Text -- Ezra 8:18 (NET)

8:18 Due to the fact that the good hand of our God was on us, they brought us a skilled man, from the descendants of Mahli the son of Levi son of Israel. This man was Sherebiah, who was accompanied by his sons and brothers, 18 men,

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Ezr 8:18

¹ tn Heb “and Sherebiah.” The words “this man was” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

² tn Or “relatives” (so CEV; NRSV “kin”); also in v. 19.