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Ezra 10:10-19
10Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stood upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413, “Youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859have been unfaithfulמְעַלְתֶּ֔םme.'al.TemH4603by marryingוַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּva.to.Shi.vuH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802,addingלְהוֹסִ֖יףle.ho.SifH3254toעַל־'al-H5921the guiltאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
11Now, thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,makeתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414a confessionתוֹדָ֛הto.DahH8426to the LORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213His willרְצוֹנ֑וֹre.tzo.NoH7522.Separateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselvesוּמִן־u.min-H4480from the peopleמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and from your foreignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802.”
13Butאֲבָ֞ל'a.ValH61there are manyרָב֙ravH7227people hereהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,and it is the rainyגְּשָׁמִ֔יםge.sha.MimH1653seasonוְהָעֵ֣תve.ha.'EtH6256.We are notוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369ableכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to stayלַעֲמ֣וֹדla.'a.ModH5975out in the openבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351.Norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808is thisthe workוְהַמְּלָאכָ֗הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399of oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808twoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147daysלְי֤וֹםle.YomH3117,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588we have transgressedלִפְשֹׁ֖עַlif.Sho.a'H6586greatlyהִרְבִּ֥ינוּhir.Bi.nuH7235in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.
14Let our leadersשָׂ֠רֵינוּSa.rei.nuH8269representיַֽעֲמְדוּ־ נָ֣אya.'am.du- na'H5975H4994the wholeלְֽכָל־le.kholH3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֞לha.ka.HalH6951.Then let everyoneוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in our townsH5892who has marriedהַהֹשִׁ֞יבha.ho.ShivH3427a foreignנָכְרִיּוֹת֙na.khe.ri.yOtH5237womanנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935at an appointedמְזֻמָּנִ֔יםme.zu.ma.NimH2163timeלְעִתִּ֣יםle.'i.TimH6256,together withוְעִמָּהֶ֛םve.'i.ma.HemH5973the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205and judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָ עַ֠דve.sho.fe.Tei.ha 'adH8199H5704of each townH5892,until the fierce angerחֲר֤וֹן אַף־cha.Ron 'af-H2740H639of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430עַ֖ד'adH5704in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088matterלַדָּבָ֥רla.da.VarH1697is turned awayלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725from usמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480.”
15(Onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֧ןyo.na.TanH3129sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214and Jahzeiahוְיַחְזְיָ֥הve.yach.ze.YahH3167sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Tikvahתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8616,supportedעֲזָרֻֽם׃'a.za.RumH5826by Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918and Shabbethaiוְשַׁבְּתַ֥יve.sha.be.TaiH7678the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881,opposedעָמְד֣וּ עַל־'a.me.Du 'al-H5975H5921thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063plan.)
16So the exilesבְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָה֒be.Nei ha.go.LahH1121H1473didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213as proposedכֵן֮khenH3651.Ezraעֶזְרָ֨א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548selectedוַיִּבָּדְלוּ֩vai.yi.ba.de.LuH914menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582who were familyהָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1headsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218,each of themוְכֻלָּ֣םve.khu.LamH3605identified by nameבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹת וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּbe.she.Mot vai.ye.she.VuH8034H3427,to represent their familiesלְבֵ֥ית אֲבֹתָ֖םle.Veit 'a.vo.TamH1H1004.On the firstאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320they launchedלְדַרְי֖וֹשׁle.dar.Yo.oshH1875the investigationהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697,
17and byעַ֛ד'adH5704the firstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ פha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320they had dealtוַיְכַלּ֣וּvay.kha.LuH3615with allבַכֹּ֔לva.KolH3605the menאֲנָשִׁ֕ים'a.na.ShimH582who had marriedהַהֹשִׁ֖יבוּha.ho.Shi.vuH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802.
18Among the descendantsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548who had marriedהֹשִׁ֖יבוּho.Shi.vuH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802were foundוַיִּמָּצֵא֙vai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834these descendantsמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121of Jeshuaיֵשׁ֤וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jozadakיֽוֹצָדָק֙yo.tza.DakH3136and his brothersוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251:
19MaaseiahH4641,EliezerH461,JaribH3402,and GedaliahH1436.They pledgedוַיִּתְּנ֥וּ יָדָ֖םvai.yi.te.Nu ya.DamH5414H3027to send their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֑םne.shei.HemH802awayלְהוֹצִ֣יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318,and for their guiltוַאֲשֵׁמִ֥יםva.'a.she.MimH818they presenteda ramאֵֽיל־'eil-H352from the flockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629asעַל־'al-H5921a guilt offeringאַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ ס'ash.ma.TamH819.
Commentaries on Ezra 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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