Bible Reading and Study, August 6
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Aug.
6
Ezra
7-8
Ezr
7:1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of
Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of
Hilkiah,
Ezr
7:2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
Ezr
7:3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
Ezr
7:4 the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
Ezr
7:5 the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the
son of Aaron the chief priest;
Ezr
7:6 this Ezra went up from Babylon: and he was a ready scribe in the
law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given; and the
king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Yahweh his
God on him.
Ezr
7:7 There went up some of the children of Israel, and of the
priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the
Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
Ezr
7:8 He came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the
seventh year of the king.
Ezr
7:9 For on the first day
of the first month began he to go up from Babylon; and on the first
day of the
fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his
God on him.
Ezr
7:10 For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Yahweh, and to do
it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.
Ezr
7:11 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes
gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of
the commandments of Yahweh, and of his statutes to Israel:
Ezr
7:12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of
the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.
Ezr
7:13 I make a decree, that all those of the people of Israel, and
their priests and the Levites, in my realm, who are minded of their
own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with you.
Ezr
7:14 Because you are sent of the king and his seven counselors, to
inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your
God which is in your hand,
Ezr
7:15 and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his
counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation
is in Jerusalem,
Ezr
7:16 and all the silver and gold that you shall find in all the
province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of
the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is
in Jerusalem;
Ezr
7:17 therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money
bulls, rams, lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink
offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God
which is in Jerusalem.
Ezr
7:18 Whatever shall seem good to you and to your brothers to do with
the rest of the silver and the gold, do that after the will of your
God.
Ezr
7:19 The vessels that are given to you for the service of the house
of your God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
Ezr
7:20 Whatever more shall be needful for the house of your God, which
you shall have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's
treasure house.
Ezr
7:21 I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the
treasurers who are beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest,
the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it
be done with all diligence,
Ezr
7:22 to one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures
of wheat, and to one hundred baths of wine, and to one hundred baths
of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
Ezr
7:23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done
exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be
wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
Ezr
7:24 Also we inform you, that touching any of the priests and
Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of
God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, on
them.
Ezr
7:25 You, Ezra, after the wisdom of your God who is in your hand,
appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are
beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach
him who doesn't know them.
Ezr
7:26 Whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the
king, let judgment be executed on him with all diligence, whether it
be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to
imprisonment.
Ezr
7:27 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a
thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Yahweh
which is in Jerusalem;
Ezr
7:28 and has extended loving kindness to me before the king, and his
counselors, and before all the king's mighty princes. I was
strengthened according to the hand of Yahweh my God on me, and I
gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
Ezr
8:1 Now these are the heads of their fathers' houses,
and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon,
in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
Ezr
8:2 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar,
Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.
Ezr
8:3 Of the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and
with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males one hundred fifty.
Ezr
8:4 Of the sons of Pahathmoab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and
with him two hundred males.
Ezr
8:5 Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him
three hundred males.
Ezr
8:6 Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him
fifty males.
Ezr
8:7 Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him
seventy males.
Ezr
8:8 Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with
him eighty males.
Ezr
8:9 Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two
hundred and eighteen males.
Ezr
8:10 Of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him
one hundred sixty males.
Ezr
8:11 Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him
twenty-eight males.
Ezr
8:12 Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him
one hundred ten males.
Ezr
8:13 Of the sons of Adonikam, who were
the last; and these are their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah;
and with them sixty males.
Ezr
8:14 Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy
males.
Ezr
8:15 I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and
there we encamped three days: and I viewed the people, and the
priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.
Ezr
8:16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for
Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for
Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for
Elnathan, who were teachers.
Ezr
8:17 I sent them forth to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and
I told them what they should tell Iddo, and
his brothers the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should
bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
Ezr
8:18 According to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a
man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of
Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brothers, eighteen;
Ezr
8:19 and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his
brothers and their sons, twenty;
Ezr
8:20 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.
Ezr
8:21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we
might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way
for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
Ezr
8:22 For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and
horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had
spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who
seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those
who forsake him.
Ezr
8:23 So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he was entreated
of us.
Ezr
8:24 Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even
Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,
Ezr
8:25 and weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels,
even the offering for the house of our God, which the king, and his
counselors, and his princes, and all Israel there present, had
offered:
Ezr
8:26 I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver,
and silver vessels one hundred talents; of gold one hundred talents;
Ezr
8:27 and twenty bowls of gold, of one thousand darics; and two
vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.
Ezr
8:28 I said to them, You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are
holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh,
the God of your fathers.
Ezr
8:29 Watch, and keep them, until you weigh them before the chiefs of
the priests and the Levites, and the princes of the fathers' houses
of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Yahweh.
Ezr
8:30 So the priests and the Levites received the weight of the
silver and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to
the house of our God.
Ezr
8:31 Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day
of the first month, to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was
on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the bandit
by the way.
Ezr
8:32 We came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
Ezr
8:33 On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were
weighed in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of
Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and
with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of
Binnui, the Levite;
Ezr
8:34 the whole by number and by weight: and all the weight was
written at that time.
Ezr
8:35 The children of the captivity, who had come out of exile,
offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bulls for all
Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats
for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering to Yahweh.
Ezr
8:36 They delivered the king's commissions to the king's satraps,
and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people
and the house of God.
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Ezra
Ezra 7 1
Now
after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra
the son of Seraiah, the son
of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
And
after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Ezra
the son of Seraiah,
the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkijah,
And
after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra
son of
Seraiah,
son of Azariah, son of Hilkiah,
Ezra 7 2
the
son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
the
son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
son
of Shallum, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub,
Ezra 7 3
the
son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
the
son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
son
of Amariah, son of Azariah, son of Meraioth,
Ezra 7 4
the
son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
the
son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
son
of Zerahiah, son of Uzzi, son of Bukki,
Ezra 7 5
the
son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of
Aaron the chief priest;
the
son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of
Aaron the chief
priest,
son
of Abishua, son of Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the head
priest;
Ezra 7 6
this
Ezra went up from Babylon: and he was a ready scribe in the law of
Moses, which Yahweh,
the
God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request,
according to the hand of
Yahweh
his God on him.
--
this Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law
of Moses, which
Jehovah
the God of Israel had given. And the king granted him all his
request, according
to
the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.
Ezra
himself hath come up from Babylon, and he [is] a scribe ready in the
law of
Moses,
that Jehovah God of Israel gave, and the king giveth to him --
according to
the
hand of Jehovah his God upon him -- all his request.
Ezra 7 7
There
went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the
Levites, and the singers,
and
the porters, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of
Artaxerxes the king.
(And
there went up [some] of the children of Israel, and of the priests,
and the Levites,
and
the singers, and the doorkeepers, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in
the seventh
year
of Artaxerxes the king.)
And
there go up of the sons of Israel, and of the priests, and the
Levites, and the
singers,
and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, unto Jerusalem, in the
seventh
year
of Artaxerxes the king.
Ezra 7 8
He
came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year
of the king.
And
he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh
year of the king.
And
he cometh in to Jerusalem in the fifth month, that [is in] the
seventh year of
the
king,
Ezra 7 9
For
on the first [day] of the first month began he to go up from Babylon;
and on the first [day] of
the
fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his
God on him.
For
upon the first of the first month the project of going up from
Babylon was
determined
on, and on the first of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem,
according to the
good
hand of his God upon him.
for
on the first of the month he hath founded the ascent from Babylon,
and on the
first
of the fifth month he hath come in unto Jerusalem, according to the
good
hand
of his God upon him,
Ezra 7 10
For
Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Yahweh, and to do it, and
to teach in Israel statutes
and
ordinances.
For
Ezra had directed his heart to seek the law of Jehovah and to do it,
and to teach in
Israel
the statutes and the ordinances.
for
Ezra hath prepared his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do,
and to teach
in Israel statute and judgment.
Ezra 7 11
Now
this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra
the priest, the scribe,
even
the scribe of the words of the commandments of Yahweh, and of his
statutes to Israel:
And
this is the copy of the letter that king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the
priest, the scribe,
a scribe of the words of the commandments of Jehovah, and of his
statutes to Israel:
And
this [is] a copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra
the priest,
the
scribe, a scribe of the words of the commands of Jehovah, and of His
statutes on
Israel:
Ezra 7 12
Artaxerxes,
king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God
of heaven, perfect
and
so forth.
Artaxerxes,
king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an accomplished scribe of the law
of the God
of the heavens, and so forth.
`Artaxerxes,
king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a perfect scribe of the law of
the God
of heaven, and at such a time:
Ezra 7 13
I
make a decree, that all those of the people of Israel, and their
priests and the Levites, in my
realm,
who are minded of their own free will to go to Jerusalem, go with
you.
I
have given orders that all they of the people of Israel, and of
their priests and the
Levites,
in my realm, who are disposed to go to Jerusalem, go with thee.
By
me hath been made a decree that every one who is willing, in my
kingdom, of
the
people of Israel and of its priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem
with thee,
doth
go;
Ezra 7 14
Because
you are sent of the king and his seven counselors, to inquire
concerning Judah and
Jerusalem,
according to the law of your God which is in your hand,
Because
thou art sent by the king, and by his seven counsellors, to inquire
concerning
Judah
and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand;
because
that from the king and his seven counsellors thou art sent, to
inquire
concerning
Judah and concerning Jerusalem, with the law of God that [is] in thy
hand,
Ezra 7 15
and
to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have
freely offered to the
God
of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
and
to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counsellors have
freely offered to
the
God of Israel, whose habitation is at Jerusalem,
and
to carry silver and gold that the king and his counsellors willingly
offered to
the
God of Israel, whose tabernacle [is] in Jerusalem,
Ezra 7 16
and
all the silver and gold that you shall find in all the province of
Babylon, with the freewill-
offering
of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house
of their God which is
in
Jerusalem;
and
all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of
Babylon, besides the
voluntary offering of the people, and of the priests, who offer
willingly for the house of
their
God which is at Jerusalem.
and
all the silver and gold that thou findest in all the province of
Babylon, with
the
free-will offerings of the people, and of the priests, offering
willingly, for the
house
of their God that [is] in Jerusalem,
Ezra 7 17
therefore
you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, lambs,
with their meal-
offerings
and their drink-offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the
house of your God
which
is in Jerusalem.
Therefore
thou shalt buy diligently with this money bullocks, rams, lambs,
with their
oblations
and their drink-offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the
house of your
God
which is at Jerusalem.
therefore
thou dost speedily buy with this money, bullocks, rams, lambs, and
their
presents, and their libations, and dost bring them near to the altar
of the house
of
your God that [is] in Jerusalem,
Ezra 7 18
Whatever
shall seem good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of
the silver and the
gold,
that do you after the will of your God.
And
whatever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the
rest of the silver
and the gold, that do according to the will of your God.
and
that which to thee and to thy brethren is good to do with the rest
of the silver
and gold, according to the will of your God ye do.`
Ezra 7 19
The
vessels that are given you for the service of the house of your God,
deliver you before the God
of Jerusalem.
And
the vessels that have been given thee for the service of the house
of thy God, deliver
before
the God of Jerusalem.
`And
the vessels that are given to thee, for the service of the house of
thy God,
make
perfect before the God of Jerusalem;
Ezra 7 20
Whatever
more shall be needful for the house of your God, which you shall have
occasion to
bestow,
bestow it out of the king`s treasure-house.
And
whatever more shall be needful for the house of thy God which thou
shalt have
occasion
to bestow, bestow it out of the king`s treasure house.
and
the rest of the needful things of the house of thy God, that it
falleth to thee to
give,
thou dost give from the treasure-house of the king.
Ezra 7 21
I,
even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers
who are beyond the River,
that
whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven,
shall require of you, it
be
done with all diligence,
And
I, I Artaxerxes the king, do give orders to all the treasurers that
are beyond the
river,
that whatever Ezra the priest and scribe of the law of the God of
the heavens shall
require
of you, it be done diligently,
`And
by me -- I Artaxerxes the king -- is made a decree to all treasurers
who [are]
beyond
the river, that all that Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the
God of
heaven,
doth ask of you, be done speedily:
Ezra 7 22
to
one hundred talents of silver, and to one hundred measures of wheat,
and to one hundred
baths
of wine, and to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without
prescribing how much.
unto
a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat, and
to a hundred
baths
of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing
[how much].
Unto
silver a hundred talents, and unto wheat a hundred cors, and unto
wine a
hundred
baths, and unto oil a hundred baths, and salt without reckoning;
Ezra 7 23
Whatever
is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the
house of the God of
heaven;
for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his
sons?
Whatever
is commanded by the God of the heavens, let it be carefully done for
the house
of
the God of the heavens; for why should there be wrath against the
realm of the king
and
his sons?
all
that [is] by the decree of the God of heaven, let be done diligently
for the house
of
the God of heaven; for why is there wrath against the kingdom of the
king and
his
sons?
Ezra 7 24
Also
we inform you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the
singers, porters, Nethinim,
or
servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose
tribute, custom, or toll, on them.
Also
we inform you, as regards all the priests and Levites, singers,
doorkeepers,
Nethinim,
and ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose
tribute, tax,
and toll upon them.
`And
to you we are making known, that upon any of the priests and
Levites,
singers,
gatekeepers, Nethinim, and servants of the house of God, tribute and
custom
there is no authority to lift up.
Ezra 7 25
You,
Ezra, after the wisdom of your God who is in your hand, appoint
magistrates and judges,
who
may judge all the people who are beyond the River, all such as know
the laws of your God;
and
teach you him who doesn`t know them.
And
thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, which is in thy hand, set
magistrates and
judges
who may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as
know the laws
of
thy God; and teach ye him that knows [them] not.
`And
thou, Ezra, according to the wisdom of thy God, that [is] in thy
hand, appoint
magistrates
and judges who may be judges to all the people who are beyond the
river,
to all knowing the law of thy God, and he who hath not known ye
cause to
know;
Ezra 7 26
Whoever
will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let
judgment be executed on
him
with all diligence, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to
confiscation of goods, or
to
imprisonment.
And
whosoever will not do the law of thy God and the law of the king,
let judgment be
executed
diligently upon him, whether unto death, or to banishment, or to
confiscation
of
goods, or to imprisonment.
and
any who doth not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king,
speedily is
judgment
done upon him, whether to death, or to banishment, or to
confiscation
of
riches, and to bonds.`
Ezra 7 27
Blessed
be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this
in the king`s heart,
to
beautify the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem;
Blessed
be Jehovah the God of our fathers, who has put [such a thing] as
this in the king`s
heart,
to beautify the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem;
Blessed
[is] Jehovah, God of our fathers, who hath given such a thing as
this in the
heart
of the king, to beautify the house of Jehovah that [is] in
Jerusalem,
Ezra 7 28
and
has extended lovingkindness to me before the king, and his
counselors, and before all the
king`s
mighty princes. I was strengthened according to the hand of Yahweh my
God on me, and I
gathered
together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
and
has extended mercy to me before the king and his counsellors, and
before all the
king`s
mighty princes. And I was strengthened, as the hand of Jehovah my
God was upon
me;
and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
and
unto me hath stretched out kindness before the king and his
counsellors, and
before
all the mighty heads of the king: and I have strengthened myself as
the
hand
of Jehovah my God [is] upon me, and I gather out of Israel heads to
go up with
me.
Ezra 8 1
Now
these are the heads of their fathers` [houses], and this is the
genealogy of those who went up
with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
And
these are the chief fathers, and their genealogy, who went up with
me from Babylon
in
the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
And
these [are] heads of their fathers, and the genealogy of those going
up with
me,
in the reign of Artaxerxes the king, from Babylon.
Ezra 8 2
Of
the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the
sons of David, Hattush.
Of
the children of Phinehas, Gershom; of the children of Ithamar,
Daniel; of the children
of
David, Hattush;
From
the sons of Phinehas: Gershom; from the sons of Ithamar: Daniel;
from the
sons
of David: Hattush;
Ezra 8 3
Of
the sons of Shecaniah, of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah; and with him
were reckoned by
genealogy
of the males one hundred fifty.
of
the children of Shecaniah, of the children of Parosh, Zechariah, and
with him were
registered
by genealogy of the males a hundred and fifty.
from
the sons of Shechaniah, from the sons of Pharosh: Zechariah, and
with him,
reckoning
themselves by genealogy, of males a hundred and fifty.
Ezra 8 4
Of
the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him
two hundred males.
Of
the children of Pahath-Moab, Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with
him two hundred
males.
From
the sons of Pahath-Moab: Elihoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him two
hundred
who are males.
Ezra 8 5
Of
the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three
hundred males.
Of
the children of Shechaniah, the son of Jahaziel, and with him three
hundred males.
From
the sons of Shechaniah: the son of Jahaziel, and with him three
hundred who
are
males.
Ezra 8 6
Of
the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males.
And
of the children of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him
fifty males.
And
from the sons of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan, and with him fifty who
are males.
Ezra 8 7
Of
the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah; and with him seventy
males.
And
of the children of Elam, Isaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him
seventy males.
And
from the sons of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him
seventy who are
males.
Ezra 8 8
Of
the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael; and with him
eighty males.
And
of the children of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with
him eighty
males.
And
from the sons of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael, and with him
eighty
who
are males.
Ezra 8 9
Of
the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel; and with him two hundred
and eighteen males.
Of
the children of Joab, Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two
hundred and
eighteen
males.
From
the sons of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred
and
eighteen
who are males.
Ezra 8 10
Of
the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him one hundred
sixty males.
And
of the children of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him a
hundred and sixty
males.
And
from the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah, and with him a
hundred and
sixty
who are males.
Ezra 8 11
Of
the sons of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai; and with him
twenty-eight males.
And
of the children of Bebai, Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him
twenty-eight
males.
And
from the sons of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him twenty
and
eight
who are males.
Ezra 8 12
Of
the sons of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan; and with him one
hundred ten males.
And
of the children of Azgad, Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him
a hundred and
ten
males.
And
from the sons of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan, and with him a
hundred and
ten
who are males.
Ezra 8 13
Of
the sons of Adonikam, [who were] the last; and these are their names:
Eliphelet, Jeuel, and
Shemaiah;
and with them sixty males.
And
of the children of Adonikam, the last ones, whose names are these:
Eliphelet, Jeiel,
and
Shemaiah, and with them sixty males.
And
from the younger sons of Adonikam -- and these [are] their names --
Eliphelet,
Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty who are males.
Ezra 8 14
Of
the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud; and with them seventy males.
And
of the children of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy
males.
And
from the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy who
are
males.
Ezra 8 15
I
gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there we
encamped three days:
and
I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the
sons of Levi.
And
I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava; and there
we encamped
three
days; and I surveyed the people and the priests, and found none of
the sons of Levi
there.
And
I gather them unto the river that is going unto Ahava, and we encamp
there
three
days; and I consider about the people, and about the priests, and of
the sons
of
Levi I have found none there;
Ezra 8 16
Then
sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and
for Jarib, and for Elnathan,
and
for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for
Joiarib, and for
Elnathan,
who were teachers.
And
I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and
for Jarib, and for
Elnathan,
and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men, and
for
Joiarib
and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
and
I send for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and
for Jarib, and
for
Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam,
heads, and for
Joiarib,
and for Elnathan, men of understanding;
Ezra 8 17
I
sent them forth to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told
them what they should tell
Iddo,
[and] his brothers the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they
should bring to us
ministers
for the house of our God.
And
I gave them a commission to Iddo the chief, at the place Casiphia,
and I put words in
their
mouths to say to Iddo [and] his brethren the Nethinim, at the place
Casiphia, that
they
should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
and
I charge them for Iddo the head, in the place Casiphia, and put in
their mouth
words to speak unto Iddo, [and] his brethren the Nethinim, in the
place Casiphia,
to
bring to us ministrants for the house of our God.
Ezra 8 18
According
to the good hand of our God on us they brought us a man of
discretion, of the sons of
Mahli,
the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and
his brothers, eighteen;
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, namely, Sherebiah,
with his sons and his
brethren,
eighteen;
And
they bring to us, according to the good hand of our God upon us, a
man of
understanding,
of the sons of Mahli, son of Levi, son of Israel, and Sherebiah, and
his
sons, and his brethren, eighteen;
Ezra 8 19
and
Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brothers
and their sons, twenty;
and
Hashabiah, and with him Isaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren
and their sons,
twenty;
and
Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah, of the sons of Merari, his
brethren, and
their
sons, twenty;
Ezra 8 20
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.
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.
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 21
Then
I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble
ourselves before our
God,
to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and
for all our substance.
And
I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble
ourselves before
our
God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and
for all our
substance.
And
I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves
before our God,
to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for
all our substance,
Ezra 8 22
For
I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to
help us against the
enemy
in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of
our God is on all those
who
seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those
who forsake him.
For
I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen
to help us
against
the enemy in the way; for we had spoken to the king saying, The hand
of our God
is
upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his anger is
against all them
that
forsake him.
for
I was ashamed to ask from the king a force and horsemen to help us
because of
the
enemy in the way, for we spake to the king, saying, `The hand of our
God [is]
upon
all seeking Him for good, and His strength and His wrath [is] upon
all
forsaking
Him.`
Ezra 8 23
So
we fasted and begged our God for this: and he was entreated of us.
And
we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he was entreated of
us.
And
we fast, and seek from our God for this, and He is entreated of us.
Ezra 8 24
Then
I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah,
Hashabiah, and ten of their
brothers
with them,
And
I separated twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah,
Hashabiah, and ten of their
brethren with them,
And
I separate from the heads of the priests, twelve, even Sherebiah,
Hashabiah,
and
with them of their brethren ten,
Ezra 8 25
and
weighed to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the
offering for the house of
our
God, which the king, and his counselors, and his princes, and all
Israel there present, had
offered:
and
I weighed to them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the
heave-offering for the
house
of our God, which the king and his counsellors and his princes, and
all Israel
present,
had offered.
and
I weigh to them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, a
heave-offering of
the
house of our God, that the king, and his counsellors, and his heads,
and all
Israel
-- those present -- lifted up;
Ezra 8 26
I
weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, and
silver vessels one hundred
talents;
of gold one hundred talents;
And
I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver;
and silver vessels a
hundred
talents, [and] of gold a hundred talents;
and
I weigh to their hand, of silver, talents six hundred and fifty, and
of vessels of
silver
a hundred talents, of gold a hundred talents,
Ezra 8 27
and
twenty bowls of gold, of one thousand darics; and two vessels of fine
bright brass, precious
as
gold.
and
twenty basons of gold, of a thousand darics; and two vessels of
shining copper,
precious
as gold.
and
basins of gold twenty, of a thousand drams, and two vessels of good
shining
brass,
desirable as gold.
Ezra 8 28
I
said to them, You are holy to Yahweh, and the vessels are holy; and
the silver and the gold are a
freewill-offering
to Yahweh, the God of your fathers.
And
I said to them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah; the vessels also are holy;
and the silver and
the
gold is a voluntary offering to Jehovah the God of your fathers.
And
I say unto them, `Ye [are] holy to Jehovah, and the vessels [are]
holy, and the
silver
and the gold [are] a willing-offering to Jehovah, God of your
fathers;
Ezra 8 29
Watch
you, and keep them, until you weigh them before the chiefs of the
priests and the Levites,
and
the princes of the fathers` [houses] of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the
chambers of the house of
Yahweh.
Watch
and keep [them] until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests
and the
Levites,
and the chiefs of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the
chambers of the house
of
Jehovah.
watch,
and keep, till ye weigh before the heads of the priests, and of the
Levites,
and
the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of
the house of
Jehovah.`
Ezra 8 30
So
the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the
gold, and the vessels, to
bring
them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
And
the priests and the Levites received by weight the silver and the
gold and the
vessels,
to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
And
the priests and the Levites took the weight of the silver, and of
the gold, and
of
the vessels, to bring to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
Ezra 8 31
Then
we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth [day] of the first
month, to go to
Jerusalem:
and the hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand
of the enemy
and
the bandit by the way.
And
we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month,
to go to
Jerusalem;
and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the
hand of the
enemy,
and of such as lay in wait by the way.
And
we journey from the river Ahava, on the twelfth of the first month,
to go to
Jerusalem,
and the hand of our God hath been upon us, and He delivereth us from
the
hand of the enemy and the lier in wait by the way;
Ezra 8 32
We
came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
And
we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
and
we come in to Jerusalem, and dwell there three days.
Ezra 8 33
On
the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were weighed
in the house of our God
into
the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was
Eleazar the son of
Phinehas;
and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of
Binnui, the
Levite;
And
on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the vessels were
weighed in the house
of
our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Urijah the priest; and
with him was
Eleazar
the son of Phinehas; and with them were Jozabad the son of Jeshua,
and Noadiah
the
son of Binnui, Levites:
And
on the fourth day hath been weighed the silver, and the gold, and
the vessels,
in
the house of our God, unto the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the
priest, and
with
him Eleazar son of Phinehas, and with them Jozabad son of Jeshua,
and
Noadiah
son of Binnui, the Levites:
Ezra 8 34
the
whole by number and by weight: and all the weight was written at that
time.
the
whole by number and by weight; and all the weight was written down
at that time.
by
number, by weight of every one, and all the weight is written at
that time.
Ezra 8 35
The
children of the captivity, who had come out of exile, offered burnt
offerings to the God of
Israel,
twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs,
and twelve male goats for
a
sin-offering: all this was a burnt offering to Yahweh.
The
children of those that had been carried away, who had come out of
the captivity,
presented
burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all
Israel, ninety-six
rams,
seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all for a
burnt-offering to
Jehovah.
Those
coming in of the captives -- sons of the removal -- have brought
near burnt-
offerings
to the God of Israel, bullocks twelve, for all Israel, rams ninety
and six,
lambs
seventy and seven, young he-goats for a sin-offering twelve -- the
whole a
burnt-offering
to Jehovah;
Ezra 8 36
They
delivered the king`s commissions to the king`s satraps, and to the
governors beyond the
River:
and they furthered the people and the house of God.
And
they delivered the king`s edicts to the king`s satraps, and to the
governors on this
side
the river. And they furthered the people and the house of God.
and
they give the laws of the king to the lieutenants of the king and
the governors
beyond the river, and they have lifted up the people and the house
of God.
Study Questions
Ezra was a ______________? 7:6
What did Ezra plan to do? 7:10
Who was to judge the people? 7:25
When was the gold and silver put into the temple? 8:33
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Acts 22
Act 22:1 "Brothers
and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."
Act 22:2 When they
heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even
more quiet. He said,
Act 22:3 "I am
indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city
at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of
the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are
this day.
Act 22:4 I persecuted
this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men
and women.
Act 22:5 As also the
high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also
I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring
them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
Act 22:6 It happened
that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon,
suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.
Act 22:7 I fell to the
ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you
persecuting me?'
Act 22:8 I answered,
'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you
persecute.'
Act 22:9 "Those
who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they
didn't understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
Act 22:10 I said, 'What
shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus.
There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you
to do.'
Act 22:11 When I
couldn't see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of
those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
Act 22:12 One Ananias,
a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews
who lived in Damascus,
Act 22:13 came to me,
and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' In
that very hour I looked up at him.
Act 22:14 He said, 'The
God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the
Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
Act 22:15 For you will
be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
Act 22:16 Now why do
you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the
name of the Lord.'
Act 22:17 "It
happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed
in the temple, I fell into a trance,
Act 22:18 and saw him
saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they
will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'
Act 22:19 I said,
'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every
synagogue those who believed in you.
Act 22:20 When the
blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and
consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed
him.'
Act 22:21 "He said
to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the
Gentiles.' "
Act 22:22 They listened
to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said,
"Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn't fit to live!"
Act 22:23 As they cried
out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
Act 22:24 the
commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks,
ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what
crime they shouted against him like that.
Act 22:25 When they had
tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is
it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found
guilty?"
Act 22:26 When the
centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him,
"Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!"
Act 22:27 The
commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a
Roman?" He said, "Yes."
Act 22:28 The
commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a
great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."
Act 22:29 Immediately
those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the
commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a
Roman, because he had bound him.
Act 22:30 But on the
next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the
Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests
and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set
him before them.
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Acts
Acts 22 1
"Brothers
and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."
Brethren
and fathers, hear my defence which I now make to you.
`Men,
brethren, and fathers, hear my defence now unto you;` --
Acts 22 2
When
they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were
even more quiet. He
said,
And
hearing that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the
more quiet;
and
he says,
and
they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to
them, gave
the
more silence, and he saith, --
Acts 22 3
"I
am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this
city at the feet of Gamaliel,
instructed
according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being
zealous for God, even
as
you all are this day.
*I*
am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at
the feet of Gamaliel,
educated according to [the] exactness of the law of [our] fathers,
being zealous for God,
as
*ye* are all this day;
`I,
indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and
brought up
in
this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to
the
exactitude
of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.
Acts 22 4
I
persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons
both men and women.
who
have persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to
prisons both men
and women;
`And
this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to
prisons both
men
and women,
Acts 22 5
As
also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from
whom also I received letters
to the brothers, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also who
were there to Jerusalem in
bonds
to be punished.
as
also the high priest bears me witness, and all the elderhood: from
whom also, having
received
letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus to bring those also who
were there,
bound,
to Jerusalem, to be punished.
as
also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership;
from whom also
having
received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to
bring
also
those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,
Acts 22 6
It
happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus,
about noon, suddenly there
shone
from the sky a great light around me.
And
it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus,
that, about mid-
day,
there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me.
and
it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about
noon,
suddenly
out of the heaven there shone a great light round about me,
Acts 22 7
I
fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, `Saul, Saul, why
do you persecute me?`
And
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul,
why persecutest thou
me?
I
fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul,
Saul, why me dost
thou
persecute?
Acts 22 8
I
answered, `Who are you, Lord?` He said to me, `I am Jesus of
Nazareth, whom you persecute.`
And
*I* answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, *I* am Jesus
the Nazaraean,
whom
*thou* persecutest.
`And
I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the
Nazarene
whom
thou dost persecute --
Acts 22 9
Those
who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they
didn`t understand the
voice
of him who spoke to me.
But
they that were with me beheld the light, [and were filled with
fear], but heard not
the
voice of him that was speaking to me.
and
they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the
voice they
heard
not of him who is speaking to me --
Acts 22 10
I
said, `What will I do, Lord?` The Lord said to me, `Arise, and go
into Damascus. There you will
be
told about all things which are appointed for you to do.`
And
I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rise up, and
go to Damascus,
and
there it shall be told thee of all things which it is appointed thee
to do.
and
I said, What shall I do, Lord? and the Lord said unto me, Having
risen, go on to
Damascus,
and there it shall be told thee concerning all things that have been
appointed
for thee to do.
Acts 22 11
When
I couldn`t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of
those who were with me,
I
came into Damascus.
And
as I could not see, through the glory of that light, being led by
the hand of those who
were
with me, I came to Damascus.
`And
when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the
hand by
those
who are with me, I came to Damascus,
Acts 22 12
One
Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all
the Jews who lived there,
And
a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness
to by all the Jews
who
dwelt [there],
and
a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the law, being
testified to by
all the Jews dwelling [there],
Acts 22 13
came
to me, and standing by me said to me, `Brother Saul, receive your
sight!` In that very hour
I
looked up at him.
coming
to me and standing by me, said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy
sight. And *I*, in
the
same hour, received my sight and saw him.
having
come unto me and stood by [me], said to me, Saul, brother, look up;
and I
the
same hour did look up to him;
Acts 22 14
He
said, `The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and
to see the Righteous One,
and to hear a voice from his mouth.
And
he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know
his will, and to
see
the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;
and
he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know
His will,
and
to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth,
Acts 22 15
For
you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and
heard.
for
thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen
and heard.
because
thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and
heard;
Acts 22 16
Now
why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling
on the name of the
Lord.`
And
now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins
washed away,
calling
on his name.
and
now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away
thy sins,
calling upon the name of the Lord.
Acts 22 17
It
happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed
in the temple, I fell into
a
trance,
And
it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was
praying in the temple,
that I became in ecstasy,
`And
it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was
praying in the
temple,
I came into a trance,
Acts 22 18
and
saw him saying to me, `Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly,
because they will not receive
testimony concerning me from you.`
and
saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem,
for they will not
receive
thy testimony concerning me.
and
I saw him saying to me, Haste and go forth in haste out of
Jerusalem, because
they
will not receive thy testimony concerning me;
Acts 22 19
I
said, `Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every
synagogue those who
believed
in you.
And
*I* said, Lord, they themselves know that *I* was imprisoning and
beating in every
synagogue
those that believe on thee;
and
I said, Lord, they -- they know that I was imprisoning and was
scourging in
every
synagogue those believing on thee;
Acts 22 20
When
the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by,
and consenting to his
death,
and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.`
and
when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was
standing by and
consenting,
and kept the clothes of them who killed him.
and
when the blood of thy witness Stephen was being poured forth, I also
was
standing
by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those
putting
him to death;
Acts 22 21
He
said to me, `Depart, for I will send you forth far from here to the
Gentiles.`"
And
he said to me, Go, for *I* will send thee to the nations afar off.
and
he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.`
Acts 22 22
They
listened to him until he said that, then they lifted up their voice,
and said, "Rid the earth
of
this fellow, for he isn`t fit to live!"
And
they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying,
Away with such a
one
as that from the earth, for it was not fit he should live.
And
they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their
voice, saying,
`Away
from the earth with such an one; for it is not fit for him to live.`
Acts 22 23
As
they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the
air,
And
as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting
dust into the air,
And
they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust
into the
Acts 22 24
the
commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks,
ordering him to be
examined
by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against
him like that.
the
chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that
he should be
examined
by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus
against
him.
the
chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying,
`By
scourges
let him be examined;` that he might know for what cause they were
crying
so against him.
Acts 22 25
When
they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood
by, "Is it lawful for
you
to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"
But
as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the
centurion who stood
[by],
Is it lawful for you to scourge a man [who is] a Roman and
uncondemned?
And
as he was stretching him with the thongs, Paul said unto the
centurion who
was
standing by, `A man, a Roman, uncondemned -- is it lawful to you to
scourge;`
Acts 22 26
When
the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told
him, "Watch what you
are
about to do, for this man is a Roman!"
And
the centurion, having heard it, went and reported it to the
chiliarch, saying, What
art
thou going to do? for this man is a Roman.
and
the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain,
told,
saying,
`Take heed what thou art about to do, for this man is a Roman;`
Acts 22 27
The
commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a
Roman?" He said, "Yes."
And
the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art *thou* a Roman?
And he said, Yes.
and
the chief captain having come near, said to him, `Tell me, art thou
a Roman?`
and
he said, `Yes;`
Acts 22 28
The
commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a
great price." Paul said,
"But
I was born a Roman."
And
the chiliarch answered, *I*, for a great sum, bought this
citizenship. And Paul said,
But
*I* was also [free] born.
and
the chief captain answered, `I, with a great sum, did obtain this
citizenship;`
but
Paul said, `But I have been even born [so].`
Acts 22 29
Immediately
those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the
commanding
officer
also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had
bound him.
Immediately
therefore those who were going to examine him left him, and the
chiliarch
also
was afraid when he ascertained that he was a Roman, and because he
had bound him.
Immediately,
therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him,
and
the chief captain also was afraid, having learned that he is a
Roman, and
because
he had bound him,
Acts 22 30
But
on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused
by the Jews, he freed
him
from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council
to come together, and
brought
Paul down and set him before them.
And
on the morrow, desirous to know the certainty [of the matter] why he
was accused of
the
Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the
council to meet, and
having brought Paul down set him before them.
and
on the morrow, intending to know the certainty wherefore he is
accused by
the
Jews, he did loose him from the bonds, and commanded the chief
priests and
all
their sanhedrim to come, and having brought down Paul, he set [him]
before
them.
Study Questions
Paul made his ___________? 22:1
Who was Paul's teacher? 22:3
Baptism does what? 22:16
How did Paul become a Roman? 22:28
