New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezra 10
Reconciliation with God
1Nowwhile Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830was prayingוּכְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לu.khe.hit.pa.LelH6419and makingH3034confessionH3034,weepingבֹּכֶה֙bo.KhehH1058and prostratingוּמִתְנַפֵּ֔לu.mit.na.PelH5307himselfbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,a veryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966largeרַב־rav-H7227assemblyקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951,menH376,womenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802and childrenוִֽילָדִ֔יםvi.la.DimH3206,gatheredנִקְבְּצוּ֩nik.be.TzuH6908to him from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֜לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;for the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptבָכ֥וּva.KhuH1058bitterlyהַרְבֵּה־ בֶֽכֶה׃ סhar.beh- Ve.khehH7235H1059.
2Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֨הshe.khan.YahH7935the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehielיְחִיאֵ֜לye.chi.'ElH3171,one of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121of Elamעֵילָם֙o.lamH5867,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֔אle.'ez.Ra'H5830, “We have beenH4603unfaithfulH4603to our Godבֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430and havemarriedוַנֹּ֛שֶׁבva.No.shevH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֖וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802from the peoplesמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;yet nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258thereיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426is hopeמִקְוֶ֥הmik.VehH4723for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in spiteעַל־'al-H5921of thisH2088.
3So nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258let us makeנִֽכְרָת־nikh.rot-H3772a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with our Godלֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּLe.lo.hei.nuH430to putH3318awayH3318allכָל־khol-H3605the wivesנָשִׁ֜יםna.ShimH802andtheir childrenוְהַנּוֹלָ֤דve.ha.no.LadH3205,according to the counselבַּעֲצַ֣תba.'a.TzatH6098ofmy lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136and ofthose who trembleוְהַחֲרֵדִ֖יםve.ha.cha.re.DimH2730at the commandmentבְּמִצְוַ֣תbe.mitz.VatH4687of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;and let it be doneיֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ye.'a.SehH6213according to the lawוְכַתּוֹרָ֖הve.kha.to.RahH8451.
5Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֡א'ez.Ra'H5830roseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andmade the leadingשָׂרֵי֩sa.ReiH8269priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,takeH7650oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650that they would doלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088proposalכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697;so they tookH7650the oathוַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃vai.yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650.
6Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5830roseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from beforeמִלִּפְנֵי֙mi.lif.NeiH4480H6440the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and wentוַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980into the chamberלִשְׁכַּ֖תlish.KatH3957of Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב'el.ya.ShivH475.Although he wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033,he did not eatאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899norH3808drinkשָׁתָ֔הsha.TahH8354waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325,for he was mourningמִתְאַבֵּ֖לmit.'a.BelH56overעַל־'al-H5921the unfaithfulnessמַ֥עַלMa.'alH4604of the exilesהַגּוֹלָֽה׃ סha.go.LahH1473.
7They madeוַיַּעֲבִ֨ירוּvai.ya.'a.Vi.ruH5674a proclamationק֜וֹלKolH6963throughout Judahבִּיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389to allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the exilesבְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔הbe.Nei ha.go.LahH1121H1473,that they should assembleלְהִקָּבֵ֖ץle.hi.ka.VetzH6908at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,
8and that whoeverוְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רve.Khol 'a.SherH3605H834would not comeיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935within threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117,according to the counselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the leadersהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,allכָּל־kol-H3605his possessionsרְכוּשׁ֑וֹre.khu.ShoH7399should be forfeitedיָחֳרַ֖םyo.cho.RamH2763and he himselfוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931excludedיִבָּדֵ֖לyi.ba.DelH914from the assemblyמִקְּהַ֥לmi.ke.HalH6951of the exilesהַגּוֹלָֽה׃ סha.go.LahH1473.
9So allכָל־khol-H3605the menH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀u.vin.ya.MinH1144assembledוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389within the threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117.It was the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֖יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320on the twentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242of the monthבַּחֹ֑דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,and allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the openבִּרְחוֹב֙bir.chOvH7339squareH7339beforethe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,tremblingמַרְעִידִ֥יםmar.'i.DimH7460becauseעַל־'al-H5921of this matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697and the heavy rainוּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃ פu.me.ha.ge.sha.MimH1653.
10Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stoodוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965up and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You have beenH4603unfaithfulH4603and have marriedוַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּva.to.Shi.vuH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802addingלְהוֹסִ֖יףle.ho.SifH3254to the guiltאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
11Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,makeתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414confessionתוֹדָ֛הto.DahH8426to the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1anddoוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213His willרְצוֹנ֑וֹre.tzo.NoH7522; andseparateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselves from the peoplesמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and from the foreignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802.”
13But there are manyרָב֙ravH7227peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971;it is the rainyגְּשָׁמִ֔יםge.sha.MimH1653seasonוְהָעֵ֣תve.ha.'EtH6256and we are not ableכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to standלַעֲמ֣וֹדla.'a.ModH5975in the openבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351.NorH3808canthe taskוְהַמְּלָאכָ֗הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399be donein oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259or twoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147daysלְי֤וֹםle.YomH3117,for we have transgressedלִפְשֹׁ֖עַlif.Sho.a'H6586greatlyהִרְבִּ֥ינוּhir.Bi.nuH7235in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.
14Let our leadersשָׂ֠רֵינוּSa.rei.nuH8269representיַֽעֲמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975the wholeלְֽכָל־le.kholH3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֞לha.ka.HalH6951and let allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605those in our citiesבֶּעָרֵ֗ינוּbe.'a.Rei.nuH5892who have marriedהַהֹשִׁ֞יבha.ho.ShivH3427foreignנָכְרִיּוֹת֙na.khe.ri.yOtH5237wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935at appointedמְזֻמָּנִ֔יםme.zu.ma.NimH2163timesלְעִתִּ֣יםle.'i.TimH6256,togetherוְעִמָּהֶ֛םve.'i.ma.HemH5973with the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205and judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָve.sho.fe.Tei.haH8199of eachעִ֥יר'irH5892cityוָעִ֖ירva.'IrH5892,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704thefierceחֲר֤וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430on accountעַ֖ד'adH5704of thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088matterלַדָּבָ֥רla.da.VarH1697is turnedלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725awayH7725from us.”
15Onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389JonathanH3083the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214and Jahzeiahוְיַחְזְיָ֥הve.yach.ze.YahH3167the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Tikvahתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8616opposedעָמְד֣וּ'a.me.DuH5975thisH2088,with Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918and Shabbethaiוְשַׁבְּתַ֥יve.sha.be.TaiH7678the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881supportingעֲזָרֻֽם׃'a.za.RumH5826them.
16But the exilesבְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָה֒be.Nei ha.go.LahH1121H1473didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵן֮khenH3651. AndEzraעֶזְרָ֨א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548selectedוַיִּבָּדְלוּ֩vai.yi.ba.de.LuH914menH376who wereheadsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1households for each oftheir father’sאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1householdsלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,allוְכֻלָּ֣םve.khu.LamH3605of them by nameבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034. So theyconvenedוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427on the firstאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320to investigateלְדַרְי֖וֹשׁle.dar.Yo.oshH1875the matterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.
17They finishedוַיְכַלּ֣וּvay.kha.LuH3615investigatingallבַכֹּ֔לva.KolH3605the menH376who had marriedהַהֹשִׁ֖יבוּha.ho.Shi.vuH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802by the firstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ פha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.
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18AmongH4480the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had marriedהֹשִׁ֖יבוּho.Shi.vuH3427foreignנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802were foundוַיִּמָּצֵא֙vai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121ofJeshuaH3091the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JozadakH3087,and his brothersוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251:Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,Eliezerוֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶרve.'e.li.'E.zerH461,Jaribוְיָרִ֖יבve.ya.RivH3402and Gedaliahוּגְדַלְיָֽה׃u.ge.dal.YahH1436.
22and of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Pashhurפַּשְׁח֑וּרpash.ChurH6583:Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֤י'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454,Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,Nethanelנְתַנְאֵ֔לne.tan.'ElH5417,Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֖דyo.za.VadH3107and Elasahוְאֶלְעָשָֽׂה׃ סve.'el.'a.SahH501.
23Of Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881there wereJozabadיוֹזָבָ֣דyo.za.VadH3107,Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֗יve.shim.'IH8096,Kelaiahוְקֵֽלָיָה֙ve.ke.la.YahH7041(that is, Kelitaקְלִיטָ֔אke.li.Ta'H7042),Pethahiahפְּתַֽחְיָ֥הpe.tach.YahH6611,Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Eliezerוֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ סve.'e.li.'E.zerH461.
25Of Israelוּמִֽיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לu.mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofParoshפַרְעֹ֡שׁfar.'OshH6551there wereRamiahרַ֠מְיָהRam.yahH7422,Izziahוְיִזִּיָּ֤הve.yi.zi.YahH3150,Malchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּה֙u.mal.ki.YahH4441,Mijaminוּמִיָּמִ֣ןu.mi.ya.MinH4326,Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֔רve.'el.'a.ZarH499,Malchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֖הu.mal.ki.YahH4441and Benaiahוּבְנָיָֽה׃ סu.ve.na.YahH1141;
30and of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֛יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Pahath-moabH6355:Adnaעַדְנָ֣א'ad.Na'H5733,Chelalוּכְלָ֑לu.khe.LalH3636,Benaiahבְּנָיָ֤הbe.na.YahH1141,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֣הma.tan.YahH4983,Bezalelבְצַלְאֵ֔לve.tzal.'ElH1212,Binnuiוּבִנּ֖וּיu.vi.NuiH1131and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ סu.me.na.ShehH4519;
Commentaries on Ezra 10
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- 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
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