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


In Context

21 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.

22 I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, "The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him."

23 So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.

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

25 and I weighed out to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God.

26 I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:24And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, 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,