Ezra 8:24

Easy-to-Read Version

Then I chose twelve of the priests who were leaders. I chose Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I selected twelve of the leading priests, along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers.

Hebrew Names Version
Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the Kohanim, even Sherevyah, Hashavyah, and ten of their brothers with them,

King James Version
Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

English Standard Version
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kinsmen with them.

New Century Version
Then I chose twelve of the priests who were leaders, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their relatives.

New English Translation
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

Amplified Bible
Then I set apart twelve leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers (relatives),

New American Standard Bible
Then I selected twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers;

World English Bible
Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then I separated twelue of the chiefe of the Priests, Sherebiah, and Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers;

Berean Standard Bible
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

Contemporary English Version
I chose twelve of the leading priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their relatives.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then I separated twelve of the chief cohanim, along with Sherevyah, Hashavyah and ten of their kinsmen.

Darby Translation
And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

George Lamsa Translation
Then I selected twelve of the elders of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

Good News Translation

Lexham English Bible
I set apart twelve of the official priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them.

Literal Translation
Then I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And I toke out twolue of the chefe prestes, Serebia and Hasabia, and ten of their brethren with them,

American Standard Version
Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

Bible in Basic English
So I put on one side twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I toke out twelue of the chiefe priestes, Sarabia, and Hasabia, and ten of their brethren with them,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, besides Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

King James Version (1611)
Then I separated twelue of the chiefe of the Priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I gave charge to twelve of the chiefs of the priests, to Saraia, to Asabia, and ten of their brethren with them.

English Revised Version
Then I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And `Y departide twelue of the princes of prestis, Sarabie, and Asabie, and ten of her britheren with hem;

Update Bible Version
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,

New King James Version
And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests--Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them--

New Living Translation
I appointed twelve leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests—

New Life Bible
Then I set apart twelve of the head religious leaders: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers.

New Revised Standard
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their kin with them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then I separated, from among the rulers of the priests, twelve, - even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and, with them, from among their brethren, ten;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sarabias, and Hasabias, and with them ten of their brethren,

Revised Standard Version
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests: Sherebi'ah, Hashabi'ah, and ten of their kinsmen 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,

THE MESSAGE
Then I picked twelve of the leading priests—Sherebiah and Hashabiah with ten of their brothers. I weighed out for them the silver, the gold, the vessels, and the offerings for The Temple of our God that the king, his advisors, and all the Israelites had given: 25 tons of silver 100 vessels of silver valued at three and three-quarter tons of gold 20 gold bowls weighing eighteen and a half pounds 2 vessels of bright red copper, as valuable as gold.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers;

Contextual Overview

²⁴ Then I chose twelve of the priests who were leaders. I chose Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers. ²⁵ I weighed the silver, gold, and the other things that were given for God's Temple. I gave them to the twelve priests I had chosen. King Artaxerxes, his advisors, his important officials, and all the Israelites in Babylon gave those things for God's Temple. ²⁶ I weighed all these things. There were 25 tons of silver. There were also 7500 pounds of silver dishes and things. There were 3 3/4 tons of gold. ²⁷ And I gave them 20 gold bowls. The bowls weighed about 19 pounds. And I gave them two beautiful dishes made from polished bronze that were as valuable as gold. ²⁸ Then I said to the twelve priests: "You and these things are holy to the Lord . People gave this silver and gold to the Lord , the God of your ancestors. ²⁹ So guard these things carefully. You are responsible for them until you give them to the Temple leaders in Jerusalem. You will give them to the leading Levites and the family leaders of Israel. They will weigh them and put them in the rooms of the Lord 's Temple in Jerusalem." ³⁰ So the priests and Levites accepted the silver, gold, and special things that Ezra had weighed and given to them. They were told to take them to God's Temple in Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
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Sherebiah: Ezra 8:18, Ezra 8:19

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:8 - General Nehemiah 10:11 - Hashabiah Ezekiel 44:8 - charge John 12:6 - the bag

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then 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, Ezra 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, Ezra 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.