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Book of Ezra, Chapter 8

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Chapter 8 of Ezra—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now these are the heads of their fathers’ households and the genealogical enrollment of those who went up with me from Babylon in the reign of King Artaxerxes:
  2. of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, 1Hattush;
  3. of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of 2Parosh, Zechariah and with him 150 males who were in the genealogical list;
  4. of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah and 200 males with him;
  5. of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel and 300 males with him;
  6. and of the sons of 3Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan and 50 males with him;
  7. and of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and 70 males with him;
  8. and of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael and 80 males with him;
  9. of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel and 218 males with him;
  10. and of the sons of Bani, Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah and 160 males with him;
  11. and of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai and 28 males with him;
  12. and of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan and 110 males with him;
  13. and of the sons of Adonikam, the last ones, these being their names, Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and 60 males with them;
  14. and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and [a]Zabbud, and 70 males with [b]them.
  15. ¶ Now I assembled them at 4the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days; and when I observed the people and the priests, I 5did not find any Levites there.
  16. So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, [c]leading men, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, teachers.
  17. I sent them to Iddo the [d]leading man at the place Casiphia; and I [e]told them what to say to [f]Iddo and his brothers, 6the temple servants at the place Casiphia, that is, to bring ministers to us for the house of our God.
  18. 7According to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a 8man of insight of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, 18 men;
  19. and Hashabiah and [g]Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men;
  20. and 220 of 9the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, all of them designated by name.
  21. ¶ Then I proclaimed 10a fast there at 11the river of Ahava, that we might 12humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a [h]safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.
  22. For I was ashamed to request from the king troops and horsemen to [i]protect us from the enemy on the way, because we had said to the king, “13The hand of our God is [j]favorably disposed to all those who seek Him, but 14His power and His anger are against all those who 15forsake Him.”
  23. So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He [k]16listened to our entreaty.
  24. ¶ Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, 17Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers;
  25. and I 18weighed out to them 19the silver, the gold and the utensils, the offering for the house of our God which the king and 20his counselors and his princes and all Israel present there had offered.
  26. 21Thus I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth 100 talents, and 100 gold talents,
  27. and 20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two utensils of fine shiny bronze, precious as gold.
  28. Then I said to them, “22You are holy to the LORD, and the 23utensils are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers.
  29. Watch and keep them 24until you weigh them before the leading priests, the Levites and the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.”
  30. So the priests and the Levites 25accepted the weighed out silver and gold and the utensils, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
  31. ¶ Then we journeyed from 26the river Ahava on 27the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and 28the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way.
  32. 29Thus we came to Jerusalem and remained there three days.
  33. ¶ On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the utensils 30were weighed out in the house of our God into the hand of 31Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui.
  34. Everything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was recorded at that time.
  35. 32The exiles who had come from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 3312 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, 12 male goats for a sin offering, all as a burnt offering to the LORD.
  36. Then 34they delivered the king’s edicts to 35the king’s satraps and to the governors in the provinces beyond the [l]River, and they supported the people and the house of God.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or Zakkur
  2. ^ Or him
  3. ^ Lit heads
  4. ^ Lit head
  5. ^ Lit put words in their mouth to say
  6. ^ So Gr; Heb Iddo his brother
  7. ^ So Gr; Heb with him Jeshaiah
  8. ^ Lit straight way
  9. ^ Lit help
  10. ^ Lit upon all...for good
  11. ^ Lit was entreated by us
  12. ^ I.e. Euphrates River

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Ch 3:22
  2. ^ Ezr 2:3
  3. ^ Ezr 2:15; Ne 7:20; 10:16
  4. ^ Ezr 8:21, 31
  5. ^ Ezr 7:7; 8:2
  6. ^ Ezr 2:43
  7. ^ Ezr 7:6, 28
  8. ^ 2Ch 30:22
  9. ^ Ezr 2:43; 7:7
  10. ^ 1Sa 7:6; 2Ch 20:3
  11. ^ Ezr 8:15, 31
  12. ^ Le 16:29; 23:29; Is 58:3, 5
  13. ^ Ezr 7:6, 9, 28
  14. ^ Jos 22:16
  15. ^ 2Ch 15:2
  16. ^ 1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 33:13
  17. ^ Ezr 8:18, 19
  18. ^ Ezr 8:33
  19. ^ Ezr 7:15, 16
  20. ^ Ezr 7:14
  21. ^ Ezr 1:9-11
  22. ^ Le 21:6-8
  23. ^ Le 22:2, 3
  24. ^ Ezr 8:33, 34
  25. ^ Ezr 1:9
  26. ^ Ezr 8:15, 21
  27. ^ Ezr 7:9
  28. ^ Ezr 8:22
  29. ^ Ne 2:11
  30. ^ Ezr 8:30
  31. ^ Ne 3:4, 21
  32. ^ Ezr 2:1
  33. ^ Ezr 6:17
  34. ^ Ezr 7:21-24
  35. ^ Ezr 4:7; 5:6

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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