Ezra 8:20
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.”
דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
נָקַב
they had been designated
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נָקַב
to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
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כֹּל
all of/ them
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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נָתִין
temple servants
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נָתִין
the Nethinim, or Temple-servants (as given to that duty)
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מֵאָה
two hundred
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מֵאָה
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
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