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Ezra 8:17 KJV
Ezra · chapter 8 · verse 17 · King James Version
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.Ezra 8:17 · King James Version
Ezra 8:17 in context
15And 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.
16Then 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.
17And 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.
18And 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;
19And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- CasiphiaKâçiphyâʼCasiphja, a place in BabylonH3703 →
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- chiefrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
- placemâqôwmproperly, a standingH4725 →
- senttsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
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