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And I set apartוָאַבְדִּילָהtwelveשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרof the leadersמִשָּׂרֵיof the priests:הַכֹּהֲנִיםSherebiah,לְשֵׁרֵבְיָהHashabiah,חֲשַׁבְיָהand with themוְעִמָּהֶםtenעֲשָׂרָהof their brothers;מֵאֲחֵיהֶם
Ezra 8:24
Study it in the app“And I set apart twelve of the leaders of the priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 8:24, word by word
- And I set apartאַבְדִּילָavdila
separate
Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.
Where else “avdila” appears- twelveשְׁנֵיםshenem
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shenem” appears- twelveעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- of the leadersשָּׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- of the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- 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- Hashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָהchashavya
Hashabiah
Hashabiah: name of several Israelites, almost all Levites. It means "YHWH has taken account."
Where else “chashavya” appears- tenעֲשָׂרָהasara
ten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appears- of their brothersאֲחֵיache
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “ache” appears
Translation note
Sherebiah and Hashabiah are Levites in verses 18 and 19; it can be understood “twelve of the leaders of the priests, and besides, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers.”
The context
23So we fasted and sought from our Elohim concerning this, and he let himself be entreated by us.
24 · This verse (above)
25and I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the utensils, the contribution for the house of our Elohim, which the king and his counselors and his officials and all Israel who were present had offered;