Ezra 8

1 These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

and these head: leader father their and to enroll they [the] to ascend: rise with me in/on/with royalty Artaxerxes [the] king from Babylon

2 from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush

from son: descendant/people Phinehas Gershom from son: descendant/people Ithamar Daniel from son: descendant/people David Hattush

3 of the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;

from son: descendant/people Shecaniah from son: descendant/people Parosh Zechariah and with him to enroll to/for male hundred and fifty

4 from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;

from son: descendant/people Pahath-moab Pahath-moab Eliehoenai son: descendant/people Zerahiah and with him hundred [the] male

5 from the descendants of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, and with him 300 men;

from son: descendant/people (Zattu *X*) Shecaniah son: child Jahaziel and with him three hundred [the] male

6 from the descendants of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him 50 men;

and from son: descendant/people Adin Ebed son: child Jonathan and with him fifty [the] male

7 from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;

and from son: descendant/people Elam Jeshaiah son: child Athaliah and with him seventy [the] male

8 from the descendants of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him 80 men;

and from son: descendant/people Shephatiah Zebadiah son: child Michael and with him eighty [the] male

9 from the descendants of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him 218 men;

from son: descendant/people Joab Obadiah son: child Jehiel and with him hundred and eight ten [the] male

10 from the descendants of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, and with him 160 men;

and from son: descendant/people (Bani *X*) Shelomith son: descendant/people Josiphiah and with him hundred and sixty [the] male

11 from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;

and from son: descendant/people Bebai Zechariah son: descendant/people Bebai and with him twenty and eight [the] male

12 from the descendants of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him 110 men;

and from son: descendant/people Azgad Johanan son: descendant/people Hakkatan and with him hundred and ten [the] male

13 from the later descendants of Adonikam, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;

and from son: descendant/people Adonikam last and these name their Eliphelet Jeuel and Shemaiah and with them sixty [the] male

14 and from the descendants of Bigvai, both Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.

and from son: descendant/people Bigvai Uthai (and Zaccur *Q(K)*) and with him seventy [the] male

15 Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.

and to gather them to(wards) [the] river [the] to come (in): come to(wards) Ahava and to camp there day three and to understand [emph?] in/on/with people and in/on/with priest and from son: descendant/people Levi not to find there

16 Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.

and to send: depart [emph?] to/for Eliezer to/for Ariel to/for Shemaiah and to/for Elnathan and to/for Jarib and to/for Elnathan and to/for Nathan and to/for Zechariah and to/for Meshullam head: leader and to/for Joiarib and to/for Elnathan to understand

17 And I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his kinsmen, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

(and to command *Q(K)*) [obj] them upon Iddo [the] head: leader in/on/with Casiphia [the] place and to set: put [emph?] in/on/with lip their word: speaking to/for to speak: speak to(wards) Iddo brother: male-sibling his ([the] temple servant *Q(K)*) in/on/with Casiphia [the] place to/for to come (in): bring to/for us to minister to/for house: temple God our

18 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;

and to come (in): bring to/for us like/as hand: power God our [the] pleasant upon us man understanding from son: descendant/people Mahli son: child Levi son: child Israel and Sherebiah and son: descendant/people his and brother: male-relative his eight ten

19 also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.

and [obj] Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah from son: descendant/people Merari brother: male-relative his and son: descendant/people their twenty

20 They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.

and from [the] temple servant which/that to give: put David and [the] ruler to/for service: ministry [the] Levi temple servant hundred and twenty all their to pierce in/on/with name

21 And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.

and to call: call out there fast upon [the] river Ahava to/for to afflict to/for face: before God our to/for to seek from him way: journey upright to/for us and to/for child our and to/for all property our

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.”

for be ashamed to/for to ask from [the] king strength: soldiers and horseman to/for to help us from enemy in/on/with way: journey for to say to/for king to/for to say hand: power God our upon all to seek him to/for welfare and strength his and face: anger his upon all to leave: forsake him

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

and to fast [emph?] and to seek [emph?] from God our upon this and to pray to/for us

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

and to separate [emph?] from ruler [the] priest two ten to/for Sherebiah Hashabiah and with them from brother: male-relative their ten

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.

(and to weigh [emph?] *Q(k)*) to/for them [obj] [the] silver: money and [obj] [the] gold and [obj] [the] article/utensil contribution house: temple God our [the] to exalt [the] king and to advise him and ruler his and all Israel [the] to find

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

and to weigh [emph?] upon hand their silver: money talent six hundred and fifty and article/utensil silver: money hundred to/for talent gold hundred talent

27 20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.

and bowl gold twenty to/for dram thousand and article/utensil bronze to gleam pleasant two precious thing like/as gold

28 Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.

and to say [emph?] to(wards) them you(m. p.) holiness to/for LORD and [the] article/utensil holiness and [the] silver: money and [the] gold voluntariness to/for LORD God father your

29 Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”

to watch and to keep: guard till to weigh to/for face: before ruler [the] priest and [the] Levi and ruler [the] father to/for Israel in/on/with Jerusalem [the] chamber house: temple LORD

30 So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.

and to receive [the] priest and [the] Levi weight [the] silver: money and [the] gold and [the] article/utensil to/for to come (in): bring to/for Jerusalem to/for house: temple God our

31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.

and to set out [emph?] from river Ahava in/on/with two ten to/for month [the] first to/for to go: went Jerusalem and hand: power God our to be upon us and to rescue us from palm enemy and to ambush upon [the] way: journey

32 So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.

and to come (in): come Jerusalem and to dwell there day three

33 On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.

and in/on/with day [the] fourth to weigh [the] silver: money and [the] gold and [the] article/utensil in/on/with house: temple God our upon hand: power Meremoth son: child Uriah [the] priest and with him Eleazar son: child Phinehas and with them Jozabad son: child Jeshua and Noadiah son: child Binnui [the] Levi

34 Everything was verified by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time.

in/on/with number in/on/with weight to/for all and to write all [the] weight in/on/with time [the] he/she/it

35 Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and a sin offering of 12 male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.

[the] to come (in): come from [the] captivity son: type of [the] captivity to present: bring burnt offering to/for God Israel bullock two ten upon all Israel ram ninety and six lamb seventy and seven male goat sin: sin offering two ten [the] all burnt offering to/for LORD

36 They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.

and to give: give [obj] law [the] king to/for satrap [the] king and governor side: beside [the] River and to lift: aid [obj] [the] people and [obj] house: temple [the] God