Ezra 8:20

and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.

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WEBBE

and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.

BSB

They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.

KJV

Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.

ASV

and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were mentioned by name.

BBE

And of the Nethinim, to whom David and the captains had given the work of helping the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them specially named.

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וּמִן־ u·min- and some of H4480 הַנְּתִינִים ha·ne·ti·nim the temple servants H5411 שֶׁנָּתַן she·na·tan whom he had appointed H5414 דָּוִיד da·vid David H1732 וְהַשָּׂרִים ve·ha·sa·rim and the officials H8269 לַעֲבֹדַת la·'a·vo·dat for [the] work of H5656 הַלְוִיִּם hal·vi·yim the Levites H3881 נְתִינִים ne·ti·nim temple servants H5411 מָאתַיִם ma·ta·yim two hundred H3967 וְעֶשְׂרִים ve·'es·rim and twenty H6242 כֻּלָּם ku·lam all of them H3605 נִקְּבוּ ni·ke·vu they had been designated H5344 בְשֵׁמוֹת ve·she·mot by names H8034

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