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Ezra 8:17
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them (note: Heb. I put words in their mouth) what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at 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.