And I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָהfor Eliezer,לֶאֱלִיעֶזֶרfor Ariel,לַאֲרִיאֵלfor Shemaiah,לִשְׁמַעְיָהand for Elnathan,וּלְאֶלְנָתָןand for Jarib,וּלְיָרִיבand for Elnathan,וּלְאֶלְנָתָןand for Nathan,וּלְנָתָןand for Zechariah,וְלִזְכַרְיָהand for Meshullam,וְלִמְשֻׁלָּםheads,רָאשִׁיםand for Joiaribוּלְיוֹיָרִיבand for Elnathan,וּלְאֶלְנָתָןdiscerning men;מְבִינִים
Ezra 8:16
Study it in the app“And I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, heads, and for Joiarib and for Elnathan, discerning men;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 8:16, word by word
- And I sentאֶשְׁלְחָeshlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “eshlach” appears- for Eliezerאֱלִיעֶזֶרeliezer
Eliezer
Eliezer, the name of Abram's trusted servant from Damascus and of several Israelites, among them a son of Moses and a prophet.
Where else “eliezer” appears- for Arielאֲרִיאֵלariel
Ariel
Ariel: the name of one of the heads sent by Ezra. The name means "lion of God"; in Isaiah 29 it is a name of Jerusalem.
Where else “ariel” appears- for Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהshemaya
Shemaiah
Shemaiah: a name meaning "Yah has heard." About twenty-five people in the Bible bear it; among them the man of Elohim who told Rehoboam not to fight against Israel (1 Kings 12:22).
Where else “shemaya” appears- and for Elnathanאֶלְנָתָןelnatan
Elnathan
Elnathan. A personal name meaning "El has given." In 2 Kings 24:8 he is the maternal grandfather of King Jehoiachin, from Jerusalem; probably the same official of Judah of Jehoiakim's time (Jeremiah 26:22; 36:12). Others also bear it (Ezra 8:16).
Where else “elnatan” appears- and for Jaribיָרִיבyariv
Jarib
Jarib: the name of several Israelites: a son of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:24) and two men of Ezra's time.
Where else “yariv” appears- and for Nathanנָתָןnatan
Nathan
Nathan: the name of several men; the best known are a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14) and the prophet who spoke to David (2 Samuel 7; 12). It means "he has given."
Where else “natan” appears- and for Zechariahזְכַרְיָהzecharya
Zechariah
Zechariah: a name meaning "YHWH has remembered," one of the most frequent in the Bible. Borne, among others, by the king of Israel son of Jeroboam (2 Kings 14:29; 15:8), the son of the priest Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:20) and the prophet of the book that bears his name.
Where else “zecharya” appears- and for Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּםmeshulam
Meshullam
Meshullam: a very frequent name, from the root of "peace, be complete." In 2 Kings 22:3 the grandfather of Shaphan the scribe; also borne by many men of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.
Where else “meshulam” appears- headsרָאשִׁיםrashim
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashim” appears- and for Joiaribיוֹיָרִיבyoyariv
Joiarib
Joiarib: a name meaning "YHWH contends". One of the men of understanding sent by Ezra (Ezra 8:16); also a priest and a family of priests of Nehemiah's time.
Where else “yoyariv” appears- discerning menמְבִינִיםmevinim
be skilled
To be very wise and skilled in what one does.
Where else “mevinim” appears
The context
15And I gathered them at the river that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days; and I observed the people and the priests, but of the sons of Levi I did not find any there.
16 · This verse (above)
17and I gave them orders for Iddo, the head at the place Casiphia, and I put in their mouth words to speak to Iddo and his brothers, the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, to bring us ministers for the house of our Elohim.