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Ezra 10

1NowwhileEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830prayedוּכְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לu.khe.hit.pa.LelH6419andmadeconfession,weepingH1058andcastinghimselfdownH5307beforethehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, therewasgatheredנִקְבְּצוּ֩nik.be.TzuH6908togetherH6908untohimoutofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֜לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478averyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966greatassemblyH6951ofmenH376andwomenH802andchildrenH3206;forthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptH1058veryH3966sore.

2AndShecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֨הshe.khan.YahH7935thesonH1121ofJehielיְחִיאֵ֜לye.chi.'ElH3171,oneofthesonsH1121ofElamעֵילָם֙o.lamH5867,answeredandsaidH559untoEzraלְעֶזְרָ֔אle.'ez.Ra'H5830,WehavetrespassedagainstourGodבֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430,andhavemarriedforeignנָכְרִיּ֖וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802ofthepeoplesH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:yetnowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258thereishopeforIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerningthisthing.

3NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258letusmakeH6213acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285withourGodלֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּLe.lo.hei.nuH430toputawayallthewivesH802,andsuchasarebornH3205ofthem, accordingtothecounselבַּעֲצַ֣תba.'a.TzatH6098ofmylordH113,andofthosethattrembleatthecommandmentבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;andletitbedoneaccordingtothelawוְכַתּוֹרָ֖הve.kha.to.RahH8451.

4Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965;forthematterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697belongeth unto thee,andwearewiththee:beofgoodcourage,anddoit.

5Thenaroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Ezraעֶזְרָ֡א'ez.Ra'H5830,andmadeH6213thechiefsH8269ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toswearH7650thattheywoulddoaccordingtothiswordH1697.Sotheysware.

6ThenEzraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5830roseH6965upfrombeforethehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andwentintothechamberofJehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב'el.ya.ShivH475:andwhenhecamethither,hedideatH398nobreadH3899,nordrinkH8354waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325;forhemournedמִתְאַבֵּ֖לmit.'a.BelH56becauseofthetrespassofthemofthecaptivity.

7Andtheymadeproclamationק֜וֹלKolH6963throughoutJudahבִּיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389untoallthechildrenofthecaptivity,thattheyshouldgatherH6908themselvestogetherH6908untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

8andthatwhosoevercameיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935notwithinthreeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117, accordingtothecounselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098oftheprincesH8269andtheeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,allhissubstanceshouldbeforfeited,andhimselfseparatedH914fromtheassemblyמִקְּהַ֥לmi.ke.HalH6951ofthecaptivity.

9ThenallthemenH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀u.vin.ya.MinH1144gatheredH6908themselvestogetherH6908untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389withinthethreeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117(itwastheninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֖יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,onthetwentiethdayH3117ofthemonthבַּחֹ֑דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320);andallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971satH3427inthebroadplacebeforethehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,tremblingbecauseofthismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,andforthegreatrainוּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃ פu.me.ha.ge.sha.MimH1653.

10AndEzraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stoodH6965up,andsaidH559untothem, Yehavetrespassed,andhavemarriedforeignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802,toincreaseH3254theguiltאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258makeH5414confessionuntoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofyourfathersH1,anddohispleasureH7522;andseparateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselvesfromthepeoplesH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andfromtheforeignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802.

12Thenalltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֛לha.ka.HalH6951answeredandsaidH559withaloudvoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,Asthou hastsaidH559concerningus,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651mustwedo.

13Butthepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971aremanyH7227,anditisatimeוְהָעֵ֣תve.ha.'EtH6256ofmuchH7235rainגְּשָׁמִ֔יםge.sha.MimH1653,andwearenotabletostandלַעֲמ֣וֹדla.'a.ModH5975without:neitheristhisaworkH4399ofoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayלְי֤וֹםle.YomH3117ortwoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147;forwehavegreatlyH7235transgressedלִפְשֹׁ֖עַlif.Sho.a'H6586inthismatterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

14LetnowourprincesH8269beappointedH5975foralltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֞לha.ka.HalH6951,andletallthemthatareinourcitiesH5892thathavemarriedforeignנָכְרִיּוֹת֙na.khe.ri.yOtH5237womenH802comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935atappointedH5975timesH6256,andwiththemtheeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205ofeverycityH5892,andthejudgesH8199thereof,untilthefiercewrathofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430beturnedלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725fromus,untilthismatterלַדָּבָ֥רla.da.VarH1697bedespatched.

15Onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֧ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214andJahzeiahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofTikvahתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8616stoodH5975upagainstthismatter:andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918andShabbethaiוְשַׁבְּתַ֥יve.sha.be.TaiH7678theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881helpedH5826them.

16AndthechildrenofthecaptivitydidsoH3651.AndEzraעֶזְרָ֨א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548,withcertainheadsH7218offathers’H1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,aftertheirfathers’H1housesH1004,andallofthembytheirnamesH8034,weresetH914apartH914;andtheysatH3427downוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inthefirstdayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117ofthetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320toexaminethematterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

17AndtheymadeanendH3615withallthemenH376thathadmarriedforeignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802bythefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ פha.ri.ShonH7223dayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofthefirstH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

18Andamongthesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548therewerefoundH4672thathadmarriedforeignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802: namely,ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֤וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJozadak,andhisbrethren,Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,andEliezerוֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶרve.'e.li.'E.zerH461,andJaribוְיָרִ֖יבve.ya.RivH3402,andGedaliahוּגְדַלְיָֽה׃u.ge.dal.YahH1436.

19AndtheygaveH5414theirhandיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027thattheywouldputH5414awaytheirwivesH802;andbeingguiltyוַאֲשֵׁמִ֥יםva.'a.she.MimH818,theyofferedaramאֵֽיל־'eil-H352oftheflockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629fortheirguiltאַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ ס'ash.ma.TamH819.

20Andofthesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofImmerאִמֵּ֔ר'i.MerH564:Hananiחֲנָ֖נִיcha.Na.niH2607andZebadiahוּזְבַדְיָֽה׃ סu.ze.vad.YahH2069.

21Andofthesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofHarimחָרִ֑םcha.RimH2766:Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֤הma.'a.se.YahH4641,andElijahוְאֵֽלִיָּה֙ve.'e.li.YahH452,andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,andJehielוִיחִיאֵ֖לvi.chi.'ElH3171,andUzziahוְעֻזִיָּֽה׃ve.'u.zi.YahH5818.

22Andofthesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofPashhurפַּשְׁח֑וּרpash.ChurH6583:Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֤י'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454,Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,Nethanelנְתַנְאֵ֔לne.tan.'ElH5417,Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֖דyo.za.VadH3107,andElasah.

23AndoftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881:Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֣דyo.za.VadH3107,andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֗יve.shim.'IH8096,andKelaiah(thesameisKelitaקְלִיטָ֔אke.li.Ta'H7042),Pethahiahפְּתַֽחְיָ֥הpe.tach.YahH6611,Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,andEliezerוֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ סve.'e.li.'E.zerH461.

24Andofthesingersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםham.sho.re.RimH7891:Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב'el.ya.ShivH475.Andoftheporters:Shallumשַׁלֻּ֥םsha.LumH7967,andTelemוָטֶ֖לֶםva.Te.lemH2928,andUriוְאוּרִֽי׃ סve.'u.RiH221.

25AndofIsraelוּמִֽיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לu.mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:Ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofParoshפַרְעֹ֡שׁfar.'OshH6551:Ramiah,andIzziah,andMalchijah,andMijaminוּמִיָּמִ֣ןu.mi.ya.MinH4326,andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֔רve.'el.'a.ZarH499,andMalchijah,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָֽה׃ סu.ve.na.YahH1141.

26Andofthesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofElamעֵילָ֑ם'ei.LamH5867:Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֤הma.tan.YahH4983,Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148,andJehielוִיחִיאֵ֣לvi.chi.'ElH3171,andAbdiוְעַבְדִּ֔יve.'av.DiH5660,andJeremothוִירֵמ֖וֹתvi.re.MotH3406,andElijahוְאֵלִיָּֽה׃ סve.'e.li.YahH452.

27Andofthesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofZattuזַתּ֑וּאza.Tu'H2240:Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵנַ֤י'el.yo.'e.NaiH454,Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475,Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֣הma.tan.YahH4983,andJeremothוִֽירֵמ֔וֹתvi.re.MotH3406,andZabadוְזָבָ֖דve.za.VadH2066,andAziza.

28Andofthesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofBebaiבֵּבָ֑יbe.VaiH893:Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֥ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608,Zabbai, Athlai.

29Andofthesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofBaniבָּנִ֑יba.NiH1137:Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֤םme.shu.LamH4918,Malluchמַלּוּךְ֙ma.luKhH4409,andAdaiahוַעֲדָיָ֔הva.'a.da.YahH5718,Jashubיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH3437,andSheal,JeremothH3406.

30Andofthesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֛יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofPahath-moabH6355:Adnaעַדְנָ֣א'ad.Na'H5733,andChelal,Benaiahבְּנָיָ֤הbe.na.YahH1141,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֣הma.tan.YahH4983,Bezalelבְצַלְאֵ֔לve.tzal.'ElH1212,andBinnuiוּבִנּ֖וּיu.vi.NuiH1131,andManassehוּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ סu.me.na.ShehH4519.

31Andofthesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofHarimחָרִ֑םcha.RimH2766:Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461,Isshijah,Malchijah,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098,Shimeon,

32Benjaminבְּנְיָמִ֥ןbe.ne.ya.MinH1144,Malluchמַלּ֖וּךְma.LukhH4409,Shemariahשְׁמַרְיָֽה׃ סshe.mar.YahH8114.

33Ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֖יmi.be.NeiH1121ofHashumחָשֻׁ֑םcha.ShumH2828:Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֤יma.te.NaiH4982,Mattattah,Zabadזָבָ֣דza.VadH2066,Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֔לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467,Jeremai,Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,Shimeiשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סshim.'IH8096.

34Ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofBaniבָנִ֔יva.NiH1137:Maadai,Amramעַמְרָ֖ם'am.RamH6019,andUel,

35Benaiahבְּנָיָ֥הbe.na.YahH1141,Bedeiah,Cheluhi,

36Vaniah,Meremothמְרֵמ֖וֹתme.re.MotH4822,Eliashibאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃'el.ya.ShivH475,

37Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֥הma.tan.YahH4983,Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֖יma.te.NaiH4982, andJaasu,

38andBani,andBinnuiוּבִנּ֖וּיu.vi.NuiH1131,Shimeiשִׁמְעִֽי׃shim.'IH8096,

39andShelemiahוְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥הve.she.lem.YahH8018,andNathanוְנָתָ֖ןve.na.TanH5416,andAdaiahוַעֲדָיָֽה׃va.'a.da.YahH5718,

40Machnadebai,Shashai,Sharai,

41Azarelעֲזַרְאֵ֥ל'a.zar.'ElH5832,andShelemiahוְשֶׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּve.she.lem.Ya.huH8018,Shemariahשְׁמַרְיָֽה׃she.mar.YahH8114,

42Shallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahH568,Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

43Ofthesonsמִבְּנֵ֖יmi.be.NeiH1121ofNeboנְב֑וֹne.VoH5015:Jeielיְעִיאֵ֤לye.'i.'ElH3273,Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָה֙ma.tit.YahH4993,Zabadזָבָ֣דza.VadH2066,Zebina,Iddo,andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֖לve.yo.'ElH3100,Benaiahבְּנָיָֽה׃be.na.YahH1141.

44AllthesehadtakenH5375foreignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesH802;andsomeofthemhadwivesH802bywhomtheyhadchildren.

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