Ezra 10:10-19

10Then EzraH5830 the priestH3548 stood upH6965 and saidH559 to themH413, “YouH859 have been unfaithfulH4603 by marryingH3427 foreignH5237 womenH802, addingH3254 toH5921 the guiltH819 of IsraelH3478. 11Now, thereforeH6258, makeH5414 a confessionH8426 to the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of your fathersH1, and doH6213 His willH7522. SeparateH914 yourselvesH4480 from the peopleH5971 of the landH776 and from your foreignH5237 wivesH802.”

12And the wholeH3605 assemblyH6951H559 respondedH6030 in a loudH1419 voiceH6963: “TrulyH3651 we must doH6213 as you sayH1697H5921! 13ButH61 there are manyH7227 people hereH5971, and it is the rainyH1653 seasonH6256. We are notH369 ableH3581 to stayH5975 out in the openH2351. NorH3808 is this the workH4399 of oneH259 orH3808 twoH8147 daysH3117, forH3588 we have transgressedH6586 greatlyH7235 in thisH2088 matterH1697. 14Let our leadersH8269 representH5975H4994 the wholeH3605 assemblyH6951. Then let everyoneH3605 in our townsH5892 who has marriedH3427 a foreignH5237 womanH802 comeH935 at an appointedH2163 timeH6256, together withH5973 the eldersH2205 and judgesH8199H5704 of each townH5892, until the fierce angerH2740H639 of our GodH430 in thisH2088 matterH1697 is turned awayH7725 from usH4480.”

15(OnlyH389 JonathanH3129 sonH1121 of AsahelH6214 and JahzeiahH3167 sonH1121 of TikvahH8616, supportedH5826 by MeshullamH4918 and ShabbethaiH7678 the LeviteH3881, opposedH5975H5921 thisH2063 plan.)

16So the exilesH1121H1473 didH6213 as proposedH3651. EzraH5830 the priestH3548 selectedH914 menH582 who were familyH1 headsH7218, each of themH3605 identified by nameH8034H3427, to represent their familiesH1H1004. On the firstH259 dayH3117 of the tenthH6224 monthH2320 they launchedH1875 the investigationH1697, 17and byH5704 the firstH259 dayH3117 of the firstH7223 monthH2320 they had dealtH3615 with allH3605 the menH582 who had marriedH3427 foreignH5237 womenH802.

18Among the descendantsH1121 of the priestsH3548 who had marriedH3427 foreignH5237 womenH802 were foundH4672 these descendantsH1121 of JeshuaH3442 sonH1121 of JozadakH31361 and his brothersH251:

19MaaseiahH4641, EliezerH461, JaribH3402, and GedaliahH1436. They pledgedH5414H3027 to send their wivesH802 awayH3318, and for their guiltH818 they presented a ramH352 from the flockH6629 asH5921 a guilt offeringH819.