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Ezra 8:18

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;

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ASV

And 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;

KJV

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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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבִ֨יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uand they broughtH935 →
לָ֜נוּLa.nuto us
כְּיַד־ke.yad-according to [the] hand ofH3027 →
אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
הַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.Vah<the> goodH2896 →
עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuon usH5921 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isha man ofH376 →
שֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelinsightH7922 →
מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Neione of [the] descendants ofH1121 →
מַחְלִ֔יmach.LiMahliH4249 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
לֵוִ֖יle.ViLeviH3881 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛הve.she.re.ve.Yahand SherebiahH8274 →
וּבָנָ֥יוu.va.Navand sons hisH1121 →
וְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.Chavand brothers hisH251 →
שְׁמֹנָ֥הshe.mo.Naheight-H8083 →
עָשָֽׂר׃'a.SarteenH6240 →

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Ezra 7:28and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.Nehemiah 2:8And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.Jeremiah 3:15Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”Ezra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, 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 forsake Him.”1 Chronicles 6:19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:Daniel 1:20In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.Isaiah 66:14When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.Proverbs 24:3By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;Nehemiah 9:4–5And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.Numbers 3:20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.Nehemiah 10:12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,Ezra 8:16Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.Ezra 8:24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.Nehemiah 12:24The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.Nehemiah 8:7The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

About Ezra

Ezra Kneels in Prayer — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Ezra Kneels in Prayer — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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