Ezra 8:19
New International Version
and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 in all.

New Living Translation
They also sent Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and twenty of his sons and brothers,

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

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

King James Bible
And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

New King James Version
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men;

New American Standard Bible
and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men;

NASB 1995
and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men;

NASB 1977
and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men;

Legacy Standard Bible
and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men;

Amplified Bible
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers (relatives) and their sons, 20 men;

Christian Standard Bible
plus Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
plus Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.

American Standard Version
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

Contemporary English Version
We were also sent Hashabiah and Jeshaiah from the family of Merari along with 20 of their relatives.

English Revised Version
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They also brought Hashabiah, Jeshaiah (who was a descendant of Merari), 20 of Jeshaiah's relatives and their sons,

Good News Translation
They also sent Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the clan of Merari, with twenty of their relatives.

International Standard Version
Hashabiah and Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari and 20 of his brothers and their sons;

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

NET Bible
and Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, 20 men,

New Heart English Bible
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;

Webster's Bible Translation
And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

World English Bible
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the sons of Merari, his brothers, and their sons, twenty;

Young's Literal Translation
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the sons of Merari, his brethren, and their sons, twenty;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Hashabiab, and with him Jeshaiah, from the sons of Merari, brethren and their sons, twenty.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Hasabias, and with him Isaias of the sons of Merari, and his brethren, and his sons twenty.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the sons of Merari, and his brothers, and his sons, numbering twenty.

New American Bible
They also sent us Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, descendants of Merari, and their kinsmen and their sons, twenty men.

New Revised Standard Version
also Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah of the descendants of Merari, with his kin and their sons, twenty;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Hashabiah, and with him Isaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Khashabiah and with him, Isaiah of the children of Merari, and his brothers, and his twenty children.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Asebia, and Isaia of the sons of Merari, his brethren and his sons, twenty.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Ezra Sends for the Levites
18And 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; 19also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men. 20They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.…

Cross References
Numbers 3:6-9
“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. / They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle. / They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle. ...

1 Chronicles 23:6-32
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. / The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. / The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all. ...

1 Chronicles 24:20-31
Now these were the rest of the descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah. / As for Rehabiah, from his sons: The first was Isshiah. / From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath. ...

2 Chronicles 29:34
However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.

2 Chronicles 31:2-19
Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling. / The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD. / Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. ...

Nehemiah 12:8-9
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving. / Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.

Nehemiah 12:24-26
The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God. / Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates. / They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

Exodus 32:26-29
So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him. / He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’” / The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead. ...

Deuteronomy 33:8-11
Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah. / He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant. / He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar. ...

1 Samuel 2:27-36
Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house? / And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites. / Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’ ...

1 Kings 2:26-27
Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.” / So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.

Matthew 23:23-24
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. / You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

Luke 1:5-9
In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron. / Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord. / But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years. ...

Luke 10:1-2
After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit. / And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

Acts 6:1-6
In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. / So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables. / Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them ...


Treasury of Scripture

And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;

Hashabiah

Nehemiah 3:17
After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.

Nehemiah 10:11
Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

Merari

1 Chronicles 6:1,16,19
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari…

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Ezra 8
1. The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon
15. He sends to Iddo for ministers for the temple
21. He keeps a fast
24. He commits the treasures to the custody of the priests
31. From Ahava they come to Jerusalem
33. The treasure is weighed in the temple
36. The commission is delivered














They also brought
This phrase indicates the inclusion and gathering of individuals for a specific purpose. In the context of Ezra, it reflects the careful selection and preparation of those who would accompany Ezra on his journey back to Jerusalem. The act of bringing suggests a deliberate and thoughtful process, emphasizing the importance of community and shared mission in the restoration of worship and the rebuilding of the temple.

Hashabiah
Hashabiah is a name that means "Yahweh has considered" or "Yahweh has regarded." This name reflects the deep faith and recognition of God's providence and care. In the context of the return from exile, Hashabiah represents those who are mindful of God's plans and purposes, serving as a reminder of the divine oversight in the lives of His people.

and with him Jeshaiah
Jeshaiah, meaning "Yahweh is salvation," underscores the central theme of deliverance and redemption that runs throughout the narrative of the return from Babylonian exile. The inclusion of Jeshaiah highlights the hope and assurance of God's saving power, which is a cornerstone of the faith journey for the Israelites as they seek to reestablish their covenant relationship with God.

from the descendants of Merari
Merari was one of the sons of Levi, and his descendants were responsible for specific duties related to the tabernacle and later the temple. This reference to the Merarites situates the narrative within the broader Levitical tradition, emphasizing the continuity of worship and the importance of maintaining the sacred duties assigned to the Levites. It also highlights the structured and organized approach to worship that was being restored.

with his brothers and their sons
This phrase emphasizes the familial and communal aspect of the journey. The inclusion of brothers and sons signifies the passing down of faith and responsibility from one generation to the next. It reflects the biblical principle of family as the foundational unit for spiritual instruction and the perpetuation of God's covenant promises.

20 men
The specific mention of "20 men" indicates a precise and intentional selection of individuals. This number, while small, represents a committed group dedicated to the task at hand. It underscores the idea that God often works through a faithful remnant, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture, where a few committed individuals can have a significant impact on the fulfillment of God's purposes.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
also
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

Hashabiah,
חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה (ḥă·šaḇ·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2811: Hashabiah -- 'Yah has taken account', the name of a number of Israelites

together with
וְאִתּ֥וֹ (wə·’it·tōw)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

Jeshaiah,
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖ה (yə·ša‘·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3470: Isaiah -- 'salvation of Yah', four Israelites

from the descendants
מִבְּנֵ֣י (mib·bə·nê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Merari,
מְרָרִ֑י (mə·rā·rî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4847: Merari -- a son of Levi

and his brothers
אֶחָ֥יו (’e·ḥāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

and their sons,
וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם (ū·ḇə·nê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

20 men.
עֶשְׂרִֽים׃ (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth


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