Ezra 8:24
in Ezra 8Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
KJV
Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
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This verse in Ezra 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThen I separated twelve of the chief of the priests,.... That were in company with him; so that it seems there were more than the two mentioned, Ezr 8:2, very probably their families, or some of their brethren, were with them: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them; these men named were Levites, and not priests, Ezr 8:18 and therefore the copulative "and" must be supplied: and Sherebiah, &c. or with the twelve priests, Sherebiah, &c. and ten Levites more with them; so that the number of priests and Levites were equal, and in all twenty four.
This site's exposition
twelve of the leading priests
on Ezra 8:24-27
Ezra sets apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers, as a watch over the treasure. He weighs into their hands 650 talents of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents, and 100 talents of gold. Every amount is weighed at the handover.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, etc. It has been frequently said that the silver and gold and vessels sent from Babylon to Jerusalem signify souls, which are converted to the Lord from the confusion and errors of this world. Hence, …
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests . . . and weighed unto them the silver, &c.--The custody of the contributions and of the sacred vessels was, during the journey, committed to twelve of the chief priests, who, with the assistance of ten of their brethren, were to watch closely over them by the way, and deliver them into the house of the Lord in Jerusalem.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָה | vaavdilah | and I set apart ! | H914 → | 42 times |
| מִשָּׂרֵ֥י | misarei | of [the] leaders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| שְׁנֵ֣ים | sheneim | two [plus] | H8147 → | 768 times |
| עָשָׂ֑ר | ʾasar | ten | H6240 → | 338 times |
| לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה | leshereveyah | to Sherebiah | H8274 → | |
| חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה | chashavyah | Hashabiah | H2811 → | |
| וְעִמָּהֶ֥ם | veimahem | and with them | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם | meacheihem | of brothers their | H251 → | 630 times |
| עֲשָׂרָֽה׃ | ʾasarah | ten | H6235 → | 176 times |
וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהand I set apart !
vaavdilahH914 →42 times
מִשָּׂרֵ֥יof [the] leaders of
misareiH8269 →421 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
שְׁנֵ֣יםtwo [plus]
sheneimH8147 →768 times
עָשָׂ֑רten
ʾasarH6240 →338 times
לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הto Sherebiah
leshereveyahH8274 →
חֲשַׁבְיָ֔הHashabiah
chashavyahH2811 →
וְעִמָּהֶ֥םand with them
veimahemH5973 →1050 times
מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖םof brothers their
meacheihemH251 →630 times
עֲשָׂרָֽה׃ten
ʾasarahH6235 →176 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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About Ezra
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.