Ezra 8:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.”
Ezra 8:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 8:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 8:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.”
Ezra 8:20 — World English Bible
Ezra 8:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were mentioned by name. ”
Ezra 8:20 — American Standard Version
Ezra 8:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and from the Nethinim, whom David and the heads gave for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them defined by name.”
Ezra 8:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 8:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and of the Nethinim, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim: all of them were expressed by name. ”
Ezra 8:20 — Darby Translation
Ezra 8:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And of the Nethinims, whom Dauid had set, and the Princes for the seruice of the Leuites, two hundreth and twentie of the Nethinims, which all were named by name.”
Ezra 8:20 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 8:20 in Context — Ezra 8
18 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;
19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
20 Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.
21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
What Does Ezra 8:20 Mean?
Ezra 8:20 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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