Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, namely, Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers, New Living Translation I appointed twelve leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests— English Standard Version Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them. Berean Standard Bible Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, King James Bible Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, New King James Version And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them— New American Standard Bible Then I selected twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers; NASB 1995 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers; NASB 1977 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers; Legacy Standard Bible Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers; Amplified Bible Then I set apart twelve leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers (relatives), Christian Standard Bible I selected twelve of the leading priests, along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers. Holman Christian Standard Bible I selected 12 of the leading priests, along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their brothers. American Standard Version Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I chose from the Elders, twelve Priests, and Sherabyah and Kheshabyah, and of their ten brethren with them. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I gave charge to twelve of the chiefs of the priests, to Saraia, to Asabia, and ten of their brethren with them. Contemporary English Version I chose twelve of the leading priests--Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their relatives. Douay-Rheims Bible And I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sarabias, and Hasabias, and with them ten of their brethren, English Revised Version Then I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, GOD'S WORD® Translation Then I selected 12 leaders from the priests-Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and 10 of their relatives. Good News Translation From among the leading priests I chose Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten others. International Standard Version Next I selected twelve of the chief priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them— JPS Tanakh 1917 Then I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, besides Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, Literal Standard Version And I separate from the heads of the priests, twelve, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them of their brothers ten, Majority Standard Bible Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, New American Bible Next I selected twelve of the priestly leaders along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen, NET Bible Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, New Revised Standard Version Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kin with them. New Heart English Bible Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them, Webster's Bible Translation Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, World English Bible Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them, Young's Literal Translation And I separate from the heads of the priests, twelve, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them of their brethren ten, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Priests to Guard the Offerings24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, 25and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.… Cross References 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; Ezra 8:19 also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men. Treasury of Scripture Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them, Sherebiah Ezra 8:18,19 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; … Jump to Previous Apart Besides Chief Chiefs Hashabiah Hashabi'ah Kinsmen Leading Priests Separate Separated Sherebiah Sherebi'ah Side Ten Together TwelveJump to Next Apart Besides Chief Chiefs Hashabiah Hashabi'ah Kinsmen Leading Priests Separate Separated Sherebiah Sherebi'ah Side Ten Together TwelveEzra 8 1. The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon15. He sends to Iddo for ministers for the temple 21. He keeps a fast 24. He commits the treasures to the custody of the priests 31. From Ahava they come to Jerusalem 33. The treasure is weighed in the temple 36. The commission is delivered (24) Sherebiah.--Rather, to Sherebiah--that is, these two Levites, alone mentioned, with ten others, were associated with an equal number of priests in the charge of the Temple treasure.Verse 24. - Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, etc. Our translators, following the Vulgate, have omitted to render the preposition לְ, which occurs in the Hebrew text before the name of Sherebiah, and have thus represented Sherebiah and Hashabiah as priests, whereas they were not priests, but Levites, as appears from vers. 18, 19. The true sense is given by the LXX. - "Then I assigned twelve of the chief priests to Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren; i.e. "then I appointed twelve chief priests to act with twelve chief Levites, of whom Sherebiah and Hashabiah were two, in the matter of the royal offering." Ezra seems to have considered, that as the gift of Artaxerxes was an offering to the house of God, it ought to be handed over at once to the custody of the ministers of religion, and not remain in secular hands (compare ver. 28). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then I set apartוָאַבְדִּ֛ילָה (wā·’aḇ·dî·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 914: To be divided, separate twelve שְׁנֵ֣ים (šə·nêm) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) of the leading מִשָּׂרֵ֥י (miś·śā·rê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince priests, הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest together with Sherebiah, לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה (lə·šê·rê·ḇə·yāh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8274: Sherebiah -- 'Yah has sent burning heat', an Israelite name Hashabiah, חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה (ḥă·šaḇ·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2811: Hashabiah -- 'Yah has taken account', the name of a number of Israelites and וְעִמָּהֶ֥ם (wə·‘im·mā·hem) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5973: With, equally with ten עֲשָׂרָֽה׃ (‘ă·śā·rāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 6235: Ten of their brothers, מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם (mê·’ă·ḥê·hem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) Links Ezra 8:24 NIVEzra 8:24 NLT Ezra 8:24 ESV Ezra 8:24 NASB Ezra 8:24 KJV Ezra 8:24 BibleApps.com Ezra 8:24 Biblia Paralela Ezra 8:24 Chinese Bible Ezra 8:24 French Bible Ezra 8:24 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 8:24 Then I set apart twelve (Ezr. 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