Ezra 8:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
According to the goodהַטֹּובָ֤ה
(hat·to·v·vah)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
handכְּיַד־
(ke·yad-)
3027: handa prim. root
of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ
(e·lo·hei·nu)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
upon us they broughtוַיָּבִ֨יאּוּ
(vai·ya·vi·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
us a manאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of insightשֶׂ֔כֶל
(se·chel,)
7922: prudence, insightfrom sakal
of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣י
(mib·be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Mahli,מַחְלִ֔י
(mach·li,)
4249: a Levite, also a son of Mushiof uncertain derivation
the sonבֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Levi,לֵוִ֖י
(le·vi)
3878: a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from himof uncertain derivation
the sonבֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
namely Sherebiah,וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛ה
(ve·she·re·ve·yah)
8274: "Yah has sent burning heat," an Isr. namefrom sharab and Yah
and his sonsוּבָנָ֥יו
(u·va·nav)
1121: sona prim. root
and brothers,וְאֶחָ֖יו
(ve·'e·chav)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
18שְׁמֹנָ֥ה
(she·mo·nah)
8083: eight (a card. number)of uncertain derivation
men; 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And by the good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of our God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
upon us they brought
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
us a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of understanding
sekel  (seh'-kel)
intelligence; by implication, success -- discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.
of the sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Mahli
Machliy  (makh-lee')
sick; Machli, the name of two Israelites -- Mahli.
the son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Levi
Leviy  (lay-vee')
attached; Levi, a son of Jacob -- Levi.
the son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and Sherebiah
Sherebyah  (shay-rayb-yaw')
Jah has brought heat; Sherebjah, the name of two Israelites -- Sherebiah.
with his sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and his brethren
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
eighteen
shmoneh  (shem-o-neh')
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the perfect seven); also (as ordinal) eighth -- eight(-een, -eenth), eighth.
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
According to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of insight of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, and his sons and brothers, 18 men;

King James Bible
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah--a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel--along with his sons and brothers, 18 men,

International Standard Version
By the grace of our God they brought back a discerning man from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Israel's son Levi, along with Sherebiah and eighteen of his sons and brothers;

NET Bible
Due to the fact that the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us a skilled man, from the descendants of Mahli the son of Levi son of Israel. This man was Sherebiah, who was accompanied by his sons and brothers, 18 men,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God was guiding us, so Iddo and his relatives brought us someone competent, Sherebiah, who was a descendant of Mahli, Levi, and Israel. They brought us 18 of Sherebiah's sons and relatives.

King James 2000 Bible
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;
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