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and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty;
Ezra 8:19 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
  • BSB also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.
  • NKJV and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers and their sons, twenty men;
  • NASB and Hashabiah and Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men;
  • NLT They also sent Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and twenty of his sons and brothers,

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 5

  • 1 Chr 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  • 1 Chr 6:16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
  • 1 Chr 6:19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
  • Neh 3:17After him, the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani made repairs. Next to him, Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
  • Neh 10:11Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,

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  • VideoBibleProject — Ezra videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on EzraMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

The return from exile and the rebuilt altar keep alive the hope of a greater restoration — the true return from our deeper exile of sin accomplished by Christ.

How Ezra 8:19 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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