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Ezra 8
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Those Returning with Ezra

8These are the family leaders and the genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:H7218H1H3187H5927H894H4438H783H4428
2Gershom, from Phinehas's descendants; Daniel, from Ithamar's descendants; Hattush, from David's descendants,H1121H6372H1647H1121H385H1840H1121H1732H2407
3who was of Shecaniah's descendants; Zechariah, from Parosh's descendants, and 150 men with him who were registered by genealogy;H1121H7935H1121H6551H2148H3187H2145H3967H2572
4Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah from Pahath-moab's descendants, and 200 men with him;H1121H6355H454H1121H2228H3967H2145
5Shecaniah son of Jahaziel from Zattu's descendants, and 300 men with him;H1121H7935H1121H3166H7969H3967H2145
6Ebed son of Jonathan from Adin's descendants, and 50 men with him;H1121H5720H5651H1121H3129H2572H2145
7Jeshaiah son of Athaliah from Elam's descendants, and 70 men with him;H1121H5867H3470H1121H6271H7657H2145
8Zebadiah son of Michael from Shephatiah's descendants, and 80 men with him;H1121H8203H2069H1121H4317H8084H2145
9Obadiah son of Jehiel from Joab's descendants, and 218 men with him;H1121H3097H5662H1121H3171H3967H8083H6240H2145
10Shelomith son of Josiphiah from Bani's descendants, and 160 men with him;H1121H8019H1121H3131H3967H8346H2145
11Zechariah son of Bebai from Bebai's descendants, and 28 men with him;H1121H893H2148H1121H893H6242H8083H2145
12Johanan son of Hakkatan from Azgad's descendants, and 110 men with him;H1121H5803H3110H1121H6997H3967H6235H2145
13these are the last ones, from Adonikam's descendants, and their names are: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and 60 men with them;H314H1121H140H8034H467H3273H8098H8346H2145
14Uthai and Zaccur from Bigvai's descendants, and 70 men with them.H1121H902H5793H2072H2139H7657H2145
15I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I searched among the people and priests, but found no Levites there.H6908H5104H935H163H2583H7969H3117H995H5971H3548H4672H1121H3878
16Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.H7971H461H740H8098H494H3402H494H5416H2148H4918H7218H3114H494H995
17I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his brothers, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring us ministers for the house of our God.H6680H3318H112H7218H4725H3703H7760H6310H1697H1696H112H251H5411H5411H4725H3703H935H8334H1004H430
18Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah— a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel— along with his sons and brothers, 18 men,H2896H3027H430H935H376H7922H1121H4249H1121H3878H1121H3478H8274H1121H251H8083H6240
19plus Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.H2811H3470H1121H4847H251H1121H6242
20There were also 220 of the temple servants, who had been appointed by David and the leaders for the work of the Levites. All were identified by name.H5411H1732H8269H5414H5656H3881H3967H6242H5411H5344H8034

Preparing to Return

21I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.H7121H6685H5104H163H6031H6440H430H1245H3477H1870H2945H7399
22[I did this] because I was ashamed to ask the king for infantry and cavalry to protect us from enemies during the journey, since we had told him, "The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who abandon Him."H954H7592H4428H2428H6571H5826H341H1870H559H4428H559H3027H430H2896H1245H5797H639H5800
23So we fasted and pleaded with our God about this, and He granted our request.H6684H1245H430H6279
24I selected 12 of the leading priests, along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their brothers.H914H8147H6240H8269H3548H8274H2811H6235H251
25I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles— the contribution for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites who were present had offered.H8254H3701H2091H3627H8641H1004H430H4428H3289H8269H3478H4672H7311
26I weighed out to them 24 tons of silver, silver articles weighing 7,500 pounds, 7,500 pounds of gold,H8254H3027H8337H3967H2572H3603H3701H3701H3627H3967H3603H2091H3967H3603
2720 gold bowls worth 1,000 gold coins, and two articles of fine gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.H6242H3713H2091H505H150H8147H3627H2896H6668H5178H2532H2091
28Then I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD, and the articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers.H559H6944H3068H3627H6944H3701H2091H5071H3068H430H1
29Guard [them] carefully until you weigh [them] out in the chambers of the LORD's house before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families in Jerusalem."H8245H8104H8254H6440H8269H3548H3881H8269H1H3478H3389H3957H1004H3068
30So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the articles that had been weighed out, to bring [them] to the house of our God in Jerusalem.H6901H3548H3881H4948H3701H2091H3627H935H3389H1004H430

Arrival in Jerusalem

31We set out from the Ahava River on the twelfth [day] of the first month to go to Jerusalem. We were strengthened by our God, and He protected us from the power of the enemy and from ambush along the way.H5265H5104H163H8147H6240H7223H2320H3212H3389H3027H430H5337H3709H341H693H1870
32So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.H935H3389H3427H7969H3117
33On the fourth day the silver, the gold, and the articles were weighed out in the house of our God into the care of Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him. The Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui were also with them.H7243H3117H3701H2091H3627H8254H1004H430H3027H4822H1121H223H3548H499H1121H6372H3107H1121H3442H5129H1121H1131H3881
34Everything was [verified] by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time.H4557H4948H4948H3789H6256
35The exiles who had returned from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, and 77 lambs, along with 12 male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering for the LORD.H1121H1473H935H7628H7126H5930H430H3478H8147H6240H6499H3478H8673H8337H352H7657H7651H3532H8147H6240H6842H2403H5930H3068
36They also delivered the king's edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, so that they would support the people and the house of God.H5414H4428H1881H4428H323H6346H5676H5104H5375H5971H1004H430


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