8:1 These [are] now the chief 7218 of their fathers 1, and [this is] the genealogy 3187 8692 of them that went up 5927 8802 with me from Babylon 894, in the reign 4438 of Artaxerxes 783 the king 4428.

8:2 Of the sons 1121 of Phinehas 6372; Gershom 1647: of the sons 1121 of Ithamar 385; Daniel 1840: of the sons 1121 of David 1732; Hattush 2407.

8:3 Of the sons 1121 of Shechaniah 7935, of the sons 1121 of Pharosh 6551; Zechariah 2148: and with him were reckoned by genealogy 3187 8692 of the males 2145 an hundred 3967 and fifty 2572.

8:4 Of the sons 1121 of Pahathmoab 6355; Elihoenai 454 the son 1121 of Zerahiah 2228, and with him two hundred 3967 males 2145.

8:5 Of the sons 1121 of Shechaniah 7935; the son 1121 of Jahaziel 3166, and with him three 7969 hundred 3967 males 2145.

8:6 Of the sons 1121 also of Adin 5720; Ebed 5651 the son 1121 of Jonathan 3129, and with him fifty 2572 males 2145.

8:7 And of the sons 1121 of Elam 5867; Jeshaiah 3470 the son 1121 of Athaliah 6271, and with him seventy 7657 males 2145.

8:8 And of the sons 1121 of Shephatiah 8203; Zebadiah 2069 the son 1121 of Michael 4317, and with him fourscore 8084 males 2145.

8:9 Of the sons 1121 of Joab 3097; Obadiah 5662 the son 1121 of Jehiel 3171, and with him two hundred 3967 and eighteen 8083 6240 males 2145.

8:10 And of the sons 1121 of Shelomith 8019; the son 1121 of Josiphiah 3131, and with him an hundred 3967 and threescore 8346 males 2145.

8:11 And of the sons 1121 of Bebai 893; Zechariah 2148 the son 1121 of Bebai 893, and with him twenty 6242 and eight 8083 males 2145.

8:12 And of the sons 1121 of Azgad 5803; Johanan 3110 the son 1121 of Hakkatan 6997, and with him an hundred 3967 and ten 6235 males 2145.(the son…: or, the youngest son)

8:13 And of the last 314 sons 1121 of Adonikam 140, whose names 8034 [are] these, Eliphelet 467, Jeiel 3273, and Shemaiah 8098, and with them threescore 8346 males 2145.

8:14 Of the sons 1121 also of Bigvai 902; Uthai 5793, and Zabbud 2072 8675 2139, and with them seventy 7657 males 2145.(Zabbud: or, Zaccur, as some read)

8:15 And I gathered them together 6908 8799 to the river 5104 that runneth 935 8802 to Ahava 163; and there abode we in tents 2583 8799 three 7969 days 3117: and I viewed 995 8799 the people 5971, and the priests 3548, and found 4672 8804 there none of the sons 1121 of Levi 3878.(abode: or, pitched)

8:16 Then sent 7971 8799 I for Eliezer 461, for Ariel 740, for Shemaiah 8098, and for Elnathan 494, and for Jarib 3402, and for Elnathan 494, and for Nathan 5416, and for Zechariah 2148, and for Meshullam 4918, chief men 7218; also for Joiarib 3114, and for Elnathan 494, men of understanding 995 8688.

8:17 And I sent 6680 8762 them with commandment 3318 8686 unto Iddo 112 the chief 7218 at the place 4725 Casiphia 3703, and I told 7760 8799 6310 them what 1697 they should say 1696 8763 unto Iddo 112, [and] to his brethren 251 the Nethinims 5411 8675 5411, at the place 4725 Casiphia 3703, that they should bring 935 8687 unto us ministers 8334 8764 for the house 1004 of our God 430.(I told…: Heb. I put words in their mouth)

8:18 And by the good 2896 hand 3027 of our God 430 upon us they brought 935 8686 us a man 376 of understanding 7922, of the sons 1121 of Mahli 4249, the son 1121 of Levi 3878, the son 1121 of Israel 3478; and Sherebiah 8274, with his sons 1121 and his brethren 251, eighteen 8083 6240;

8:19 And Hashabiah 2811, and with him Jeshaiah 3470 of the sons 1121 of Merari 4847, his brethren 251 and their sons 1121, twenty 6242;

8:20 Also of the Nethinims 5411, whom David 1732 and the princes 8269 had appointed 5414 8804 for the service 5656 of the Levites 3881, two hundred 3967 and twenty 6242 Nethinims 5411: all of them were expressed 5344 8738 by name 8034.

8:21 Then I proclaimed 7121 8799 a fast 6685 there, at the river 5104 of Ahava 163, that we might afflict 6031 8692 ourselves before 6440 our God 430, to seek 1245 8763 of him a right 3477 way 1870 for us, and for our little ones 2945, and for all our substance 7399.

8:22 For I was ashamed 954 8804 to require 7592 8800 of the king 4428 a band of soldiers 2428 and horsemen 6571 to help 5826 8800 us against the enemy 341 8802 in the way 1870: because we had spoken 559 8804 unto the king 4428, saying 559 8800, The hand 3027 of our God 430 [is] upon all them for good 2896 that seek 1245 8764 him; but his power 5797 and his wrath 639 [is] against all them that forsake 5800 8802 him.

8:23 So we fasted 6684 8799 and besought 1245 8762 our God 430 for this: and he was intreated 6279 8735 of us.

8:24 Then I separated 914 8686 twelve 8147 6240 of the chief 8269 of the priests 3548, Sherebiah 8274, Hashabiah 2811, and ten 6235 of their brethren 251 with them,

8:25 And weighed 8254 8799 unto them the silver 3701, and the gold 2091, and the vessels 3627, [even] the offering 8641 of the house 1004 of our God 430, which the king 4428, and his counsellors 3289 8802, and his lords 8269, and all Israel 3478 [there] present 4672 8737, had offered 7311 8689:

8:26 I even weighed 8254 8799 unto their hand 3027 six 8337 hundred 3967 and fifty 2572 talents 3603 of silver 3701, and silver 3701 vessels 3627 an hundred 3967 talents 3603, [and] of gold 2091 an hundred 3967 talents 3603;

8:27 Also twenty 6242 basons 3713 of gold 2091, of a thousand 505 drams 150; and two 8147 vessels 3627 of fine 2896 6668 8716 copper 5178, precious 2532 as gold 2091.(fine…: Heb. yellow, or, shining brass)(precious: Heb. desirable)

8:28 And I said 559 8799 unto them, Ye [are] holy 6944 unto the LORD 3068; the vessels 3627 [are] holy 6944 also; and the silver 3701 and the gold 2091 [are] a freewill offering 5071 unto the LORD 3068 God 430 of your fathers 1.

8:29 Watch 8245 8798 ye, and keep 8104 8798 [them], until ye weigh 8254 8799 [them] before 6440 the chief 8269 of the priests 3548 and the Levites 3881, and chief 8269 of the fathers 1 of Israel 3478, at Jerusalem 3389, in the chambers 3957 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.

8:30 So took 6901 8765 the priests 3548 and the Levites 3881 the weight 4948 of the silver 3701, and the gold 2091, and the vessels 3627, to bring 935 8687 [them] to Jerusalem 3389 unto the house 1004 of our God 430.

8:31 Then we departed 5265 8799 from the river 5104 of Ahava 163 on the twelfth 8147 6240 [day] of the first 7223 month 2320, to go 3212 8800 unto Jerusalem 3389: and the hand 3027 of our God 430 was upon us, and he delivered 5337 8686 us from the hand 3709 of the enemy 341 8802, and of such as lay in wait 693 8802 by the way 1870.

8:32 And we came 935 8799 to Jerusalem 3389, and abode 3427 8799 there three 7969 days 3117.

8:33 Now on the fourth 7243 day 3117 was the silver 3701 and the gold 2091 and the vessels 3627 weighed 8254 8738 in the house 1004 of our God 430 by the hand 3027 of Meremoth 4822 the son 1121 of Uriah 223 the priest 3548; and with him [was] Eleazar 499 the son 1121 of Phinehas 6372; and with them [was] Jozabad 3107 the son 1121 of Jeshua 3442, and Noadiah 5129 the son 1121 of Binnui 1131, Levites 3881;

8:34 By number 4557 [and] by weight 4948 of every one: and all the weight 4948 was written 3789 8735 at that time 6256.

8:35 [Also] the children 1121 of those that had been carried away 1473, which were come out 935 8802 of the captivity 7628, offered 7126 8689 burnt offerings 5930 unto the God 430 of Israel 3478, twelve 8147 6240 bullocks 6499 for all Israel 3478, ninety 8673 and six 8337 rams 352, seventy 7657 and seven 7651 lambs 3532, twelve 8147 6240 he goats 6842 [for] a sin offering 2403: all [this was] a burnt offering 5930 unto the LORD 3068.

8:36 And they delivered 5414 8799 the king's 4428 commissions 1881 unto the king's 4428 lieutenants 323, and to the governors 6346 on this side 5676 the river 5104: and they furthered 5375 8765 the people 5971, and the house 1004 of God 430.

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