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Ezra 8

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1 These are the leaders of the families and the genealogy of those who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
1 These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
2 from the family of Phinehas: Gershom from the family of Ithamar: Daniel
2 of the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; of the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; of the descendants of David, Hattush
3 from the family of David: Hattush, son of Shecaniah from the family of Parosh: Zechariah, with 150 males whose genealogies were known
3 of the descendants of Shekaniah; of the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
4 from the family of Pahath Moab: Eliehoenai, son of Zerahiah, with 200 males
4 of the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
5 from the family of Zattu: Shecaniah, son of Jahaziel, with 300 males
5 of the descendants of Zattu, Shekaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;
6 from the family of Adin: Ebed, son of Jonathan, with 50 males
6 of the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;
7 from the family of Elam: Jeshaiah, son of Athaliah, with 70 males
7 of the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
8 from the family of Shephatiah: Zebadiah, son of Michael, with 80 males
8 of the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;
9 from the family of Joab: Obadiah, son of Jehiel, with 210 males
9 of the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;
10 from the family of Bani: Shelomith, son of Josiphiah, with 160 males
10 of the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;
11 from the family of Bebai: Zechariah, son of Bebai, with 38 males
11 of the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
12 from the family of Azgad: Johanan, son of Hakkatan, with 110 males
12 of the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;
13 from the family of Adonikam: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, who arrived later with 60 males
13 of the descendants of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names were Eliphelet, Jeuel and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
14 from the family of Bigvai: Uthai and Zabbud, with 70 males.
14 of the descendants of Bigvai, Uthai and Zakkur, and with them 70 men.
15 I had this group gather by the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there for three days. I noticed laypeople and priests there, but I didn't find any Levites.
15 I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites there.
16 Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam (who were leading men) and for Joiarib and Elnathan (who were wise).
16 So I summoned Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of learning,
17 I sent them to Iddo, the leader in Casiphia. I told them to tell Iddo and his relatives, the temple servants in Casiphia, that they should bring us men who can serve in our God's temple.
17 and I ordered them to go to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his fellow Levites, the temple servants in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God.
18 God was guiding us, so Iddo and his relatives brought us someone competent, Sherebiah, who was a descendant of Mahli, Levi, and Israel. They brought us 18 of Sherebiah's sons and relatives.
18 Because the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah, a capable man, from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah’s sons and brothers, 18 in all;
19 They also brought Hashabiah, Jeshaiah (who was a descendant of Merari), 20 of Jeshaiah's relatives and their sons,
19 and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 in all.
20 and 220 temple servants. [They were descended] from the temple servants whom David and his officials had appointed to work for the Levites. These were all listed by name.
20 They also brought 220 of the temple servants—a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.
21 Then I announced a fast there at the Ahava River so that we might humble ourselves in the presence of our God to ask him for a safe journey for ourselves, for our little ones, and for all our goods.
21 There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
22 I was ashamed to ask the king for an armed escort with cavalry to help us against an enemy attack on the way. We had already told the king, "Our God works things out for the good of everyone who dedicates his life to serving him, but his power and his anger oppose everyone who abandons him."
22 I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.”
23 So we fasted and asked our God for a safe journey, and he answered our prayer.
23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
24 Then I selected 12 leaders from the priests--Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their relatives.
24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers,
25 I weighed for them the silver, the gold, and the utensils. [These were] the contributions that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all the Israelites had contributed for our God's temple.
25 and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God.
26 I weighed [the contributions] for them to guard: about 24 tons of silver, 100 silver utensils weighing 150 pounds apiece, 7,500 pounds of gold,
26 I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
27 20 gold bowls weighing 18 pounds apiece, and two utensils of fine polished bronze that were as precious as gold.
27 20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics, and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.
28 I told them, "You and the utensils are holy to the LORD. The silver and gold are freewill offerings to the LORD God of your ancestors.
28 I said to them, “You as well as these articles are consecrated to the LORD. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your ancestors.
29 Guard them carefully. In Jerusalem, inside the storerooms of the LORD's temple, weigh these items. Do this in front of the chief priests, Levites, and the leaders of Israel's families."
29 Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests and the Levites and the family heads of Israel.”
30 So the priests and the Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the utensils. They were responsible for bringing these items to the temple of our God in Jerusalem.
30 Then the priests and Levites received the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
31 Then we left the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. God was guiding us, and he rescued us from our enemies and from ambushes along the way.
31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way.
32 When we reached Jerusalem, we rested for three days.
32 So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days.
33 On the fourth day we weighed the silver, the gold, and the utensils in our God's temple. We put them under the supervision of Meremoth, son of the priest Uriah, as well as Eleazar, the son of Phinehas. The Levites, Jeshua's son Jozabad, and Binnui's son Noadiah, assisted them.
33 On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, and so were the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.
34 Everything was counted and weighed, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.
34 Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.
35 The exiles who had come back from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and 12 male goats for an offering for sin. All of these animals were burnt offerings for the LORD.
35 Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs and, as a sin offering, twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.
36 The exiles delivered the king's orders to the king's satraps and governors [in the province] west of the Euphrates River. These officials then gave their support to the people and the temple of God.
36 They also delivered the king’s orders to the royal satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates, who then gave assistance to the people and to the house of God.
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