Ezra 8:15 — Bible Verse (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.”
Ezra 8:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 8:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 8:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days. Then I looked around at the people and the priests, and found there were none of the sons of Levi.”
Ezra 8:15 — World English Bible
Ezra 8:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Ezra 8:15 — American Standard Version
Ezra 8:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
Ezra 8:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 8:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days; and I surveyed the people and the priests, and found none of the sons of Levi there.”
Ezra 8:15 — Darby Translation
Ezra 8:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I gathered them to the Riuer that goeth toward Ahaua, and there abode we three dayes: then I viewed the people, and the Priests, and found there none of the sonnes of Leui.”
Ezra 8:15 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 8:15 in Context — Ezra 8
13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
14 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
15 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.
16 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.
17 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.
What Does Ezra 8:15 Mean?
Ezra 8:15 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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