Ezra 8:15
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 I gathered them at the river[a] that flows to Ahava,(A) and we camped there for three days. I searched among the people and priests, but found no Levites(B) there.
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Ezra 8:15
New International Version
The Return to Jerusalem
15 I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava,(A) and we camped there three days. When I checked among the people and the priests, I found no Levites(B) there.
Ezra 8:21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Preparing to Return
21 I proclaimed a fast(A) by the Ahava River,[a] so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.
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- Ezra 8:21 Or Canal
Ezra 8:21
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21 There, by the Ahava Canal,(A) I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey(B) for us and our children, with all our possessions.
Ezra 8:31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Arrival in Jerusalem
31 We set out from the Ahava River[a] on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. We were strengthened by our God,[b](A) and He protected us from the power of the enemy and from ambush along the way.(B)
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Ezra 8:31
New International Version
31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal(A) to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us,(B) and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way.
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