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Ezra 8:17
Jewish Publication Society 1917 · Berean Standard Bible
And I gave them commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should say unto Iddo [and] his brother, who were set over the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.
And I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his kinsmen, the temple servants (note: Hebrew the Nethinim; also in verse 20) at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.