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Ezra 8:17
New English Translation
Ezra 8:17
New English Translation
17 I sent them to Iddo, who was the leader in the place called Casiphia. I told them[a] what to say to Iddo and his relatives,[b] who were the temple servants in[c] Casiphia, so they would bring us attendants for the temple of our God.
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- Ezra 8:17 tn Heb “I placed in their mouth words.”
- Ezra 8:17 tc The translation reads with the LXX and Vulgate וְאֶחָיו (veʾekhayv, “and his brethren” = “relatives”; so NCV, NLT) rather than the reading אָחִיו (ʾakhiv, “his brother”) of the MT.
- Ezra 8:17 tn Heb “in the place called.” This phrase has not been repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.
Ezra 8:17
New International Version
Ezra 8:17
New International Version
17 and I ordered them to go to Iddo, the leader in Kasiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his fellow Levites, the temple servants(A) in Kasiphia, so that they might bring attendants to us for the house of our God.
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