Ezra 8:17 KJV
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.
Words Then and Now
- ministers a servant; an attendant Still heard today: minister to the sick, serve and care for them Webster’s 1828 · Minister
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- The companions of EzraEzra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that good men...
Cross References
- Ezra 2:43 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
- Exodus 4:15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
- Numbers 8:22–26 And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them. …
- Numbers 18:6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- Deuteronomy 18:18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
- 2 Samuel 14:3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
- 2 Samuel 14:19 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
- 1 Chronicles 23:3–6 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. …
- 1 Chronicles 23:26–32 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof. …
- Ezra 2:58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
- Ezra 7:7 And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
- Jeremiah 1:9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
- Jeremiah 15:19 Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
- Titus 1:5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
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Topics
- Captivity Jews return from
- Casiphia A place in the Persian empire
- Iddo 7. The chief of the Jews established at Casiphia
- Israel, prophecies concerning Priests and Levites authorized to return
- Levites The list of those who returned from captivity
- Nethinims Return from the captivity
- Zeal, religious Priests
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible459 BC · Ezra Comes to Jerusalem
Places
- CasiphiaTown · today Babylon · Location likely
- Places in Ezra 8 on a map
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And I sent וָאֲצַוֶּה wāʾăṣawwê צָוָה Verb · piel sequential imperfect, first person common singular · with and
- them with commandment יָצָא yâtsâʼ
- unto Iddo אוֹתָם ʾôtām Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine plural עַל ʿal Preposition אִדּוֹ ʾiddô אִדּוֹ Proper name
- the chief הָרֹאשׁ hārōʾš רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- at the place הַמָּקוֹם hammāqôm מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the
- Casiphia בְּכָסִפְיָא bĕkāsipyāʾ כָּסִפְיָא Proper name · with preposition
- and I told וָאָשִׂימָה wāʾāśîmâ שׂוּם Verb · qal sequential imperfect, first person common singular · with and בְּפִיהֶם bĕpîhem פֶּה Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
- them what דְּבָרִים dĕbārîm דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural
- they should say לְדַבֵּר lĕdabbēr דָבַר Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition
- unto Iddo אֶל ʾel Preposition אִדּוֹ ʾiddô אִדּוֹ Proper name
- to his brethren אָחִיו ʾāḥîw אָח Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- the Nethinims הַנְּתִינִים hannĕtînîm נָתִין Noun · masculine plural · with the
- at the place הַמָּקוֹם hammāqôm מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the
- Casiphia בְּכָסִפְיָא bĕkāsipyāʾ כָּסִפְיָא Proper name · with preposition
- that they should bring לְהָבִיא lĕhābîʾ בּוֹא Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition
- unto us ministers לָנוּ lānû Preposition · with suffix: first person common plural מְשָׁרְתִים mĕšārĕtîm שָׁרַת Verb · piel active participle, masculine plural
- for the house לְבֵית lĕbêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of our God אֱלֹהֵינוּ ʾĕlōhênû אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common plural
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