Ezra 8 · Verse 24

Ezra 8:24

Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
Ezra 8:24, King James Version

Ezra 8:24 in other translations

BSBThen I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
WEBThen I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,
ASVThen I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
YLTAnd I separate from the heads of the priests, twelve, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them of their brethren ten,
DARBYAnd I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
BBESo I put on one side twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,
WebsterThen I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

What does Ezra 8:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 8:24-32
24-32. Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests ... and weighed unto them the silver, &c.--The custody of the contributions and of the sacred vessels was, during the journey, committed to twelve of the chief priests, who, with the assistance of ten of their brethren, were to watch closely over them by the way, and deliver them into the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. The treasures in silver and gold, according to the value of the Babylonian talent, amounted to about £515,000 sterling.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 8:24-30
Do we expect that God should, by his providence, keep that which belongs to us, let us, by his grace, keep that which belongs to him. Let God's honour and interest be our care; and then we may expect that our lives and comforts will be his.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezra 8:24 in the original Hebrew

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וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהva.'av.Di.lahand I set apart !H914
מִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.Reiof [the] leaders ofH8269
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
שְׁנֵ֣יםshe.Neimtwo [plus]H8147
עָשָׂ֑ר'a.SartenH6240
לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הle.she.re.ve.Yahto SherebiahH8274
חֲשַׁבְיָ֔הcha.shav.YahHashabiahH2811
וְעִמָּהֶ֥םve.'i.ma.Hemand with themH5973
מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.chei.Hemof brothers theirH251
עֲשָׂרָֽה\׃'a.sa.RahtenH6235

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Cross references for Ezra 8:24

  • Ezra 8:18-19

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

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Context

  • Ezra 8:23

    So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

  • Ezra 8:24

    Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

  • Ezra 8:25

    And 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:

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Ezra 8:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aparté luego doce de los principales de los sacerdotes, á Serebías y á Hasabías, y con ellos diez de sus hermanos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et je séparai douze des chefs des sacrificateurs, Shérébia, Hashabia, et dix de leurs frères avec eux,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich sonderte von den Obersten der Priester zwölf aus: Scherebja, Haschabja, und mit ihnen zehn von ihren Brüdern;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et separavi de principibus sacerdotum duodecim, Sarabiam, et Hasabiam, et cum eis de fratribus eorum decem: