עֶזְרָא

Ezra — Chapter 8

Read Ezra Chapter 8 in Biblical Hebrew alongside the King James Version (KJV) — 36 verses. Original Hebrew text with vowel points (nikud) and full English translation.

וְאֵ֥לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֖י אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֑ם וְהִתְיַחְשָׂ֕ם הָעֹלִ֥ים אִתִּ֛י מִבָּבֶ֖ל בְּמַלְכ֥וּת אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

KJVThese 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.

These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:

מִבְּנֵ֣י פִינְחָ֡ס גֵּרְשֹׁ֡ם מִבְּנֵ֣י אִיתָמָ֡ר דָּנִיֵּ֡אל מִבְּנֵ֣י דָוִ֡יד חַטּֽוּשׁ׃

KJVOf the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.

Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.

מִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁכַנְיָ֡ה מִבְּנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֡שׁ זְכַרְיָ֡ה וְעִמּ֡וֹ הִתְיַחֵ֣שׂ לִזְכָרִ֡ים מֵאָ֡ה וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃

KJVOf the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.

Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, with whom were registered 150 men.

מִבְּנֵ֣י פַחַת מוֹאָ֡ב אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַ֡י בֶּן זְרַחְיָ֡ה וְעִמּ֡וֹ מָאתַ֡יִם הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

KJVOf the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men.

מִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁכַנְיָ֡ה בֶּן יַחֲזִיאֵ֡ל וְעִמּ֡וֹ שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

KJVOf the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עָדִ֡ין עֶ֡בֶד בֶּן יוֹנָ֡תָן וְעִמּ֡וֹ חֲמִשִּׁ֡ים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

KJVOf the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עֵילָ֡ם יְשַׁעְיָ֡ה בֶּן עֲתַלְיָ֡ה וְעִמּ֡וֹ שִׁבְעִ֡ים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

KJVAnd of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁפַטְיָ֡ה זְבַדְיָ֡ה בֶּן מִיכָאֵ֡ל וְעִמּ֡וֹ שְׁמֹנִ֡ים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

KJVAnd of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.

Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him 80 men.

מִבְּנֵ֣י יוֹאָ֡ב עֹבַדְיָ֡ה בֶּן יְחִיאֵ֡ל וְעִמּ֡וֹ מָאתַ֡יִם וּשְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

KJVOf the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁלוֹמִ֡ית בֶּן יוֹסִפְיָ֡ה וְעִמּ֡וֹ מֵאָ֡ה וְשִׁשִּׁ֡ים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

KJVAnd of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.

Of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י בֵבַ֡י זְכַרְיָ֡ה בֶּן בֵּבַ֡י וְעִמּ֡וֹ עֶשְׂרִ֡ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֡ה הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

KJVAnd of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him 28 men.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עַזְגָּ֡ד יוֹחָנָ֡ן בֶּן הַקָּטָ֡ן וְעִמּ֡וֹ מֵאָ֡ה וַעֲשָׂרָ֡ה הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

KJVAnd of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנִיקָ֡ם הָאַחֲרוֹנִ֡ים וְאֵ֣לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֡ם אֱלִיפֶ֡לֶט יְעִיאֵ֡ל וּשְׁמַ֡עְיָה וְעִמָּ֡ם שִׁשִּׁ֡ים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

KJVAnd of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

Of the sons of Adonikam, those who came later, their names being Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men.

וּמִבְּנֵ֣י בִגְוַ֡י עוּתַ֡י וְזַבּ֡וּד וְעִמָּ֡ם שִׁבְעִ֡ים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

KJVAnd of the sons of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them 70 men.

וָאֶקְבְּצֵ֣ם אֶל הַנָּהָ֡ר הַבָּ֡א אֶל אַהֲוָ֡א וַנַּחֲנֶ֡ה שָׁ֡ם יָמִ֣ים שְׁלֹשָׁ֡ה וָאָבִינָ֡ה בָעָ֡ם וּבַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים וּמִבְּנֵ֣י לֵוִ֡י לֹ֡א מָצָ֡אתִי שָֽׁם׃

KJVAnd 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.

I gathered them to the river that runs to Ahava, and there we camped three days. As I reviewed the people and the priests, I found there none of the sons of Levi.

וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡ה לֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶר לַאֲרִיאֵ֡ל לִשְׁמַ֡עְיָה וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֡ן וּלְיָרִ֡יב וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֡ן וּלְנָתָ֡ן וְלִזְכַרְיָ֡ה וְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֡ם רָאשִׁ֡ים וּלְיוֹיָרִ֡יב וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֡ן מְבִינִֽים׃

KJVThen 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.

Then I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders, and for Joiarib and Elnathan, who were men of insight,

וָאֲצַוֶּ֣ה אוֹתָ֡ם עַל אִדּ֡וֹ הָרֹ֡אשׁ בְּכָסִפְיָ֡א הַמָּק֡וֹם וָאָשִׂ֡ימָה בְּפִיהֶ֡ם דְּבָרִ֡ים לְדַבֵּ֡ר אֶל אִדּ֡וֹ אֶחָ֡יו הַנְּתִינִ֡ים בְּכָסִפְיָ֡א הַמָּק֡וֹם לְהָבִ֡יא לָ֡נוּ מְשָׁרְתִ֡ים לְבֵ֡ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

KJVAnd 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.

and I sent them to Iddo, the leading man at the place Casiphia, telling them what to say to Iddo and his brothers the temple servants at the place Casiphia, namely, to send us ministers for the house of our God.

וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ לָ֡נוּ כְּיַד אֱלֹהֵ֡ינוּ הַטּוֹבָ֡ה עָלֵ֡ינוּ אִ֣ישׁ שֶׂכֶ֡ל מִבְּנֵ֣י מַחְלִ֡י בֶּן לֵוִ֡י בֶּן יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל וְשֵׁרֵבְיָ֡ה וּבָנָ֡יו וְאֶחָ֡יו שְׁמֹנָ֡ה עָשָֽׂר׃

KJVAnd 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;

And by the good hand of our God on us, they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, son of Israel, namely Sherebiah with his sons and kinsmen, 18;

וְאֶת חֲשַׁבְיָ֡ה וְאִתּ֡וֹ יְשַׁעְיָ֡ה מִבְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֡י אֶחָ֡יו וּבְנֵיהֶ֡ם עֶשְׂרִֽים׃

KJVAnd Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

also Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20;

וּמִן הַנְּתִינִ֡ים שֶׁנָּתַ֡ן דָּוִ֡יד וְהַשָּׂרִ֡ים לַעֲבֹדַ֣ת הַלְוִיִּ֡ם נְתִינִ֡ים מָאתַ֡יִם וְעֶשְׂרִ֡ים כֻּלָּ֡ם נִקְּב֡וּ בְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃

KJVAlso 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.

besides 220 of the temple servants whom David and his officials had set apart to attend the Levites. These were all mentioned by name.

וָאֶקְרָא שָׁ֡ם צ֡וֹם עַל הַנָּהָ֡ר אַהֲוָ֡א לְהִתְעַנּ֡וֹת לִפְנֵ֡י אֱלֹהֵ֡ינוּ לְבַקֵּ֡שׁ מִמֶּ֡נּוּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְשָׁרָ֡ה לָ֡נוּ וּלְטַפֵּ֡נוּ וּלְכָ֡ל רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃

KJVThen 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.

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.

כִּ֣י בֹ֡שְׁתִּי לִשְׁאֹ֡ל מִן הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ חַ֣יִל וּפָרָשִׁ֡ים לְעֻזְרֵ֡נוּ מֵאוֹיֵ֡ב בַּדָּ֡רֶךְ כִּ֡י אָמַ֡רְנוּ לַמֶּ֡לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֡ר יַ֣ד אֱלֹהֵ֡ינוּ עַ֡ל כָּל מְבַקְשָׁ֡יו לְטוֹבָ֡ה וְעֻזּ֡וֹ וְאַפּ֡וֹ עַ֣ל כָּל עֹזְבָֽיו׃

KJVFor 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.

For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king: The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.

וַנָּצ֡וּמָה וַנְּבַקְשָׁ֡ה מֵאֱלֹהֵ֡ינוּ עַל זֹ֡את וַיֵּעָתֵ֡ר לָֽנוּ׃

KJVSo we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.

וָאַבְדִּ֡ילָה מִשָּׂרֵ֣י הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים שְׁנֵ֡ים עָשָׂ֡ר לְשֵׁרֵבְיָ֡ה חֲשַׁבְיָ֡ה וְעִמָּ֡הֶם מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֡ם עֲשָׂרָֽה׃

KJVThen I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

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

וָאֶשְׁקְלָ֡ה לָהֶ֡ם אֶת הַכֶּ֡סֶף וְאֶת הַזָּהָ֡ב וְאֶת הַכֵּלִ֡ים תְּרוּמַ֣ת בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֡ינוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵרִ֡ימוּ הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ וְיֹועֲצָ֡יו וְשָׂרָ֡יו וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל הַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃

KJVAnd 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 counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:

And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God that the king and his counselors and his lords and all Israel there present had offered.

וָאֶשְׁקְלָ֡ה עַל יָדָ֡ם כֶּ֡סֶף כִּכָּרִ֡ים שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁ֑ים וּכְלֵי כֶ֙סֶף֙ מֵאָ֣ה כִכָּרִ֔ים זָהָ֖ב מֵאָ֥ה כִכָּֽר׃

KJVI even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;

I weighed out into their hand 650 talents of silver, and silver vessels worth 100 talents, and 100 talents of gold,

וְכֹסוֹת֙ זָהָ֣ב עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לְאַלְפֵ֖י הַדַּרְכְּמֹנִ֑ים וּכְלֵ֤י נְחֹֽשֶׁת מֻצְהָב֙ טוֹבָ֔ה שְׁנַ֖יִם חֲמוּדֹ֥ת כַּזָּהָֽב׃

KJVAlso twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

20 bowls of gold worth 1,000 darics, and two vessels of fine bright bronze as precious as gold.

וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֡ם אַתֶּ֡ם קֹ֡דֶשׁ לַיהוָ֡ה וְהַכֵּלִ֡ים קֹ֡דֶשׁ וְהַכֶּ֡סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֡ב נְדָבָ֡ה לַיהוָ֡ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

KJVAnd 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.

And I said to them: You are holy to the LORD, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.

שִׁקְד֡וּ וְשִׁמְר֡וּ עַ֡ד תִּשְׁקְלוּ֩ לִפְנֵ֨י שָׂרֵי הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם וְשָׂרֵ֤י הָאָבוֹת֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּלִשְׁכ֥וֹת בֵּ֖ית יְהוָֽה׃

KJVWatch 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.

Guard them and keep them until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites and the heads of fathers' houses in Israel at Jerusalem, within the chambers of the house of the LORD.

וְקִבְּל֣וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֡ם מִשְׁקַ֣ל הַכֶּ֡סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֡ב וְהַכֵּלִ֡ים לְהָבִ֡יא לִירוּשָׁלִַ֡ם לְבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

KJVSo 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.

So the priests and the Levites took over the silver and the gold and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our God.

וַנִּסְעָ֡ה מִנְּהַ֣ר אַהֲוָ֡א בִּשְׁנֵ֡ים עָשָׂ֡ר לַחֹ֡דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֡וֹן לָלֶ֣כֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֡ם וְיַד אֱלֹהֵ֡ינוּ הָיְתָ֡ה עָלֵ֡ינוּ וַיַּצִּ֡ילֵנוּ מִכַּ֣ף אוֹיֵ֡ב וְאוֹרֵ֡ב עַ֣ל הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃

KJVThen 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.

Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes on the way.

וַנָּב֥וֹא יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וַנֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁ֑ם יָמִ֖ים שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃

KJVAnd we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days.

וּבַיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִיעִ֡י נִשְׁקַ֡ל הַכֶּ֡סֶף וְהַזָּהָ֡ב וְהַכֵּלִ֡ים בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהֵ֡ינוּ עַ֣ל יַד מְרֵמ֡וֹת בֶּן אוּרִיָ֡ה הַכֹּהֵ֡ן וְעִמּ֡וֹ אֶלְעָזָ֡ר בֶּן פִּינְחָ֡ס וְעִמָּהֶ֡ם יוֹזָבָ֡ד בֶּן יֵשׁ֡וּעַ וְנוֹעַדְיָ֡ה בֶּן בִּנּ֡וּי הַלְוִיִּ֡ם׃

KJVNow 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;

On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed into the hands of Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas, and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui.

בַּמִּסְפָּ֡ר וּבַמִּשְׁקָ֡ל לַכֹּ֡ל וַיִּכָּתֵ֡ב כָּל הַמִּשְׁקָ֡ל בָּעֵ֡ת הַהִֽיא׃

KJVBy number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.

The total was counted and weighed, and the whole weight was recorded at that time.

הַבָּאִ֡ים מֵהַשְּׁבִ֡י בְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֡ה הִקְרִ֡יבוּ עֹל֡וֹת לֵֽאלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל פָּרִ֡ים שְׁנֵ֡ים עָשָׂ֡ר עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל אֵילִ֡ים תִּשְׁעִ֡ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֡ה כְּבָשִׂ֡ים שִׁבְעִ֡ים וְשִׁבְעָ֡ה צְפִירֵ֡י חַטָּ֡את שְׁנֵ֡ים עָשָׂ֡ר הַכֹּ֡ל עֹלָ֡ה לַיהוָֽה׃

KJVAlso 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.

At that time those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.

וַיִּתְּנ֡וּ אֶת דָּתֵ֡י הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵ֡י הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ וּפַחֲוֹ֡ת עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֡ר וְנִשְּׂאוּ֩ אֶת הָעָ֨ם וְאֶת בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׃

KJVAnd 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.

They also delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps and to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and they aided the people and the house of God.