en_tn/ezr/08/18.md

Sherebiah ... Mahli

These are men's names. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/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. Alternate translation: "Because God was kind to us, they sent us a man" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/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

"18" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers)