Ezra 8:20

“and of the Nethinim, whom David and the officials had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty Nethinim; all of them were designated by name.”

Ezra 8:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 8:20, word by word

the Nethinimנְּתִינִיםnetinim

Nethinim

Nethinim: servants of the sanctuary. The name comes from the Hebrew netinim, "given ones": they were given to help the Levites in the work of the house of Elohim (Ezra 8:20).

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Davidדָּוִידdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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and the officialsשָּׂרִיםsarim

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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had givenנָּתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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for the serviceעֲבֹדַתavodat

service

The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.

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of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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two hundred twentyמָאתַיִםmatayim

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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two hundred twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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were designatedנִקְּבוּnikvu

name

To single someone or something out by name, or to fix an amount.

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by nameשֵׁמוֹתshemot

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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The context

19and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;

20 · This verse (above)

21And I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our Elohim, to seek from him a straight way for us and for our little ones and for all our goods.

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