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Ezra 8:19-21
Contemporary English Version
Ezra 8:19-21
Contemporary English Version
19 We were also sent Hashabiah and Jeshaiah from the family of Merari along with 20 of their relatives. 20 In addition, 220 others came to help the Levites in the temple. The ancestors of these workers had been chosen years ago by King David[a] and his officials, and they were all listed by name.
Ezra Asks the People To Go without Eating and To Pray
21 Beside the Ahava River,[b] I[c] asked the people to go without eating[d] and to pray. We humbled ourselves and asked God to bring us and our children safely to Jerusalem with all of our possessions.
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Ezra 8:19-21
New International Version
Ezra 8:19-21
New International Version
19 and Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and nephews, 20 in all. 20 They also brought 220 of the temple servants(A)—a body that David and the officials had established to assist the Levites. All were registered by name.
21 There, by the Ahava Canal,(B) I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey(C) for us and our children, with all our possessions.
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