And 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;
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4 additional translationsAnd according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;
And they bring to us, according to the good hand of our God upon us, a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and his sons, and his brethren, eighteen;
And by the good hand of ourGod upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely, Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
About this book
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About this book
Old TestamentEzra — The return in two waves — Zerubbabel's altar and temple (538 BC) and Ezra's reforming arrival (458 BC). A book about rebuilding — the temple, the Torah-teaching community, and the covenant boundary.
- Author
- Ezra (traditional); the book uses first-person narrative in chs. 7–10
- Date
- Events 538–458 BC; compilation c. mid-5th century BC