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The gracious hand of our God helped us. So they brought us Sherebiah. He was a man of ability. He came from the family line of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Levi. Levi was a son of Israel. They also brought us Sherebiah's sons and brothers. The total number of men was 18.
Reference
People
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: channûwn
gracious
Greek: χείρ (cheír)
the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
Hebrew: ʼekeph
a load; by implication, a stroke (others dignity)
Greek: ἡμῖν (hēmîn)
to (or for, with, by) us
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: Shêrêbᵉyâh
Sherebjah, the name of two Israelites
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: ʼĕnâsh
a man
Greek: εὐπορέω (euporéō)
(intransitively) to be good for passing through, i.e. (figuratively) have pecuniary means
Hebrew: kôach
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πατριά (patriá)
paternal descent, i.e. (concretely) a group of families or a whole race (nation)
Hebrew: ʼeleph
a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow
Greek: κανών (kanṓn)
a rule ("canon"), i.e. (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary, i.e. (figuratively) a sphere (of activity)
Hebrew: qâveh
a (measuring) cord (as if for binding)
Hebrew: Machlîy
Machli, the name of two Israelites
Hebrew: Machlîy
Machli, the name of two Israelites
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: bar
the heir (apparent to the throne)
Greek: Λευΐ (Leuḯ)
Levi, the name of three Israelites
Greek: Λευΐ (Leuḯ)
Levi, the name of three Israelites
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: bar
the heir (apparent to the throne)
Hebrew: Yisrᵉʼêlîy
a Jisreelite or descendant of Jisrael
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: Shêrêbᵉyâh
Sherebjah, the name of two Israelites
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἀριθμός (arithmós)
a number (as reckoned up)
Hebrew: mikçâh
an enumeration; by implication, a valuation
Good
Nehemiah 2:8
Ezra 8:22
Parallel theme
Jeremiah 3:15
1 Chronicles 6:19
Daniel 1:20
References God
Ezra 7:28
Ezra 7:6
Verse Explanation
Ezra thanked God because Sherebiah, a capable descendant of Mahli, came with his sons and brothers. A total of 18 men joined the expedition. Their arrival answered part of Ezra's need for qualified Temple servants.
History
c. 458 BC. Mahli belonged to the Levitical family of Merari.