Ezra 10
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Ezra 10:10-44

10And EzraH5830 the priestH3548 stoodH6965 up and saidH559 to them, Ye have actedH4603 unfaithfullyH4603, and have taken foreignH5237 wivesH802, to increaseH3254 the trespass of IsraelH3478. 11And nowH6258 makeH5414 confession to Jehovah the 1GodH430 of your fathersH1, and do his pleasureH7522, and separateH914 yourselves from the peoplesH5971 of the landH776, and from the foreignH5237 wivesH802. 12And the whole congregation answered and saidH559 with a loud voiceH6963, Yes, it is for us to do according to thy wordsH1697. 13But the peopleH5971 are manyH7227, and it is a timeH6256 of pouring rainH1653, and it is not possible to standH5975 without: neither is this a workH4399 for oneH259 dayH3117 or twoH8147; for we are manyH7227 that have transgressedH6586 in this thingH1697. 14Let now our princesH8269, while this matterH1697 is goingH935 on, standH5975 for all the congregation, and let all those that have taken foreignH5237 wivesH802 in our citiesH5892 comeH935 at the appointedH5975 timesH6256, and with them the eldersH2205 of every cityH5892, and the judgesH8199 thereof, until the fierce angerH639 of our 2GodH430 be turnedH7725 from us. 15OnlyH389 JonathanH3129 the sonH1121 of AsahelH6214 and Jahzeiah the sonH1121 of TikvahH8616 stoodH5975 up against this; and MeshullamH4918 and ShabbethaiH7678 the LeviteH3881 helpedH5826 them. 16And the children of the captivity did soH3651. And EzraH5830 the priestH3548 [and] certain of the chiefH7218 fathersH1 were separatedH914 according to their fathers' housesH1004, and all of them [expressed] by nameH8034; and they satH3427 downH3427 on the first dayH3117 of the tenthH6224 monthH2320 to examine the matterH1697. 17And they endedH3615 with all the menH376 that had taken foreignH5237 wivesH802 by the firstH7223 dayH3117 of the firstH7223 monthH2320. 18And among the sonsH1121 of the priestsH3548 there were foundH4672 that had taken foreignH5237 wivesH802, of the sonsH1121 of JeshuaH3442 the sonH1121 of Jozadak, and his brethren: MaaseiahH4641, and EliezerH461, and JaribH3402, and GedaliahH1436. 19And they gaveH5414 their handH3027 to send away their wivesH802; and they offered a ramH352 of the flockH6629, as trespass-offering for their guiltH819. 20And of the children of ImmerH564: HananiH2607, and ZebadiahH2069. 21And of the children of HarimH2766: MaaseiahH4641, and ElijahH452, and ShemaiahH8098, and JehielH3171, and UzziahH5818. 22And of the children of PashhurH6583: ElioenaiH454, MaaseiahH4641, IshmaelH3458, Nethaneel, JozabadH3107, and Elasah. 23And of the LevitesH3881: JozabadH3107, and ShimeiH8096, and Kelaiah (that is, KelitaH7042), PethahiahH6611, JudahH3063, and EliezerH461. 24And of the singersH7891: EliashibH475. And of the doorkeepers: ShallumH7967, and TelemH2928, and UriH221. 25And of IsraelH3478; of the children of ParoshH6551: Ramiah, and Jizzijah, and Malchijah, and MijaminH4326, and EleazarH499, and Malchijah, and BenaiahH1141. 26And of the children of ElamH5867: MattaniahH4983, ZechariahH2148, and JehielH3171, and AbdiH5660, and JeremothH3406, and ElijahH452. 27And of the children of ZattuH2240: ElioenaiH454, EliashibH475, MattaniahH4983, and JeremothH3406, and ZabadH2066, and Aziza. 28And of the children of BebaiH893: JehohananH3076, HananiahH2608, Zabbai, Athlai. 29And of the children of BaniH1137: MeshullamH4918, MalluchH4409, and AdaiahH5718, JashubH3437, and Sheal, and Ramoth. 30And of the children of Pahath-MoabH6355: AdnaH5733, and Chelal, BenaiahH1141, MaaseiahH4641, MattaniahH4983, Bezaleel, and BinnuiH1131, and ManassehH4519. 31And the children of HarimH2766: EliezerH461, Jishijah, Malchijah, ShemaiahH8098, SimeonH8095, 32BenjaminH1144, MalluchH4409, ShemariahH8114. 33Of the children of HashumH2828: MattenaiH4982, Mattattah, ZabadH2066, ElipheletH467, Jeremai, ManassehH4519, ShimeiH8096. 34Of the sonsH1121 of BaniH1137: Maadai, AmramH6019, and Uel, 35BenaiahH1141, Bediah, Cheluhu, 36Vaniah, MeremothH4822, EliashibH475, 37MattaniahH4983, MattenaiH4982, and Jaasai, 38and Bani, and BinnuiH1131, ShimeiH8096, 39and ShelemiahH8018, and NathanH5416, and AdaiahH5718, 40Machnadbai, Shashai, Sharai, 41Azareel, and ShelemiahH8018, ShemariahH8114, 42ShallumH7967, AmariahH568, JosephH3130. 43Of the children of NeboH5015: JeielH3273, MattithiahH4993, ZabadH2066, Zebina, Jaddai, and JoelH3100, BenaiahH1141. 44All these had takenH5375 foreignH5237 wivesH802; and there were among them wives who had had children.

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  1. 1. Ezra 10:11 10.11 Elohim ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 10:14 10.14 Elohim ↩

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