SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:17
y los envié a Iddo, capitán en el lugar de Casifia, y puse en boca de ellos las palabras que habían de hablar a Iddo, y a sus hermanos los netineos en el lugar de Casifia, para que nos trajesen ministros para la Casa de nuestro Dios.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Ezra 8:17
Verse 17. At the place Casiphia] The most judicious commentators are agreed that by Casiphia, the Caspian mountains, between Media and Hyrcania, are intended; where, probably, the Nethinim were employed in working silver mines: Psk keseph, from which the word comes, signifies silver.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 17. And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief, at the place Casiphia , etc.] Not a place by the Caspian sea, and near the Caspian mountains, as Munster, which was too far off to go and return in the time they must, (see Ezra 7:9 8:15,31), but, as Jarchi, a place in Babylon so called, a village near it, or a parish or street in it, where Ezra knew lived many of the Levites and Nethinims, and where Iddo was the chief of the Levites, and over them both: and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia ; but Iddo was not one of the Nethinims; for he was chief of the Levites, and by his authority many of them were sent as well as of the Nethinims; but none of the latter were over the Levites, for they were servants to them, ( Ezra 8:20), but, according to Jarchi, the Nethinims are not at all intended in this clause, who reads the words, to Iddo and Achim , (the name of a man with him; perhaps it may be better rendered, “to Iddo and his brother”,) who were appointed, or settled, in the place Casiphia ; and with him Deuteronomy Dieu agrees, and so the Syriac version, who dwelt in Casiphia: that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God ; both Levites to be singers and porters there, and the Nethinims to wait on them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
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 pit that good men should omit a good work, for want of being spoken to!
Original Hebrew
ואוצאה 3318 אותם 853 על 5921 אדו 112 הראשׁ 7218 בכספיא 3703 המקום 4725 ואשׂימה 7760 בפיהם 6310 דברים 1697 לדבר 1696 אל 413 אדו 112 אחיו 251 הנתונים 5411 בכספיא 3703 המקום 4725 להביא 935 לנו משׁרתים 8334 לבית 1004 אלהינו׃ 430
