and the zahav, and the vessels, to bring them to Yerushalayim unto the Beis Eloheinu.
31Then we departed from the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Yerushalayim; and the Yad Eloheinu was upon us, and delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and the bandit laying in wait along the Derech (road).
32And we came to Yerushalayim, and abode there three days.
33Now on the fourth day was the kesef and the zahav and the vessels weighed in the Beis Eloheinu by the yad of Meremot ben Uriyah HaKohen; and with him was El'azar ben Pinchas; and with them was Yozavad ben Yeshua, and Noadyah ben Binnui, the Levi'im;
34By mispar (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, the Bnei HaGolus, offered olot unto Elohei Yisroel, twelve bulls for kol Yisroel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin offering; all this was an olah unto Hashem.
36And they delivered the orders of the Melech unto the Satraps of the Melech, and to the governors of Beyond-the-River#8:36 Euphrates and they gave support to HaAm, and the Beis HaElohim.
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