And they broughtוַיָּבִיאּוּus,לָנוּaccording to the goodכְּ הַטּוֹבָהhandיַדof our Elohimאֱלֹהֵינוּupon us,עָלֵינוּa manאִישׁof understandingשֶׂכֶלfrom the sonsמִבְּנֵיof Mahliמַחְלִיthe sonבֶּןof Levi,לֵוִיthe sonבֶּןof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand Sherebiah,וְשֵׁרֵבְיָהand his sonsוּבָנָיוand his brothers,וְאֶחָיוeighteen;שְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר
Ezra 8:18
Study it in the app“And they brought us, according to the good hand of our Elohim upon us, a man of understanding from the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and his sons and his brothers, eighteen;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 8:18, word by word
- And they broughtיָּבִיאּוּyaviu
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yaviu” appears- according to the goodטּוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of understandingשֶׂכֶלsechel
insight
The sense to act well.
Where else “sechel” appears- from the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Mahliמַחְלִיmachli
Mahli
Mahli, son of Merari, grandson of Levi; also a son of Mushi (1 Chronicles 6:47).
Where else “machli” appears- of Leviלֵוִיlevi
Levi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- and Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָהsherevya
Sherebiah
Sherebiah: a Levite of the sons of Mahli who joined Ezra; later he helped to explain the law to the people (Nehemiah 8:7).
Where else “sherevya” appears- and his brothersאֶחָיechay
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “echay” appears- eighteenשְׁמֹנָהshemona
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemona” appears- eighteenעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears
Translation note
“And Sherebiah”: it can also be understood “that is, Sherebiah,” so that he is the man of understanding.
The context
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.
18 · This verse (above)
19and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;