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Ezra 8 (WEBP)

[1] Now these are the heads of their fathers’ households, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
[2] Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.
[3] Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were listed by genealogy of the males one hundred fifty.
[4] Of the sons of Pahathmoab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.
[5] Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.
[6] Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males.
[7] Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.
[8] Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him eighty males.
[9] Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred eighteen males.
[10] Of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him one hundred sixty males.
[11] Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty-eight males.
[12] Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him one hundred ten males.
[13] Of the sons of Adonikam, who were the last, their names are: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them sixty males.
[14] Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.
[15] I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days. Then I looked around at the people and the priests, and found there were none of the sons of Levi.
[16] Then I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.
[17] I sent them out to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo and his brothers the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
[18] According 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;
[19] and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;
[20] and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.
[21] Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us, for our little ones, and for all our possessions.
[22] For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”
[23] So we fasted and begged our God for this, and he granted our request.
[24] Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,
[25] and weighed to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, his counselors, his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered.
[26] I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, one hundred talents of silver vessels, one hundred talents of gold,
[27] twenty bowls of gold weighing one thousand darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze, precious as gold.
[28] I said to them, “You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy. The silver and the gold are a free will offering to Yahweh, the God of your fathers.
[29] Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and the princes of the fathers’ households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the rooms of Yahweh’s house.”
[30] So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver, the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
[31] Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the bandits by the way.
[32] We came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days.
[33] 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 were Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levites.
[34] Everything was counted and weighed; and all the weight was written at that time.
[35] The children of the captivity, who had come out of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats for a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to Yahweh.
[36] They delivered the king’s commissions to the king’s local governors and to the governors beyond the River. So they supported the people and God’s house.

Ezra 8:26 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces
Ezra 8:27 A daric was a gold coin issued by a Persian king, weighing about 8.4 grams or about 0.27 troy ounces each.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezra 8 (KJVS)

[1] These 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.
[2] Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
[3] Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy () of the males an hundred and fifty.
[4] Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
[5] Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
[6] Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
[7] And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
[8] And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.
[9] Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
[10] And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.
[11] And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.
[12] And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.
[13] And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
[14] Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, () and with them seventy males.
[15] And 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.
[16] Then 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. ()
[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.
[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;
[19] and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
[20] also 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.
[21] Then 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.
[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.
[23] So we fasted () and besought () our God for this: and he was intreated () of us.
[24] Then I separated () twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
[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: ()
[26] I even weighed () unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;
[27] also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine () copper, precious as gold.
[28] And 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.
[29] Watch () 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.
[30] So 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.
[31] Then 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.
[32] And we came () to Jerusalem, and abode () there three days.
[33] Now 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;
[34] by 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.
[36] And 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.

Ezra 8:12 Or, the youngest son
Ezra 8:14 Or, Zaccur, as some read
Ezra 8:15 Or, pitched
Ezra 8:17 Heb. I put words in their mouth
Ezra 8:27a Heb. yellow or shining brass
Ezra 8:27b Heb. desireable

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Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezra 8 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () οὗτοι () οἱ () ἄρχοντες () πατριῶν () αὐτῶν, () οἱ () ὁδηγοὶ () ἀναβαίνοντες () μετ’ () ἐμοῦ () ἐν () βασιλείᾳ () Αρθασασθα τοῦ () βασιλέως () Βαβυλῶνος· ()
[2] ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Φινεες Γηρσωμ· ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ιθαμαρ Δανιηλ· () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Δαυιδ () Ατους·
[3] ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Σαχανια ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Φορος Ζαχαριας () καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () τὸ () σύστρεμμα ἑκατὸν () καὶ () πεντήκοντα· ()
[4] ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Φααθμωαβ Ελιανα υἱὸς () Ζαραια καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () διακόσιοι () τὰ () ἀρσενικά·
[5] ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ζαθοης Σεχενιας υἱὸς () Αζιηλ καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () τριακόσιοι () τὰ () ἀρσενικά·
[6] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Αδιν Ωβηθ υἱὸς () Ιωναθαν καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () πεντήκοντα () τὰ () ἀρσενικά·
[7] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ηλαμ Ιεσια υἱὸς () Αθελια καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () ἑβδομήκοντα () τὰ () ἀρσενικά·
[8] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Σαφατια Ζαβδια υἱὸς () Μιχαηλ () καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () ὀγδοήκοντα () τὰ () ἀρσενικά·
[9] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ιωαβ Αβαδια υἱὸς () Ιιηλ καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () διακόσιοι () δέκα () ὀκτὼ () τὰ () ἀρσενικά·
[10] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Βαανι Σαλιμουθ υἱὸς () Ιωσεφια καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () ἑκατὸν () ἑξήκοντα () τὰ () ἀρσενικά·
[11] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Βαβι Ζαχαρια () υἱὸς () Βαβι καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () ἑβδομήκοντα () ὀκτὼ () τὰ () ἀρσενικά·
[12] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ασγαδ Ιωαναν () υἱὸς () Ακαταν καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () ἑκατὸν () δέκα () τὰ () ἀρσενικά·
[13] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Αδωνικαμ ἔσχατοι () καὶ () ταῦτα () τὰ () ὀνόματα () αὐτῶν· () Αλιφαλατ, Ιιηλ καὶ () Σαμαια καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () ἑξήκοντα () τὰ () ἀρσενικά·
[14] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Βαγο Ουθι καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () ἑβδομήκοντα () τὰ () ἀρσενικά.
[15] Καὶ () συνῆξα () αὐτοὺς () πρὸς () τὸν () ποταμὸν () τὸν () ἐρχόμενον () πρὸς () τὸν () Ευι, καὶ () παρενεβάλομεν ἐκεῖ () ἡμέρας () τρεῖς. () Καὶ () συνῆκα () ἐν () τῷ () λαῷ () καὶ () ἐν () τοῖς () ἱερεῦσιν, () καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Λευι () οὐχ () εὗρον () ἐκεῖ· ()
[16] καὶ () ἀπέστειλα () τῷ () Ελεαζαρ, () τῷ () Αριηλ, τῷ () Σαμαια καὶ () τῷ () Αλωναμ καὶ () τῷ () Ιαριβ καὶ () τῷ () Ελναθαν καὶ () τῷ () Ναθαν () καὶ () τῷ () Ζαχαρια () καὶ () τῷ () Μεσουλαμ ἄνδρας () καὶ () τῷ () Ιωαριβ καὶ () τῷ () Ελναθαν συνίοντας ()
[17] καὶ () ἐξήνεγκα () αὐτοὺς () ἐπὶ () ἄρχοντος () ἐν () ἀργυρίῳ () τοῦ () τόπου () καὶ () ἔθηκα () ἐν () στόματι () αὐτῶν () λόγους () λαλῆσαι () πρὸς () τοὺς () ἀδελφοὺς () αὐτῶν () τοὺς () ναθινιμ ἐν () ἀργυρίῳ () τοῦ () τόπου () τοῦ () ἐνέγκαι () ἡμῖν () ᾄδοντας () εἰς () οἶκον () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν. ()
[18] Καὶ () ἤλθοσαν () ἡμῖν, () ὡς () χεὶρ () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν () ἀγαθὴ () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς, () ἀνὴρ () σαχωλ ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Μοολι υἱοῦ () Λευι () υἱοῦ () Ισραηλ· () καὶ () ἀρχὴν () ἤλθοσαν () υἱοὶ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἀδελφοὶ () αὐτοῦ () ὀκτωκαίδεκα·
[19] καὶ () τὸν () Ασεβια καὶ () τὸν () Ωσαιαν ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Μεραρι, ἀδελφοὶ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () υἱοὶ () αὐτῶν () εἴκοσι· ()
[20] καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ναθινιμ, ὧν () ἔδωκεν () Δαυιδ () καὶ () οἱ () ἄρχοντες () εἰς () δουλείαν () τῶν () Λευιτῶν, () ναθινιμ διακόσιοι () καὶ () εἴκοσι· () πάντες () συνήχθησαν () ἐν () ὀνόμασιν. ()
[21] Καὶ () ἐκάλεσα () ἐκεῖ () νηστείαν () ἐπὶ () τὸν () ποταμὸν () Αουε τοῦ () ταπεινωθῆναι () ἐνώπιον θεοῦ () ἡμῶν () ζητῆσαι () παρ’ () αὐτοῦ () ὁδὸν () εὐθεῖαν () ἡμῖν () καὶ () τοῖς () τέκνοις () ἡμῶν () καὶ () πάσῃ () τῇ () κτήσει ἡμῶν. ()
[22] Ὅτι () ᾐσχύνθην αἰτήσασθαι () παρὰ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () δύναμιν () καὶ () ἱππεῖς () σῶσαι () ἡμᾶς () ἀπὸ () ἐχθροῦ () ἐν () τῇ () ὁδῷ, () ὅτι () εἴπαμεν τῷ () βασιλεῖ () λέγοντες () Χεὶρ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν () ἐπὶ () πάντας () τοὺς () ζητοῦντας () αὐτὸν () εἰς () ἀγαθόν, () καὶ () κράτος () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () θυμὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἐπὶ () πάντας () ἐγκαταλείποντας () αὐτόν. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἐνηστεύσαμεν () καὶ () ἐζητήσαμεν () παρὰ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν () περὶ () τούτου, () καὶ () ἐπήκουσεν () ἡμῖν. ()
[24] Καὶ () διέστειλα ἀπὸ () ἀρχόντων () τῶν () ἱερέων () δώδεκα, () τῷ () Σαραια, Ασαβια καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () ἀπὸ () ἀδελφῶν () αὐτῶν () δέκα, ()
[25] καὶ () ἔστησα () αὐτοῖς () τὸ () ἀργύριον () καὶ () τὸ () χρυσίον () καὶ () τὰ () σκεύη () ἀπαρχῆς () οἴκου () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν, () ἃ () ὕψωσεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () καὶ () οἱ () σύμβουλοι () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () οἱ () ἄρχοντες () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () πᾶς () Ισραηλ () οἱ () εὑρισκόμενοι. ()
[26] Καὶ () ἔστησα () ἐπὶ () χεῖρας () αὐτῶν () ἀργυρίου () τάλαντα () ἑξακόσια () καὶ () πεντήκοντα () καὶ () σκεύη () ἀργυρᾶ () ἑκατὸν () καὶ () τάλαντα () χρυσίου () ἑκατὸν ()
[27] καὶ () καφουρη χρυσοῖ () εἴκοσι () εἰς () τὴν () ὁδὸν () χαμανιμ χίλιοι () καὶ () σκεύη () χαλκοῦ () στίλβοντος () ἀγαθοῦ () διάφορα () ἐπιθυμητὰ ἐν () χρυσίῳ. ()
[28] Καὶ () εἶπα πρὸς () αὐτούς () Ὑμεῖς () ἅγιοι () τῷ () κυρίῳ, () καὶ () τὰ () σκεύη () ἅγια, () καὶ () τὸ () ἀργύριον () καὶ () τὸ () χρυσίον () ἑκούσια () τῷ () κυρίῳ () θεῷ () πατέρων () ὑμῶν· ()
[29] ἀγρυπνεῖτε () καὶ () τηρεῖτε, () ἕως () στῆτε () ἐνώπιον ἀρχόντων () τῶν () ἱερέων () καὶ () τῶν () Λευιτῶν () καὶ () τῶν () ἀρχόντων () τῶν () πατριῶν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () εἰς () σκηνὰς () οἴκου () κυρίου. ()
[30] Καὶ () ἐδέξαντο () οἱ () ἱερεῖς () καὶ () οἱ () Λευῖται () σταθμὸν τοῦ () ἀργυρίου () καὶ () τοῦ () χρυσίου () καὶ () τῶν () σκευῶν () ἐνεγκεῖν () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ () εἰς () οἶκον () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν. ()
[31] Καὶ () ἐξήραμεν () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () ποταμοῦ () Αουε ἐν () τῇ () δωδεκάτῃ () τοῦ () μηνὸς () τοῦ () πρώτου () τοῦ () ἐλθεῖν () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ· () καὶ () χεὶρ () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν () ἦν () ἐφ’ () ἡμῖν, () καὶ () ἐρρύσατο () ἡμᾶς () ἀπὸ () χειρὸς () ἐχθροῦ () καὶ () πολεμίου ἐν () τῇ () ὁδῷ. ()
[32] Καὶ () ἤλθομεν () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ () καὶ () ἐκαθίσαμεν () ἐκεῖ () ἡμέρας () τρεῖς. ()
[33] Καὶ () ἐγενήθη () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () τῇ () τετάρτῃ () ἐστήσαμεν () τὸ () ἀργύριον () καὶ () τὸ () χρυσίον () καὶ () τὰ () σκεύη () ἐν () οἴκῳ () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν () ἐπὶ () χεῖρα () Μεριμωθ υἱοῦ () Ουρια τοῦ () ἱερέως ()—καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () Ελεαζαρ () υἱὸς () Φινεες καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () Ιωζαβαδ υἱὸς () Ἰησοῦ () καὶ () Νωαδια υἱὸς () Βαναια οἱ () Λευῖται ()—
[34] ἐν () ἀριθμῷ () καὶ () ἐν () σταθμῷ τὰ () πάντα, () καὶ () ἐγράφη () πᾶς () ὁ () σταθμός. Ἐν () τῷ () καιρῷ () ἐκείνῳ ()
[35] οἱ () ἐλθόντες () ἀπὸ () τῆς () αἰχμαλωσίας () υἱοὶ () τῆς () παροικίας () προσήνεγκαν () ὁλοκαυτώσεις τῷ () θεῷ () Ισραηλ () μόσχους () δώδεκα () περὶ () παντὸς () Ισραηλ, () κριοὺς ἐνενήκοντα () ἕξ, () ἀμνοὺς () ἑβδομήκοντα () καὶ () ἑπτά, () χιμάρους περὶ () ἁμαρτίας () δώδεκα, () τὰ () πάντα () ὁλοκαυτώματα () τῷ () κυρίῳ. ()
[36] Καὶ () ἔδωκαν () τὸ () νόμισμα () τοῦ () βασιλέως () τοῖς () διοικηταῖς τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () ἐπάρχοις πέραν () τοῦ () ποταμοῦ, () καὶ () ἐδόξασαν () τὸν () λαὸν () καὶ () τὸν () οἶκον () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()

Ezra 8:1 This chapter was originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 8.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.