# Sherebiah ... Mahli ... Hashabiah ... Jeshaiah ... Merari

These are men's names. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# So they sent us by our God's good hand a man

God's "good hand" represents his kindness in providing for them. AT: "Because God was kind to us, they sent us a man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# a prudent man

This is a man of understanding and wisdom.

# son of Levi son of Israel

Here "Israel" is a man's name. It is the name God gave to Jacob.

# eighteen ... twenty

18 ... 20 (See:" [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# Jeshaiah

See how you translated this man's name in [Esra 8:7](./04.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# officials

people with specific authority within a government system

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/name]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/levite]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/david]]