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Ezra 8:24

HashabiahSherebiah

22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”

23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.

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

25 and 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.

26 I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

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BSB
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
KJV
Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
WEB
Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,
ASV
Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
DARBY
And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
BLB
And I separated twelve of the leaders of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers.
ÅB
Siden skilte jeg ut tolv av de øverste prester og Serebja og Hasabja og med dem ti av deres brødre;
OTB
Deretter utpekte jeg tolv av de ledende prestene: Serebja, Hasjabja, og med dem ti av deres brødre.
B1930
Siden skilte jeg ut tolv av de øverste prester og Serebja og Hasabja og med dem ti av deres brødre;

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  • Ezra 8:18–19

    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;

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