Ezra 8:16 — Bible Verse (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.”
Ezra 8:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 8:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 8:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, for Elnathan, for Jarib, for Elnathan, for Nathan, for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, who were teachers.”
Ezra 8:16 — World English Bible
Ezra 8:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Ezra 8:16 — American Standard Version
Ezra 8:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
Ezra 8:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 8:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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, chief men, and for Joiarib and for Elnathan, men of understanding.”
Ezra 8:16 — Darby Translation
Ezra 8:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore sent I to Eliezer, to Ariel, to Shemeiah, and to Elnathan, and to Iarib, and to Elnathan, and to Nathan, and to Zechariah, and to Meshullam the chiefe, and to Ioiarib and to Elnathan, men of vnderstanding,”
Ezra 8:16 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 8:16 in Context — Ezra 8
14 des fils de Bigvaï, Uthaï et Zabbud, et avec eux soixante-dix mâles.
15 Je les rassemblai près du fleuve qui coule vers Ahava, et nous campâmes là trois jours. Je dirigeai mon attention sur le peuple et sur les sacrificateurs, et je ne trouvai là aucun des fils de Lévi.
16 Alors je fis appeler les chefs Éliézer, Ariel, Schemaeja, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zacharie et Meschullam, et les docteurs Jojarib et Elnathan.
17 Je les envoyai vers le chef Iddo, demeurant à Casiphia, et je mis dans leur bouche ce qu’ils devaient dire à Iddo et à ses frères les Néthiniens qui étaient à Casiphia, afin qu’ils nous amenassent des serviteurs pour la maison de notre Dieu.
18 Et, comme la bonne main de notre Dieu était sur nous, ils nous amenèrent Schérébia, homme de sens, d’entre les fils de Machli, fils de Lévi, fils d’Israël, et avec lui ses fils et ses frères, au nombre de dix-huit;
What Does Ezra 8:16 Mean?
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