Apologetics Bible

Ezra 8:1

Hebrew

וְאֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי אֲבֹתֵיהֶם וְהִתְיַחְשָׂם הָעֹלִים עִמִּי בְּמַלְכוּת אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא הַמֶּלֶךְ מִבָּבֶֽל׃

ve'eleh-ra'shey-'avoteyhem-vehiteyachesham-ha'oliym-'imiy-vemalekhvt-'aretacheshasete'-hamelekhe-mivavel

KJV: These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

AKJV: These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

ASV: Now these are the heads of their fathers’houses, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:

YLT: And these are heads of their fathers, and the genealogy of those going up with me, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king, from Babylon.

Exposition: Ezra 8:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:2

Hebrew

מִבְּנֵי פִֽינְחָס גֵּֽרְשֹׁם מִבְּנֵי אִיתָמָר דָּנִיֵּאל מִבְּנֵי דָוִיד חַטּֽוּשׁ׃

miveney-fiynechas-gereshom-miveney-'iytamar-daniye'l-miveney-daviyd-chatvsh

KJV: Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.

AKJV: Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.

ASV: Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.

YLT: From the sons of Phinehas: Gershom; from the sons of Ithamar: Daniel; from the sons of David: Hattush;

Exposition: Ezra 8:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:3

Hebrew

מִבְּנֵי שְׁכַנְיָה מִבְּנֵי פַרְעֹשׁ זְכַרְיָה וְעִמּוֹ הִתְיַחֵשׂ לִזְכָרִים מֵאָה וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃

miveney-shekhaneyah-miveney-fare'osh-zekhareyah-ve'imvo-hiteyachesh-lizekhariym-me'ah-vachamishiym

KJV: Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.

AKJV: Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.

ASV: Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.

YLT: from the sons of Shechaniah, from the sons of Pharosh: Zechariah, and with him, reckoning themselves by genealogy, of males a hundred and fifty.

Exposition: Ezra 8:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:4

Hebrew

מִבְּנֵי פַּחַת מוֹאָב אֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַי בֶּן־זְרַֽחְיָה וְעִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

miveney-fachat-mvo'av-'eleyehvo'eynay-ven-zeracheyah-ve'imvo-ma'tayim-hazekhariym

KJV: Of the sons of Pahath–moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

AKJV: Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

ASV: Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males.

YLT: From the sons of Pahath-Moab: Elihoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred who are males.

Exposition: Ezra 8:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Of the sons of Pahath–moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:5

Hebrew

מִבְּנֵי שְׁכַנְיָה בֶּן־יַחֲזִיאֵל וְעִמּוֹ שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

miveney-shekhaneyah-ven-yachaziy'el-ve'imvo-shelosh-me'vot-hazekhariym

KJV: Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

AKJV: Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.

ASV: Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.

YLT: From the sons of Shechaniah: the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred who are males.

Exposition: Ezra 8:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:6

Hebrew

וּמִבְּנֵי עָדִין עֶבֶד בֶּן־יוֹנָתָן וְעִמּוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

vmiveney-'adiyn-'eved-ven-yvonatan-ve'imvo-chamishiym-hazekhariym

KJV: Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

AKJV: Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

ASV: And of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males.

YLT: And from the sons of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him fifty who are males.

Exposition: Ezra 8:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:7

Hebrew

וּמִבְּנֵי עֵילָם יְשַֽׁעְיָה בֶּן־עֲתַלְיָה וְעִמּוֹ שִׁבְעִים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

vmiveney-'eylam-yesha'eyah-ven-'ataleyah-ve'imvo-shive'iym-hazekhariym

KJV: And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

AKJV: And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

ASV: And of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy males.

YLT: And from the sons of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy who are males.

Exposition: Ezra 8:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:8

Hebrew

וּמִבְּנֵי שְׁפַטְיָה זְבַדְיָה בֶּן־מִֽיכָאֵל וְעִמּוֹ שְׁמֹנִים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

vmiveney-shefateyah-zevadeyah-ven-miykha'el-ve'imvo-shemoniym-hazekhariym

KJV: And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.

AKJV: And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.

ASV: And of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him fourscore males.

YLT: And from the sons of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him eighty who are males.

Exposition: Ezra 8:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:9

Hebrew

מִבְּנֵי יוֹאָב עֹבַדְיָה בֶּן־יְחִיאֵל וְעִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם וּשְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

miveney-yvo'av-'ovadeyah-ven-yechiy'el-ve'imvo-ma'tayim-vshemonah-'ashar-hazekhariym

KJV: Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

AKJV: Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

ASV: Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred and eighteen males.

YLT: From the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen who are males.

Exposition: Ezra 8:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:10

Hebrew

וּמִבְּנֵי שְׁלוֹמִית בֶּן־יוֹסִפְיָה וְעִמּוֹ מֵאָה וְשִׁשִּׁים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

vmiveney-shelvomiyt-ven-yvosifeyah-ve'imvo-me'ah-veshishiym-hazekhariym

KJV: And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.

AKJV: And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and three score males.

ASV: And of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him a hundred and threescore males.

YLT: And from the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him a hundred and sixty who are males.

Exposition: Ezra 8:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:11

Hebrew

וּמִבְּנֵי בֵבַי זְכַרְיָה בֶּן־בֵּבָי וְעִמּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמֹנָה הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

vmiveney-vevay-zekhareyah-ven-vevay-ve'imvo-'esheriym-vshemonah-hazekhariym

KJV: And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

AKJV: And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

ASV: And of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him twenty and eight males.

YLT: And from the sons of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight who are males.

Exposition: Ezra 8:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:12

Hebrew

וּמִבְּנֵי עַזְגָּד יוֹחָנָן בֶּן־הַקָּטָן וְעִמּוֹ מֵאָה וַעֲשָׂרָה הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

vmiveney-'azegad-yvochanan-ven-haqatan-ve'imvo-me'ah-va'asharah-hazekhariym

KJV: And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

AKJV: And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

ASV: And of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him a hundred and ten males.

YLT: And from the sons of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him a hundred and ten who are males.

Exposition: Ezra 8:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:13

Hebrew

וּמִבְּנֵי אֲדֹנִיקָם אַחֲרֹנִים וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹתָם אֱלִיפֶלֶט יְעִיאֵל וּֽשְׁמַעְיָה וְעִמָּהֶם שִׁשִּׁים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

vmiveney-'adoniyqam-'acharoniym-ve'eleh-shemvotam-'eliyfelet-ye'iy'el-vshema'eyah-ve'imahem-shishiym-hazekhariym

KJV: And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

AKJV: And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them three score males.

ASV: And of the sons of Adonikam, that were the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah; and with them threescore males.

YLT: And from the younger sons of Adonikam--and these are their names--Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty who are males.

Exposition: Ezra 8:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:14

Hebrew

וּמִבְּנֵי בִגְוַי עוּתַי וזבוד וְזַכּוּר וְעִמּוֹ שִׁבְעִים הַזְּכָרִֽים׃

vmiveney-vigevay-'vtay-vzvvd-vezakhvr-ve'imvo-shive'iym-hazekhariym

KJV: Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

AKJV: Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males. ¶

ASV: And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.

YLT: And from the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy who are males.

Exposition: Ezra 8:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:15

Hebrew

וָֽאֶקְבְּצֵם אֶל־הַנָּהָר הַבָּא אֶֽל־אַהֲוָא וַנַּחֲנֶה שָׁם יָמִים שְׁלֹשָׁה וָאָבִינָה בָעָם וּבַכֹּהֲנִים וּמִבְּנֵי לֵוִי לֹא־מָצָאתִי שָֽׁם׃

va'eqevetzem-'el-hanahar-hava'-'el-'ahava'-vanachaneh-sham-yamiym-sheloshah-va'aviynah-va'am-vvakhohaniym-vmiveney-leviy-lo'-matza'tiy-sham

KJV: And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

AKJV: And I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there stayed we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

ASV: And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there we encamped three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

YLT: And I gather them unto the river that is going unto Ahava, and we encamp there three days; and I consider about the people, and about the priests, and of the sons of Levi I have found none there;

Exposition: Ezra 8:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:16

Hebrew

וָאֶשְׁלְחָה לֶאֱלִיעֶזֶר לַאֲרִיאֵל לִֽשְׁמַעְיָה וּלְאֶלְנָתָן וּלְיָרִיב וּלְאֶלְנָתָן וּלְנָתָן וְלִזְכַרְיָה וְלִמְשֻׁלָּם רָאשִׁים וּלְיוֹיָרִיב וּלְאֶלְנָתָן מְבִינִֽים׃

va'eshelechah-le'eliy'ezer-la'ariy'el-lishema'eyah-vle'elenatan-vleyariyv-vle'elenatan-vlenatan-velizekhareyah-velimeshulam-ra'shiym-vleyvoyariyv-vle'elenatan-meviyniym

KJV: Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

AKJV: Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

ASV: Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, who were teachers.

YLT: and I send 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, men of understanding;

Exposition: Ezra 8:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understa...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:17

Hebrew

ואוצאה וָאֲצַוֶּה אוֹתָם עַל־אִדּוֹ הָרֹאשׁ בְּכָסִפְיָא הַמָּקוֹם וָאָשִׂימָה בְּפִיהֶם דְּבָרִים לְדַבֵּר אֶל־אִדּוֹ אָחִיו הנתונים הַנְּתִינִים בְּכָסִפְיָא הַמָּקוֹם לְהָֽבִיא־לָנוּ מְשָׁרְתִים לְבֵית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

v'vtz'h-va'atzaveh-'votam-'al-'idvo-haro'sh-vekhasifeya'-hamaqvom-va'ashiymah-vefiyhem-devariym-ledaver-'el-'idvo-'achiyv-hntvnym-hanetiyniym-vekhasifeya'-hamaqvom-lehaviy'-lanv-mesharetiym-leveyt-'eloheynv

KJV: And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

AKJV: And I sent them with commandment to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say to Iddo, and to his brothers the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

ASV: And I sent them forth unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and his brethren the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

YLT: and I charge them for Iddo the head, in the place Casiphia, and put in their mouth words to speak unto Iddo, and his brethren the Nethinim, in the place Casiphia, to bring to us ministrants for the house of our God.

Exposition: Ezra 8:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us mini...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:18

Hebrew

וַיָּבִיאּוּ לָנוּ כְּיַד־אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַטּוֹבָה עָלֵינוּ אִישׁ שֶׂכֶל מִבְּנֵי מַחְלִי בֶּן־לֵוִי בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָה וּבָנָיו וְאֶחָיו שְׁמֹנָה עָשָֽׂר׃

vayaviy'v-lanv-kheyad-'eloheynv-hatvovah-'aleynv-'iysh-shekhel-miveney-macheliy-ven-leviy-ven-yishera'el-veshereveyah-vvanayv-ve'echayv-shemonah-'ashar

KJV: And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

AKJV: And by the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;

ASV: And according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

YLT: And they bring to us, according to the good hand of our God upon us, a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and his sons, and his brethren, eighteen;

Exposition: Ezra 8:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:19

Hebrew

וְאֶת־חֲשַׁבְיָה וְאִתּוֹ יְשַֽׁעְיָה מִבְּנֵי מְרָרִי אֶחָיו וּבְנֵיהֶם עֶשְׂרִֽים׃

ve'et-chashaveyah-ve'itvo-yesha'eyah-miveney-merariy-'echayv-vveneyhem-'esheriym

KJV: And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

AKJV: And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;

ASV: and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

YLT: and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the sons of Merari, his brethren, and their sons, twenty;

Exposition: Ezra 8:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:20

Hebrew

וּמִן־הַנְּתִינִים שֶׁנָּתַן דָּוִיד וְהַשָּׂרִים לַעֲבֹדַת הַלְוִיִּם נְתִינִים מָאתַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִים כֻּלָּם נִקְּבוּ בְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃

vmin-hanetiyniym-shenatan-daviyd-vehashariym-la'avodat-haleviyim-netiyniym-ma'tayim-ve'esheriym-khulam-niqevv-veshemvot

KJV: Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.

AKJV: Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name. ¶

ASV: and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were mentioned by name.

YLT: and from the Nethinim, whom David and the heads gave for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them defined by name.

Exposition: Ezra 8:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:21

Hebrew

וָאֶקְרָא שָׁם צוֹם עַל־הַנָּהָר אַהֲוָא לְהִתְעַנּוֹת לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהֵינוּ לְבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה לָנוּ וּלְטַפֵּנוּ וּלְכָל־רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃

va'eqera'-sham-tzvom-'al-hanahar-'ahava'-lehite'anvot-lifeney-'eloheynv-levaqesh-mimenv-derekhe-yesharah-lanv-vletafenv-vlekhal-rekhvshenv

KJV: Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

AKJV: Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

ASV: Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

YLT: And I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance,

Exposition: Ezra 8:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:22

Hebrew

כִּי בֹשְׁתִּי לִשְׁאוֹל מִן־הַמֶּלֶךְ חַיִל וּפָרָשִׁים לְעָזְרֵנוּ מֵאוֹיֵב בַּדָּרֶךְ כִּֽי־אָמַרְנוּ לַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹר יַד־אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל־כָּל־מְבַקְשָׁיו לְטוֹבָה וְעֻזּוֹ וְאַפּוֹ עַל כָּל־עֹזְבָֽיו׃

khiy-voshetiy-lishe'vol-min-hamelekhe-chayil-vfarashiym-le'azerenv-me'voyev-vadarekhe-khiy-'amarenv-lamelekhe-le'mor-yad-'eloheynv-'al-khal-mevaqeshayv-letvovah-ve'uzvo-ve'afvo-'al-khal-'ozevayv

KJV: For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

AKJV: For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

ASV: For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

YLT: for I was ashamed to ask from the king a force and horsemen to help us because of the enemy in the way, for we spake to the king, saying, `The hand of our God is upon all seeking Him for good, and His strength and His wrath is upon all forsaking Him.'

Exposition: Ezra 8:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek hi...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:23

Hebrew

וַנָּצוּמָה וַנְּבַקְשָׁה מֵאֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל־זֹאת וַיֵּעָתֵר לָֽנוּ׃

vanatzvmah-vanevaqeshah-me'eloheynv-'al-zo't-vaye'ater-lanv

KJV: So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

AKJV: So we fasted and sought our God for this: and he was entreated of us. ¶

ASV: So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

YLT: And we fast, and seek from our God for this, and He is entreated of us.

Exposition: Ezra 8:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:24

Hebrew

וָאַבְדִּילָה מִשָּׂרֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָה חֲשַׁבְיָה וְעִמָּהֶם מֵאֲחֵיהֶם עֲשָׂרָֽה׃

va'avediylah-misharey-hakhohaniym-sheneym-'ashar-leshereveyah-chashaveyah-ve'imahem-me'acheyhem-'asharah

KJV: Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

AKJV: Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,

ASV: Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

YLT: And I separate from the heads of the priests, twelve, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them of their brethren ten,

Exposition: Ezra 8:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:25

Hebrew

ואשקולה וָאֶשְׁקֳלָה לָהֶם אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָב וְאֶת־הַכֵּלִים תְּרוּמַת בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵינוּ הַהֵרִימוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְיֹעֲצָיו וְשָׂרָיו וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃

v'shqvlh-va'esheqolah-lahem-'et-hakhesef-ve'et-hazahav-ve'et-hakheliym-tervmat-veyt-'eloheynv-haheriymv-hamelekhe-veyo'atzayv-vesharayv-vekhal-yishera'el-hanimetza'iym

KJV: And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:

AKJV: And weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:

ASV: and weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his princes, and all Israel there present, had offered:

YLT: and I weigh to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, a heave-offering of the house of our God, that the king, and his counsellors, and his heads, and all Israel--those present--lifted up;

Exposition: Ezra 8:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:26

Hebrew

וָאֶשְׁקֲלָה עַל־יָדָם כֶּסֶף כִּכָּרִים שֵֽׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים וּכְלֵי־כֶסֶף מֵאָה לְכִכָּרִים זָהָב מֵאָה כִכָּֽר׃

va'esheqalah-'al-yadam-khesef-khikhariym-shesh-me'vot-vachamishiym-vkheley-khesef-me'ah-lekhikhariym-zahav-me'ah-khikhar

KJV: I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;

AKJV: I even weighed to their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;

ASV: I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels a hundred talents; of gold a hundred talents;

YLT: and I weigh to their hand, of silver, talents six hundred and fifty, and of vessels of silver a hundred talents, of gold a hundred talents,

Exposition: Ezra 8:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:27

Hebrew

וּכְפֹרֵי זָהָב עֶשְׂרִים לַאֲדַרְכֹנִים אָלֶף וּכְלֵי נְחֹשֶׁת מֻצְהָב טוֹבָה שְׁנַיִם חֲמוּדֹת כַּזָּהָֽב׃

vkheforey-zahav-'esheriym-la'adarekhoniym-'alef-vkheley-nechoshet-mutzehav-tvovah-shenayim-chamvdot-khazahav

KJV: Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

AKJV: Also twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

ASV: and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.

YLT: and basins of gold twenty, of a thousand drams, and two vessels of good shining brass, desirable as gold.

Exposition: Ezra 8:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:28

Hebrew

וָאֹמְרָה אֲלֵהֶם אַתֶּם קֹדֶשׁ לַיהוָה וְהַכֵּלִים קֹדֶשׁ וְהַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב נְדָבָה לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

va'omerah-'alehem-'atem-qodesh-layhvah-vehakheliym-qodesh-vehakhesef-vehazahav-nedavah-layhvah-'elohey-'avoteykhem

KJV: And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.

AKJV: And I said to them, You are holy to the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers.

ASV: And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah, and the vessels are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill-offering unto Jehovah, the God of your fathers.

YLT: And I say unto them, `Ye are holy to Jehovah, and the vessels are holy, and the silver and the gold are a willing-offering to Jehovah, God of your fathers;

Exposition: Ezra 8:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:29

Hebrew

שִׁקְדוּ וְשִׁמְרוּ עַֽד־תִּשְׁקְלוּ לִפְנֵי שָׂרֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם וְשָׂרֵֽי־הָאָבוֹת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם הַלִּשְׁכוֹת בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃

shiqedv-veshimerv-'ad-tisheqelv-lifeney-sharey-hakhohaniym-vehaleviyim-vesharey-ha'avvot-leyishera'el-viyrvshalaim-halishekhvot-veyt-yehvah

KJV: Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

AKJV: Watch you, and keep them, until you weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

ASV: Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers’ houses of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.

YLT: watch, and keep, till ye weigh before the heads of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.'

Exposition: Ezra 8:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:30

Hebrew

וְקִבְּלוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם מִשְׁקַל הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב וְהַכֵּלִים לְהָבִיא לִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לְבֵית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

veqivelv-hakhohaniym-vehaleviyim-misheqal-hakhesef-vehazahav-vehakheliym-lehaviy'-liyrvshalaim-leveyt-'eloheynv

KJV: So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

AKJV: So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God. ¶

ASV: So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

YLT: And the priests and the Levites took the weight of the silver, and of the gold, and of the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

Exposition: Ezra 8:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:31

Hebrew

וַֽנִּסְעָה מִנְּהַר אֽ͏ַהֲוָא בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן לָלֶכֶת יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְיַד־אֱלֹהֵינוּ הָיְתָה עָלֵינוּ וַיַּצִּילֵנוּ מִכַּף אוֹיֵב וְאוֹרֵב עַל־הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃

vanise'ah-minehar-'ahava'-visheneym-'ashar-lachodesh-hari'shvon-lalekhet-yervshalaim-veyad-'eloheynv-hayetah-'aleynv-vayatziylenv-mikhaf-'voyev-ve'vorev-'al-hadarekhe

KJV: Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

AKJV: Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

ASV: Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the lier-in-wait by the way.

YLT: And we journey from the river Ahava, on the twelfth of the first month, to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God hath been upon us, and He delivereth us from the hand of the enemy and the lier in wait by the way;

Exposition: Ezra 8:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:32

Hebrew

וַנָּבוֹא יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וַנֵּשֶׁב שָׁם יָמִים שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃

vanavvo'-yervshalaim-vaneshev-sham-yamiym-sheloshah

KJV: And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

AKJV: And we came to Jerusalem, and stayed there three days. ¶

ASV: And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

YLT: and we come in to Jerusalem, and dwell there three days.

Exposition: Ezra 8:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:33

Hebrew

וּבַיּוֹם הָרְבִיעִי נִשְׁקַל הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב וְהַכֵּלִים בְּבֵית אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל יַד־מְרֵמוֹת בֶּן־אֽוּרִיָּה הַכֹּהֵן וְעִמּוֹ אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־פִּֽינְחָס וְעִמָּהֶם יוֹזָבָד בֶּן־יֵשׁוּעַ וְנֽוֹעַדְיָה בֶן־בִּנּוּי הַלְוִיִּֽם׃

vvayvom-hareviy'iy-nisheqal-hakhesef-vehazahav-vehakheliym-veveyt-'eloheynv-'al-yad-meremvot-ven-'vriyah-hakhohen-ve'imvo-'ele'azar-ven-fiynechas-ve'imahem-yvozavad-ven-yeshv'a-venvo'adeyah-ven-vinvy-haleviyim

KJV: Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

AKJV: Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

ASV: And on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest (and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the Levites)—

YLT: And on the fourth day hath been weighed the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, in the house of our God, unto the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest, and with him Eleazar son of Phinehas, and with them Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui, the Levites:

Exposition: Ezra 8:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jo...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:34

Hebrew

בְּמִסְפָּר בְּמִשְׁקָל לַכֹּל וַיִּכָּתֵב כָּֽל־הַמִּשְׁקָל בָּעֵת הַהִֽיא׃

vemisefar-vemisheqal-lakhol-vayikhatev-khal-hamisheqal-va'et-hahiy'

KJV: By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.

AKJV: By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.

ASV: the whole by number and by weight: and all the weight was written at that time.

YLT: by number, by weight of every one, and all the weight is written at that time.

Exposition: Ezra 8:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:35

Hebrew

הַבָּאִים מֵֽהַשְּׁבִי בְנֵֽי־הַגּוֹלָה הִקְרִיבוּ עֹלוֹת ׀ לֵאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל פָּרִים שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵילִים ׀ תִּשְׁעִים וְשִׁשָּׁה כְּבָשִׂים שִׁבְעִים וְשִׁבְעָה צְפִירֵי חַטָּאת שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר הַכֹּל עוֹלָה לַיהוָֽה׃

hava'iym-mehasheviy-veney-hagvolah-hiqeriyvv-'olvot- -le'lohey-yishera'el-fariym-sheneym-'ashar-'al-khal-yishera'el-'eyliym- -tishe'iym-veshishah-khevashiym-shive'iym-veshive'ah-tzefiyrey-chata't-sheneym-'ashar-hakhol-'volah-layhvah

KJV: Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.

AKJV: Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering to the LORD. ¶

ASV: The children of the captivity, that were come out of exile, offered burnt-offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burnt-offering unto Jehovah.

YLT: Those coming in of the captives--sons of the removal--have brought near burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, bullocks twelve, for all Israel, rams ninety and six, lambs seventy and seven, young he-goats for a sin-offering twelve--the whole a burnt-offering to Jehovah;

Exposition: Ezra 8:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Ezra 8:36

Hebrew

וַֽיִּתְּנוּ ׀ אֶת־דָּתֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וּפַחֲווֹת עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וְנִשְּׂאוּ אֶת־הָעָם וְאֶת־בֵּֽית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

vayitenv- -'et-datey-hamelekhe-la'achashedarefeney-hamelekhe-vfachavvot-'ever-hanahar-venishe'v-'et-ha'am-ve'et-veyt-ha'elohiym

KJV: And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

AKJV: And they delivered the king’s commissions to the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

ASV: And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.

YLT: and they give the laws of the king to the lieutenants of the king and the governors beyond the river, and they have lifted up the people and the house of God.

Exposition: Ezra 8:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.