Ezra 8:19 BSB — MannaFest

Ezra 8:19

also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

KJV

And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari,.... These were of the same division of Levites as Sherebiah: his brethren and their sons, twenty; these thirty eight, with those they came with, were all Levites; the Nethinims follow.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The deputation was despatched to Iddo, who was a prince or chief of the Nethinims--for the Persian government allowed the Hebrews during their exile to retain their ecclesiastical government by their own chiefs, as well as to enjoy the privilege of free worship.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה	cha.shav.Yah	Hashabiah	H2811 →
וְאִתּ֥וֹ	ve.'i.To	and with him	H854 →
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖ה	ye.sha'.Yah	Jeshaiah	H3470 →
מִבְּנֵ֣י	mi.be.Nei	one of [the] descendants of	H1121 →
מְרָרִ֑י	me.ra.Ri	Merari	H4847 →
אֶחָ֥יו	'e.Chav	brothers his	H251 →
וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם	u.ve.nei.Hem	and sons their	H1121 →
עֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ס	'es.Rim	twenty	H6242 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Chronicles 6:16
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
leads to
- Exodus 6:16
  These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Chronicles 6:1
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
leads to
- Genesis 46:11
  The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 26:57
  Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6
  Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Through
1 Chronicles 6:19
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:21
  The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.
- 1 Chronicles 24:26
  The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
Through
Nehemiah 3:17
Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
leads to
- Joshua 15:44
  Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah—nine cities, along with their villages.
Through
Nehemiah 10:11
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
leads to
- Nehemiah 11:15
  From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Ezra

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Ezra