The Meaning of Ezra 8:24 Explained

Ezra 8:24

KJV: Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, 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,

Darby: And I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Ezra 8:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 8:24-36 - Thanksgiving For Safety And Success
Into our hands also is committed first the rich treasure and solemn trust of our own souls, and next the great deposit of the gospel; 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 Timothy 6:20. In order to fulfil this sacred charge there must be purity, "Ye are holy;" and sleepless vigilance, "Watch ye." There were ambushes and designs on their safety, but the foe was unable to break through the divine environment, Ezra 8:31. How safe are we who live in God! What joy as the little band weighed the vessels, and rendered up their charge, Luke 19:16. Is not this a picture of our entrance into heaven, when we also shall acknowledge the good hand of the Lord, and sacrifice our burnt offerings of thanksgiving? This incident is no exception. Similar care will be surely and blessedly experienced by all those who trust under the shadow of God's wing. It is credibly affirmed that, in the American Civil War, none of the Quakers, who of course were non-resisters, suffered any damage from the troops of either side. "The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them." Let those who fast and pray for God's help be sure to return Him thanks when it has been given. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 8

1  The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon
15  He sends to Iddo for ministers for the temple
21  He keeps a fast
24  He commits the treasures to the custody of the priests
31  From Ahava they come to Jerusalem
33  The treasure is weighed in the temple
36  The commission is delivered

What do the individual words in Ezra 8:24 mean?

And I separated of the leaders of the priests two [and] ten Sherebiah Hashabiah and with them of their brothers ten
וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָה מִשָּׂרֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֑ר לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה וְעִמָּהֶ֥ם מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם עֲשָׂרָֽה

וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָה  And  I  separated 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular, third person feminine singular
Root: בָּדַל  
Sense: to divide, separate.
מִשָּׂרֵ֥י  of  the  leaders 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים  of  the  priests 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
שְׁנֵ֣ים  two 
Parse: Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
עָשָׂ֑ר  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה  Sherebiah 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁרֵבְיָה  
Sense: a Levite who assisted Ezra at the reading of the Law and who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah.
חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה  Hashabiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲשַׁבְיָה 
Sense: a Merarite Levite.
וְעִמָּהֶ֥ם  and  with  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם  of  their  brothers 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
עֲשָׂרָֽה  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עֶשֶׂר 
Sense: ten.

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