New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 10:10-19

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.”

12Then allכָֽל־khol-H3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֛לha.ka.HalH6951repliedוַיַּֽעְנ֧וּvai.ya'.NuH6030with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, “That’s rightH3653!As you have saidכִּדְבָרְךָ֥ke.div.rei.khaH1697, so it isour dutyעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213.

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.LahH1121 H1473didוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־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.

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.

19Theypledgedוַיִּתְּנ֥וּ יָדָ֖םvai.yi.te.Nu ya.DamH5414 H3027to putH3318awayH3318their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֑םne.shei.HemH802,and being guiltyH818, they offereda ramאֵֽיל־'eil-H352of the flockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629for their offenseH818.

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