Ezra 8 · Verse 18

Ezra 8:18

And 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;
Ezra 8:18, King James Version

Ezra 8:18 in other translations

BSBAnd since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;
WEBAccording to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;
ASVAnd according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
YLTAnd they bring to us, according to the good hand of our God upon us, a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and his sons, and his brethren, eighteen;
DARBYAnd 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, namely, Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
BBEAnd by the help of our God they got for us Ish-sechel, one of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah with his sons and brothers, eighteen;
WebsterAnd 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;

What does Ezra 8:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 8:16-20

16-20. then sent I for Eliezer ... with commandment unto Iddo the chief--Ezra sent this deputation, either by virtue of authority which by his priestly character he had over the Levites, or of the royal commission with which he was invested. The deputation was despatched to Iddo, who was a prince or chief of the Nethinims--for the Persian government allowed the Hebrews during their exile to retain their…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 8:1-20

Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that good men should omit a good work, for want of being spoken to!

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Ezra 8:18 in the original Hebrew

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וַיָּבִ֨יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uand they broughtH935
לָ֜נוּLa.nuto us
כְּיַד\־ke.yad-according to [the] hand ofH3027
אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
הַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.Vah<the> goodH2896
עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuon usH5921
אִ֣ישׁ'isha man ofH376
שֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelinsightH7922
מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Neione of [the] descendants ofH1121
מַחְלִ֔יmach.LiMahliH4249
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
לֵוִ֖יle.ViLeviH3881
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛הve.she.re.ve.Yahand SherebiahH8274
וּבָנָ֥יוu.va.Navand sons hisH1121
וְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.Chavand brothers hisH251
שְׁמֹנָ֥הshe.mo.Naheight-H8083
עָשָֽׂר\׃'a.SarteenH6240

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Cross references for Ezra 8:18

  • Ezra 7:28

    And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

  • Nehemiah 2:8

    And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

  • Jeremiah 3:15

    And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:19

    The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

  • Ezra 7:6

    This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.

  • Daniel 1:20

    And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

  • Ezra 8:22

    For 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.

  • 1 Corinthians 14:20

    Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

  • Proverbs 3:6

    In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  • Nehemiah 10:12

    Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

  • Numbers 3:20

    And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

  • Nehemiah 9:4-5

    Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God. Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
by the good hand.
22; 7:28; Ne 2:8; Pr 3:6
a man of understanding.
16; Pr 24:3; Jer 3:15; Da 1:20; 1Co 14:20
Mahli.
Nu 3:20; 1Ch 6:19
Sherebiah.
24; Ne 8:7; 9:4,5; 10:12; 12:24

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Context

  • Ezra 8:17

    And 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.

  • Ezra 8:18

    And 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;

  • Ezra 8:19

    And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

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Ezra 8:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y trajéronnos, según la buena mano de nuestro Dios sobre nosotros, un varón entendido de los hijos de Mahalí, hijo de Leví, hijo de Israel; y á Serabías con sus hijos y sus hermanos, dieciocho;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils nous amenèrent, selon que la bonne main de notre Dieu était sur nous, un homme intelligent d’entre les fils de Makhli, fils de Lévi, fils d’Israël, et Shérébia et ses fils et ses frères, au nombre de 18;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie brachten uns, weil die gute Hand unseres Gottes über uns war, einen einsichtsvollen Mann von den Söhnen Machlis, des Sohnes Levis, des Sohnes Israels; und Scherebja und seine Söhne und seine Brüder, achtzehn;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et adduxerunt nobis per manum Dei nostri bonam super nos, virum doctissimum de filiis Moholi filii Levi, filii Israël, et Sarabiam et filios ejus et fratres ejus decem et octo,