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!
Ezra 8:18
According to the good hand of our God on 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 brothers, eighteen;
World English Bible
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WEBBE
According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;
BSB
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;
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;
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;
BBE
And by the help of our God they got for us Ish-sechel, one of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah with his sons and brothers, eighteen;
Original Hebrew
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וַיָּבִיאּוּ
vai·ya·vi'·'u
and they brought
H935
לָנוּ
la·nu
to us
H9035
כְּיַד־
ke·yad-
according to [the] hand of
H3027
אֱלֹהֵינוּ
'e·lo·hei·nu
God our
H430
הַטּוֹבָה
ha·to·vah
(the) good
H2896
עָלֵינוּ
'a·lei·nu
on us
H5921
אִישׁ
'ish
a man of
H376
שֶׂכֶל
se·khel
insight
H7922
מִבְּנֵי
mi·be·nei
one of [the] descendants of
H1121
מַחְלִי
mach·li
Mahli
H4249
בֶּן־
ben-
[the] son of
H1121
לֵוִי
le·vi
Levi
H3881
בֶּן־
ben-
[the] son of
H1121
יִשְׂרָאֵל
yis·ra·'el
Israel
H3478
וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה
ve·she·re·ve·yah
and Sherebiah
H8274
וּבָנָיו
u·va·nav
and sons his
H1121
וְאֶחָיו
ve·'e·chav
and brothers his
H251
שְׁמֹנָה
she·mo·nah
eight-
H8083
עָשָׂר
'a·sar
teen
H6240
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