KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Ezra 10:15–16
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Ezra 10:15
15¶ Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
15¶ Onely Ionathan the sonne of Asahel, and Iahaziah the sonne of Tikuah, †were employed about this matter: and Meshullam, and Shabbethai the Leuite, helped them.
- Heb. stood.
Ezra 10:16
16And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
16And the children of the captiuitie did so: and Ezra the Priest, with certaine chiefe of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sate downe in the first day of the tenth moneth to examine the matter.
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DEFINED WORDS
Ezra 10:15
To use or occupy in service or work; service, occupation, or entrusted business.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Around, concerning, near, or engaged in; on every side or approximately, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A subject, affair, cause, or thing under consideration; also material substance, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A descendant of Levi; a member of the tribe set apart for tabernacle or temple service.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Aid, assistance, or relief; as a verb, to aid, assist, or support.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828
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Ezra 10:16
Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A person who officiates in sacred service, especially by offering sacrifices or ministering in worship; the KJV applies the term to Mosaic priests, priests of other gods, and Christ as Priest, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Sure, definite, established, or particular though not specifically named, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Principal, foremost, highest in rank or importance; also a leader.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Words or titles by which persons or things are known; also reputation, authority, or the persons named, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Rested or was placed in a seated position.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Before all others in time, place, order, rank, or importance; the beginning or earliest.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To inspect or inquire into carefully.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A subject, affair, cause, or thing under consideration; also material substance, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 15
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Open the full verse study16And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
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Open the full verse study20Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
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Open the full verse study33And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
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Open the full verse study6Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
From verse 16
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Open the full verse study14Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
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Open the full verse study16I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
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Open the full verse study51Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
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