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Ezra 8
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8These are the family heads and those who signed up to go up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:H7218H1H3187H5927H894H4438H783H4428 2From the family of Phinehas: Gershom; Family of Ithamar: Daniel; Family of David: Hattush;H1121H6372H1647H1121H385H1840H1121H1732H2407 3Family of Shecaniah; Family of Parosh: Zechariah, and with him 150 men signed upH1121H7935H1121H6551H2148H3187H2145H3967H2572 4Family of Pahath-Moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and 200 menH1121H6355H454H1121H2228H3967H2145 5Family of Zattu: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and 300 menH1121H7935H1121H3166H7969H3967H2145 6Family of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan, and 50 menH1121H5720H5651H1121H3129H2572H2145 7Family of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and 70 menH1121H5867H3470H1121H6271H7657H2145 8Family of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and 80 menH1121H8203H2069H1121H4317H8084H2145 9Family of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and 218 menH1121H3097H5662H1121H3171H3967H8083H6240H2145 10Family of Bani: Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and 160 menH1121H8019H1121H3131H3967H8346H2145 11Family of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and 28 menH1121H893H2148H1121H893H6242H8083H2145 12Family of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan, and 110 menH1121H5803H3110H1121H6997H3967H6235H2145 13Family of Adonikam (bringing up the rear): their names were Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 menH314H1121H140H8034H467H3273H8098H8346H2145 14Family of Bigvai: Uthai and Zaccur, and 70 men.H1121H902H5793H2072H2139H7657H2145 15I gathered them together at the canal that runs to Ahava. We camped there three days. I looked them over and found that they were all laymen and priests but no Levites.H6908H5104H935H163H2583H7969H3117H995H5971H3548H4672H1121H3878 16So I sent for the leaders Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, and for the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.H7971H461H740H8098H494H3402H494H5416H2148H4918H7218H3114H494H995 17I then sent them to Iddo, who is head of the town of Casiphia, and told them what to say to Iddo and his relatives who lived there in Casiphia: "Send us ministers for The Temple of God."H6680H3318H112H7218H4725H3703H7760H6310H1697H1696H112H251H5411H5411H4725H3703H935H8334H1004H430 18Well, the generous hand of our God was on us, and they brought back to us a wise man from the family of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel. His name was Sherebiah. With sons and brothers they numbered eighteen.H2896H3027H430H935H376H7922H1121H4249H1121H3878H1121H3478H8274H1121H251H8083H6240 19They also brought Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the family of Merari, with brothers and their sons, another twenty.H2811H3470H1121H4847H251H1121H6242 20And then there were 220 temple servants, descendants of the temple servants that David and the princes had assigned to help the Levites in their work. They were all signed up by name.H5411H1732H8269H5414H5656H3881H3967H6242H5411H5344H8034 21I proclaimed a fast there beside the Ahava Canal, a fast to humble ourselves before our God and pray for wise guidance for our journey—all our people and possessions.H7121H6685H5104H163H6031H6440H430H1245H3477H1870H2945H7399 22I was embarrassed to ask the king for a cavalry bodyguard to protect us from bandits on the road. We had just told the king, "Our God lovingly looks after all those who seek him, but turns away in disgust from those who leave him."H954H7592H4428H2428H6571H5826H341H1870H559H4428H559H3027H430H2896H1245H5797H639H5800 23So we fasted and prayed about these concerns. And he listened.H6684H1245H430H6279 24Then I picked twelve of the leading priests—Sherebiah and Hashabiah with ten of their brothers.H914H8147H6240H8269H3548H8274H2811H6235H251 25I weighed out for them the silver, the gold, the vessels, and the offerings for The Temple of our God that the king, his advisors, and all the Israelites had given:H8254H3701H2091H3627H8641H1004H430H4428H3289H8269H3478H4672H7311 2625 tons of silver, 100 vessels of silver valued at three and three-quarter tons, three and three-quarter tons of goldH8254H3027H8337H3967H2572H3603H3701H3701H3627H3967H3603H2091H3967H3603 2720 gold bowls weighing eighteen and a half pounds, 2 vessels of bright red copper, as valuable as gold.H6242H3713H2091H505H150H8147H3627H2896H6668H5178H2532H2091 28I said to them, "You are holy to GOD and these vessels are holy. The silver and gold are Freewill-Offerings to the GOD of your ancestors.H559H6944H3068H3627H6944H3701H2091H5071H3068H430H1 29Guard them with your lives until you're able to weigh them out in a secure place in The Temple of our God for the priests and Levites and family heads who are in charge in Jerusalem."H8245H8104H8254H6440H8269H3548H3881H8269H1H3478H3389H3957H1004H3068 30The priests and Levites took charge of all that had been weighed out to them, and prepared to deliver it to Jerusalem to The Temple of our God.H6901H3548H3881H4948H3701H2091H3627H935H3389H1004H430 31We left the Ahava Canal on the twelfth day of the first month to travel to Jerusalem. God was with us all the way and kept us safe from bandits and highwaymen.H5265H5104H163H8147H6240H7223H2320H3212H3389H3027H430H5337H3709H341H693H1870 32We arrived in Jerusalem and waited there three days.H935H3389H3427H7969H3117 33On the fourth day the silver and gold and vessels were weighed out in The Temple of our God into the hands of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was there with him, also the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.H7243H3117H3701H2091H3627H8254H1004H430H3027H4822H1121H223H3548H499H1121H6372H3107H1121H3442H5129H1121H1131H3881 34Everything was counted and weighed and the totals recorded.H4557H4948H4948H3789H6256 35When they arrived, the exiles, now returned from captivity, offered Whole-Burnt-Offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls, representing all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, 12 he-goats as an Absolution-Offering. All of this was sacrificed as a Whole-Burnt-Offering to GOD.H1121H1473H935H7628H7126H5930H430H3478H8147H6240H6499H3478H8673H8337H352H7657H7651H3532H8147H6240H6842H2403H5930H3068 36They also delivered the king's orders to the king's provincial administration assigned to the land beyond the Euphrates. They, in turn, gave their support to the people and The Temple of God.H5414H4428H1881H4428H323H6346H5676H5104H5375H5971H1004H430


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