Ezra 8:16

Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.

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WEBBE

Then I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.

BSB

Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.

KJV

Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

ASV

Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, who were teachers.

BBE

Then I sent for Eliezer and Ariel and Shemaiah and Elnathan Jarib and Elnathan and Nathan and Zechariah and Meshullam, all responsible men; and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were wise men.

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וָאֶשְׁלְחָה va·'esh·le·chah and I sent H7971 לֶאֱלִיעֶזֶר le·'e·li·'e·zer for Eliezer H461 לַאֲרִיאֵל la·'a·ri·'el for Ariel H740 לִשְׁמַעְיָה lish·ma'·yah for Shemaiah H8098 וּלְאֶלְנָתָן u·le·'el·na·tan and for Elnathan H494 וּלְיָרִיב u·le·ya·riv and for Jarib H3402 וּלְאֶלְנָתָן u·le·'el·na·tan and for Elnathan H494 וּלְנָתָן u·le·na·tan and for Nathan H5416 וְלִזְכַרְיָה ve·liz·khar·yah and for Zechariah H2148 וְלִמְשֻׁלָּם ve·lim·shu·lam and for Meshullam H4918 רָאשִׁים ra·shim chiefs H7218 וּלְיוֹיָרִיב u·le·yo·ya·riv and for Joiarib H3114 וּלְאֶלְנָתָן u·le·'el·na·tan and for Elnathan H494 מְבִינִים me·vi·nim teachers H995

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–20

Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that good men should omit a good work, for want of being spoken to!

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People & places

ArielEliezerElnathanElnathanElnathanJaribJoiaribMeshullamNathanShemaiahZechariah

Topics

LevitesZechariah (Zecharias)ShemaiahMeshullamEliezerElnathanArielJoiaribJarib

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.