24And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,


In Context

21 And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; for we had spoken to the king saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his anger is against all them that forsake him.

23 And we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he was entreated of us.

24 And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

25 and I weighed to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the heave-offering for the house of our God, which the king and his counsellors and his princes, and all Israel present, had offered.

26 And I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver; and silver vessels a hundred talents, and of gold a hundred talents;

Ezra 8:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah and ten of their brothers,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:24And I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sarabias, and Hasabias, and with them ten of their brethren,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:24Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:24Then I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:24Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:24And I separate from the heads of the priests, twelve, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them of their brethren ten,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,