NET Bible
"Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,"
— Ezra 8:24, NET Bible
“Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,”
“Then I set apart twelve of the chiefs of the priests, even Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, ”
“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 chief of the priests, Sarabias, and Hasabias, and with them ten of their brethren,”
“So I put on one side twelve of the chiefs of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them,”
“Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,”
I called for a fast there by the Ahava Canal, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our property.
I was embarrassed to request soldiers and horsemen from the king to protect us from the enemy along the way, because we had said to the king,“The good hand of our God is on everyone who is seeking him, but his great anger is against everyone who forsakes him.”
So we fasted and prayed to our God about this, and he answered us.
Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels intended for the temple of our God– items that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present had contributed.
I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver vessels worth 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two exquisite vessels of gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.