Ezra 8:18

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, ¹  who was accompanied by his sons and brothers, ²  18 men,

Ezra 8:24

8:24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with ³  Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers, ⁴ 

[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.

[8:18]  ² tn Or “relatives” (so CEV; NRSV “kin”); also in v. 19.

[8:24]  ³ tc The translation reads וַחֲשַׁבְיָה וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה (vÿsherevÿyah vakhashavyah, “and Sherebiah and Hashabiah”) rather than the reading חֲשַׁבְיָה לְשֵׁרֵבְיָה (lÿsherevyah khashavyah, “to Sherebiah Hashabiah”) of the MT.

[8:24]  ⁴ tn Or “relatives”; or “colleagues” (cf. NLT “ten other priests”).