Ezra 8:16-17

8:16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, ¹  Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, who were leaders, and Joiarib and Elnathan, who were teachers. 8:17 I sent them to Iddo, who was the leader in the place called Casiphia. I told them ²  what to say to Iddo and his relatives, ³  who were the temple servants in ⁴  Casiphia, so they would bring us attendants for the temple of our God.

¹ tc The name “Elnathan” occurs twice in this list. Some, assuming an accidental repetition, would include it only once (cf. NAB).

² tn Heb “I placed in their mouth words.”

³ tc The translation reads with the LXX and Vulgate וְאֶחָיו (vÿ’ekhayv, “and his brethren” = “relatives”; so NCV, NLT) rather than the reading אָחִיו (’akhiyv, “his brother”) of the MT.

⁴ tn Heb “in the place called.” This phrase has not been repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.