Ezra 8

The list of family heads who returned with Ezra (continued)

וְאֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי אֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם וְהִתְיַחְשָׂם הָֽעֹלִים עִמִּי בְּמַלְכוּת אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא הַמֶּלֶךְ מִבָּבֶֽל׃
1
These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
מִבְּנֵי פִֽינְחָס גֵּֽרְשֹׁם מִבְּנֵי אִֽיתָמָר דָּֽנִיֵּאל מִבְּנֵי דָוִיד חַטּֽוּשׁ׃
2
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
מִבְּנֵי שְׁכַנְיָה מִבְּנֵי פַרְעֹשׁ זְכַרְיָה וְעִמּוֹ הִתְיַחֵשׂ לִזְכָרִים מֵאָה וַֽחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃
3
Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.
מִבְּנֵי פַּחַת מוֹאָב אֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַי בֶּן-זְרַֽחְיָה וְעִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
4
Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
מִבְּנֵי שְׁכַנְיָה בֶּן-יַֽחֲזִיאֵל וְעִמּוֹ שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
5
Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.
וּמִבְּנֵי עָדִין עֶבֶד בֶּן-יֽוֹנָתָן וְעִמּוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
6
Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
וּמִבְּנֵי עֵילָם יְשַֽׁעְיָה בֶּן-עֲתַלְיָה וְעִמּוֹ שִׁבְעִים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
7
And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
וּמִבְּנֵי שְׁפַטְיָה זְבַדְיָה בֶּן-מִֽיכָאֵל וְעִמּוֹ שְׁמֹנִים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
8
And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.
מִבְּנֵי יוֹאָב עֹֽבַדְיָה בֶּן-יְחִיאֵל וְעִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם וּשְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
9
Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
וּמִבְּנֵי שְׁלוֹמִית בֶּן-יֽוֹסִפְיָה וְעִמּוֹ מֵאָה וְשִׁשִּׁים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
10
And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.
וּמִבְּנֵי בֵבַי זְכַרְיָה בֶּן-בֵּבָי וְעִמּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמֹנָה הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
11
And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.
וּמִבְּנֵי עַזְגָּד יֽוֹחָנָן בֶּן-הַקָּטָן וְעִמּוֹ מֵאָה וַֽעֲשָׂרָה הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
12
And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.
וּמִבְּנֵי אֲדֹֽנִיקָם אַֽחֲרֹנִים וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹתָם אֱלִיפֶלֶט יְעִיאֵל וּֽשְׁמַעְיָה וְעִמָּהֶם שִׁשִּׁים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
13
And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
וּמִבְּנֵי בִגְוַי עוּתַי ‫(וזבוד)‬ וְזַכּוּר וְעִמּוֹ שִׁבְעִים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃
14
Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

Ezra recruits Levites at the river Ahava

וָֽאֶקְבְּצֵם אֶל-הַנָּהָר הַבָּא אֶֽל-אַהֲוָא וַנַּֽחֲנֶה שָׁם יָמִים שְׁלֹשָׁה וָֽאָבִינָה בָעָם וּבַכֹּהֲנִים וּמִבְּנֵי לֵוִי לֹֽא-מָצָאתִי שָֽׁם׃
15
And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה לֶֽאֱלִיעֶזֶר לַֽאֲרִיאֵל לִֽשְׁמַעְיָה וּלְאֶלְנָתָן וּלְיָרִיב וּלְאֶלְנָתָן וּלְנָתָן וְלִזְכַרְיָה וְלִמְשֻׁלָּם רָאשִׁים וּלְיֽוֹיָרִיב וּלְאֶלְנָתָן מְבִינִֽים׃
16
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.
‫(ואוצאה)‬ וָאֲצַוֶּה אוֹתָם עַל-אִדּוֹ הָרֹאשׁ בְּכָֽסִפְיָא הַמָּקוֹם וָֽאָשִׂימָה בְּפִיהֶם דְּבָרִים לְדַבֵּר אֶל-אִדּוֹ אָחִיו ‫(הנתונים)‬ הַנְּתִינִים בְּכָֽסִפְיָא הַמָּקוֹם לְהָֽבִיא-לָנוּ מְשָֽׁרְתִים לְבֵית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
17
And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.
וַיָּבִיאּוּ לָנוּ כְּיַד-אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַטּוֹבָה עָלֵינוּ אִישׁ שֶׂכֶל מִבְּנֵי מַחְלִי בֶּן-לֵוִי בֶּן-יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה וּבָנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁמֹנָה עָשָֽׂר׃
18
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;
וְאֶת-חֲשַׁבְיָה וְאִתּוֹ יְשַֽׁעְיָה מִבְּנֵי מְרָרִי אֶחָיו וּבְנֵיהֶם עֶשְׂרִֽים׃
19
And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
וּמִן-הַנְּתִינִים שֶׁנָּתַן דָּוִיד וְהַשָּׂרִים לַֽעֲבֹדַת הַלְוִיִּם נְתִינִים מָאתַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִים כֻּלָּם נִקְּבוּ בְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃
20
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.

The fast at the river Ahava

וָֽאֶקְרָא שָׁם צוֹם עַל-הַנָּהָר אַֽהֲוָא לְהִתְעַנּוֹת לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה לָנוּ וּלְטַפֵּנוּ וּלְכָל-רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃
21
Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
כִּי בֹשְׁתִּי לִשְׁאוֹל מִן-הַמֶּלֶךְ חַיִל וּפָֽרָשִׁים לְעָזְרֵנוּ מֵֽאוֹיֵב בַּדָּרֶךְ כִּֽי-אָמַרְנוּ לַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹר יַד-אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל-כָּל-מְבַקְשָׁיו לְטוֹבָה וְעֻזּוֹ וְאַפּוֹ עַל כָּל-עֹֽזְבָֽיו׃
22
For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
וַנָּצוּמָה וַנְּבַקְשָׁה מֵֽאֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל-זֹאת וַיֵּֽעָתֵר לָֽנוּ׃
23
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

The silver, gold and vessels entrusted to the priests

וָֽאַבְדִּילָה מִשָּׂרֵי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָה חֲשַׁבְיָה וְעִמָּהֶם מֵֽאֲחֵיהֶם עֲשָׂרָֽה׃
24
Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,
‫(ואשקולה)‬ וָאֶשְׁקֳלָה לָהֶם אֶת-הַכֶּסֶף וְאֶת-הַזָּהָב וְאֶת-הַכֵּלִים תְּרוּמַת בֵּית-אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַהֵרִימוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְיֹֽעֲצָיו וְשָׂרָיו וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃
25
And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellers, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:
וָאֶשְׁקֲלָה עַל-יָדָם כֶּסֶף כִּכָּרִים שֵֽׁשׁ-מֵאוֹת וַֽחֲמִשִּׁים וּכְלֵי-כֶסֶף מֵאָה לְכִכָּרִים זָהָב מֵאָה כִכָּֽר׃
26
I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;
וּכְפֹרֵי זָהָב עֶשְׂרִים לַֽאֲדַרְכֹנִים אָלֶף וּכְלֵי נְחֹשֶׁת מֻצְהָב טוֹבָה שְׁנַיִם חֲמוּדֹת כַּזָּהָֽב׃
27
Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
וָאֹֽמְרָה אֲלֵהֶם אַתֶּם קֹדֶשׁ לַֽיהוָה וְהַכֵּלִים קֹדֶשׁ וְהַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב נְדָבָה לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃
28
And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.
שִׁקְדוּ וְשִׁמְרוּ עַֽד-תִּשְׁקְלוּ לִפְנֵי שָׂרֵי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם וְשָׂרֵֽי-הָאָבוֹת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָם הַלִּשְׁכוֹת בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃
29
Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.
וְקִבְּלוּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם מִשְׁקַל הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב וְהַכֵּלִים לְהָבִיא לִירֽוּשָׁלִַם לְבֵית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
30
So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

The journey to Jerusalem and arrival

וַֽנִּסְעָה מִנְּהַר אַֽהֲוָא בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר לַחֹדֶשׁ הָֽרִאשׁוֹן לָלֶכֶת יְרֽוּשָׁלִָם וְיַד-אֱלֹהֵינוּ הָֽיְתָה עָלֵינוּ וַיַּצִּילֵנוּ מִכַּף אוֹיֵב וְאוֹרֵב עַל-הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃
31
Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
וַנָּבוֹא יְרֽוּשָׁלִָם וַנֵּשֶׁב שָׁם יָמִים שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃
32
And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
וּבַיּוֹם הָֽרְבִיעִי נִשְׁקַל הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב וְהַכֵּלִים בְּבֵית אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל יַד-מְרֵמוֹת בֶּן-אֽוּרִיָּה הַכֹּהֵן וְעִמּוֹ אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן-פִּֽינְחָס וְעִמָּהֶם יֽוֹזָבָד בֶּן-יֵשׁוּעַ וְנֽוֹעַדְיָה בֶן-בִּנּוּי הַלְוִיִּֽם׃
33
Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;
בְּמִסְפָּר בְּמִשְׁקָל לַכֹּל וַיִּכָּתֵב כָּֽל-הַמִּשְׁקָל בָּעֵת הַהִֽיא׃
34
By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.
הַבָּאִים מֵֽהַשְּׁבִי בְנֵֽי-הַגּוֹלָה הִקְרִיבוּ עֹלוֹת׀ לֵֽאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל פָּרִים שְׁנֵים-עָשָׂר עַל-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵילִים׀ תִּשְׁעִים וְשִׁשָּׁה כְּבָשִׂים שִׁבְעִים וְשִׁבְעָה צְפִירֵי חַטָּאת שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר הַכֹּל עוֹלָה לַֽיהוָֽה׃
35
Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.
וַֽיִּתְּנוּ׀ אֶת-דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ לַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וּפַֽחֲווֹת עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וְנִשְּׂאוּ אֶת-הָעָם וְאֶת-בֵּֽית-הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
36
And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

Places in Ezra 8

People, Places & Things in Ezra 8