Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 10

1Now when Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830had prayedוּכְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לu.khe.hit.pa.LelH6419,and when he had confessedוּכְ֨הִתְוַדֹּת֔וֹu.Khe.hit.va.do.ToH3034,weepingבֹּכֶה֙bo.KhehH1058and casting himself downוּמִתְנַפֵּ֔לu.mit.na.PelH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,there assembledנִקְבְּצוּ֩nik.be.TzuH6908unto him out of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֜לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478a veryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966greatרַב־rav-H7227congregationקָהָ֣לka.HalH6951of menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582and womenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802and childrenוִֽילָדִ֔יםvi.la.DimH3206:for the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptבָכ֥וּva.KhuH1058veryהַרְבֵּה־har.beh-H7235soreבֶֽכֶה׃ סVe.khehH1059.

2And Shechaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֨הshe.khan.YahH7935the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehielיְחִיאֵ֜לye.chi.'ElH3171, oneof the sonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121of Elamעֵילָם֙o.lamH5867,answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֔אle.'ez.Ra'H5830,We have trespassedמָעַ֣לְנוּma.'Al.nuH4603against our Godבֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430,and have takenוַנֹּ֛שֶׁבva.No.shevH3427strangeנָכְרִיּ֖וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802of the peopleמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:yet now there isיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426hopeמִקְוֶ֥הmik.VehH4723in Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerning this thing.

3Now therefore let us makeנִֽכְרָת־nikh.rot-H3772a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with our Godלֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּLe.lo.hei.nuH430to put awayלְהוֹצִ֨יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318all the wivesנָשִׁ֜יםna.ShimH802,and such as are bornוְהַנּוֹלָ֤דve.ha.no.LadH3205of them, according to the counselבַּעֲצַ֣תba.'a.TzatH6098of my lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,and of those that 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.

4Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965; for thismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697belongeth unto thee: we also will bewith thee: be of good courageחֲזַ֖קcha.ZakH2388,and doוַעֲשֵֽׂה׃ פva.'a.SehH6213it.

5Then aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Ezraעֶזְרָ֡א'ez.Ra'H5830,and made the chiefשָׂרֵי֩sa.ReiH8269priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to swearוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עvai.yash.Ba'H7650that they should doלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to this wordכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.And they swareוַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃vai.yi.sha.Ve.'uH7650.

6Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5830rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from beforeמִלִּפְנֵי֙mi.lif.NeiH6440the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and wentH3212into the chamberלִשְׁכַּ֖תlish.KatH3957of Johananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב'el.ya.ShivH475: and whenhe cameH3212thither, he did eatאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398no breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899,nor drinkשָׁתָ֔הsha.TahH8354waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325:for he mournedמִתְאַבֵּ֖לmit.'a.BelH56because of the transgressionמַ֥עַלMa.'alH4604of them that had been carried awayהַגּוֹלָֽה׃ סha.go.LahH1473.

7And they made proclamationוַיַּעֲבִ֨ירוּ ק֜וֹלvai.ya.'a.Vi.ru KolH6963 H5674throughout Judahבִּיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389unto all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the captivityהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473,that they should gather themselves togetherלְהִקָּבֵ֖ץle.hi.ka.VetzH6908unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

8And that whosoever would not comeיָב֜וֹאya.Vo'H935within threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117,according to the counselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,all his substanceרְכוּשׁ֑וֹre.khu.ShoH7399should be forfeitedיָחֳרַ֖םyo.cho.RamH2763,and himself separatedיִבָּדֵ֖לyi.ba.DelH914from the congregationמִקְּהַ֥לmi.ke.HalH6951of those that had been carried awayהַגּוֹלָֽה׃ סha.go.LahH1473.

9Then all the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀u.vin.ya.MinH1144gathered themselves togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389within threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתlish.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117. It wasthe ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֖יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,on the twentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםbe.'es.RimH6242dayof the monthבַּחֹ֑דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320;and all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the streetבִּרְחוֹב֙bir.chOvH7339of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,tremblingמַרְעִידִ֥יםmar.'i.DimH7460because of thismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,and for the great rainוּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃ פu.me.ha.ge.sha.MimH1653.

10And Ezraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stood upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ye have transgressedמְעַלְתֶּ֔םme.'al.TemH4603,and have takenוַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּva.to.Shi.vuH3427strangeנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802,to increaseלְהוֹסִ֖יףle.ho.SifH3254the trespassאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Now therefore makeתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414confessionתוֹדָ֛הto.DahH8426unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213his pleasureרְצוֹנ֑וֹre.tzo.NoH7522:and separateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselves from the peopleמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and from the strangeהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802.

12Then all the congregationהַקָּהָ֛לha.ka.HalH6951answeredוַיַּֽעְנ֧וּvai.ya'.NuH6030and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,As thou hast saidכִּדְבָרְךָ֥ke.div.rei.khaH1697,so must we doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213.

13Butאֲבָ֞ל'a.ValH61the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971aremanyרָב֙ravH7227, and it isa timeוְהָעֵ֣תve.ha.'EtH6256of much rainגְּשָׁמִ֔יםge.sha.MimH1653,and we are not ableכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to standלַעֲמ֣וֹדla.'a.ModH5975withoutבַּח֑וּץba.ChutzH2351, neither is thisa workוְהַמְּלָאכָ֗הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399of oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayלְי֤וֹםle.YomH3117or twoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147:for we are manyהִרְבִּ֥ינוּhir.Bi.nuH7235that have transgressedלִפְשֹׁ֖עַlif.Sho.a'H6586in this thingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

14Let now our rulersשָׂ֠רֵינוּSa.rei.nuH8269of all the congregationהַקָּהָ֞לha.ka.HalH6951standיַֽעֲמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975,and let all them which have takenהַהֹשִׁ֞יבha.ho.ShivH3427strangeנָכְרִיּוֹת֙na.khe.ri.yOtH5237wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802in our citiesH5892comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935at appointedמְזֻמָּנִ֔יםme.zu.ma.NimH2163timesלְעִתִּ֣יםle.'i.TimH6256,and with them the eldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205of every cityH5892,and the judgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָve.sho.fe.Tei.haH8199thereof, until the fierceחֲר֤וֹןcha.RonH2740wrathאַף־'af-H639of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for this matterלַדָּבָ֥רla.da.VarH1697be turnedלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725from us.

15Only Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֧ןyo.na.TanH3129the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214and Jahaziahוְיַחְזְיָ֥הve.yach.ze.YahH3167the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Tikvahתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8616were employedעָמְד֣וּ'a.me.DuH5975about this matter:and Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918and Shabbethaiוְשַׁבְּתַ֥יve.sha.be.TaiH7678the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881helpedעֲזָרֻֽם׃'a.za.RumH5826them.

16And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the captivityהַגּוֹלָה֒ha.go.LahH1473did soוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213.And Ezraעֶזְרָ֨א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, withcertainאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582chiefרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1,after the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1, and all of them by theirnamesבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034,were separatedוַיִּבָּדְלוּ֩vai.yi.ba.de.LuH914,and sat downוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the firstאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320to examineלְדַרְי֖וֹשׁle.dar.Yo.oshH1875the matterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

17And they made an endוַיְכַלּ֣וּvay.kha.LuH3615with all the menאֲנָשִׁ֕ים'a.na.ShimH582that had takenהַהֹשִׁ֖יבוּha.ho.Shi.vuH3427strangeנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802by the firstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ פha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

18And among the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548there were foundוַיִּמָּצֵא֙vai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672that had takenהֹשִׁ֖יבוּho.Shi.vuH3427strangeנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802: namely,of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121of Jeshuaיֵשׁ֤וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jozadakיֽוֹצָדָק֙yo.tza.DakH3136,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251;Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,and Eliezerוֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶרve.'e.li.'E.zerH461,and Jaribוְיָרִ֖יבve.ya.RivH3402,and Gedaliahוּגְדַלְיָֽה׃u.ge.dal.YahH1436.

19And they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414their handsיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027that they would put awayלְהוֹצִ֣יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֑םne.shei.HemH802; and beingguiltyוַאֲשֵׁמִ֥יםva.'a.she.MimH818, they offereda ramאֵֽיל־'eil-H352of the flockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629for their trespassאַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ ס'ash.ma.TamH819.

20And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Immerאִמֵּ֔ר'i.MerH564;Hananiחֲנָ֖נִיcha.Na.niH2607,and Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָֽה׃ סu.ze.vad.YahH2069.

21And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Harimחָרִ֑םcha.RimH2766;Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֤הma.'a.se.YahH4641,and Elijahוְאֵֽלִיָּה֙ve.'e.li.YahH452,and Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הu.she.ma'.YahH8098,and Jehielוִיחִיאֵ֖לvi.chi.'ElH3171,and Uzziahוְעֻזִיָּֽה׃ve.'u.zi.YahH5818.

22And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Pashurפַּשְׁח֑וּרpash.ChurH6583;Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֤י'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454,Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,Nethaneelנְתַנְאֵ֔לne.tan.'ElH5417,Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֖דyo.za.VadH3107,and Elasahוְאֶלְעָשָֽׂה׃ סve.'el.'a.SahH501.

23Also of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֣דyo.za.VadH3107,and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֗יve.shim.'IH8096,and Kelaiahוְקֵֽלָיָה֙ve.ke.la.YahH7041, (the same isKelitaקְלִיטָ֔אke.li.Ta'H7042,)Pethahiahפְּתַֽחְיָ֥הpe.tach.YahH6611,Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and Eliezerוֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ סve.'e.li.'E.zerH461.

24Of the singersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםham.sho.re.RimH7891also; Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב'el.ya.ShivH475:and of the portersהַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔יםha.Sho.'a.RimH7778;Shallumשַׁלֻּ֥םsha.LumH7967,and Telemוָטֶ֖לֶםva.Te.lemH2928,and Uriוְאוּרִֽי׃ סve.'u.RiH221.

25Moreover of Israelוּמִֽיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לu.mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Paroshפַרְעֹ֡שׁfar.'OshH6551;Ramiahרַ֠מְיָהRam.yahH7422,and Jeziahוְיִזִּיָּ֤הve.yi.zi.YahH3150,and Malchiahוּמַלְכִּיָּה֙u.mal.ki.YahH4441,and Miaminוּמִיָּמִ֣ןu.mi.ya.MinH4326,and Eleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֔רve.'el.'a.ZarH499,and Malchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֖הu.mal.ki.YahH4441,and Benaiahוּבְנָיָֽה׃ סu.ve.na.YahH1141.

26And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Elamעֵילָ֑ם'ei.LamH5867;Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֤הma.tan.YahH4983,Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148,and Jehielוִיחִיאֵ֣לvi.chi.'ElH3171,and Abdiוְעַבְדִּ֔יve.'av.DiH5660,and Jeremothוִירֵמ֖וֹתvi.re.MotH3406,and Eliahוְאֵלִיָּֽה׃ סve.'e.li.YahH452.

27And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Zattuזַתּ֑וּאza.Tu'H2240;Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵנַ֤י'el.yo.'e.NaiH454,Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475,Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֣הma.tan.YahH4983,and Jeremothוִֽירֵמ֔וֹתvi.re.MotH3406,and Zabadוְזָבָ֖דve.za.VadH2066,and Azizaוַעֲזִיזָֽא׃ סva.'a.zi.Za'H5819.

28Of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121also of Bebaiבֵּבָ֑יbe.VaiH893;Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֥ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608,Zabbaiזַבַּ֥יza.BaiH2079 H2140, andAthlaiעַתְלָֽי׃ ס'at.LaiH6270.

29And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Baniבָּנִ֑יba.NiH1137;Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֤םme.shu.LamH4918,Malluchמַלּוּךְ֙ma.luKhH4409,and Adaiahוַעֲדָיָ֔הva.'a.da.YahH5718,Jashubיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH3437,and Shealוּשְׁאָ֥לu.she.'AlH7594,and RamothH7433.

30And of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֛יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Pahath–moabH6355;Adnaעַדְנָ֣א'ad.Na'H5733,and Chelalוּכְלָ֑לu.khe.LalH3636,Benaiahבְּנָיָ֤הbe.na.YahH1141,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֣הma.tan.YahH4983,Bezaleelבְצַלְאֵ֔לve.tzal.'ElH1212,and Binnuiוּבִנּ֖וּיu.vi.NuiH1131,and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ סu.me.na.ShehH4519.

31And ofthe sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Harimחָרִ֑םcha.RimH2766;Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461,Ishijahיִשִּׁיָּ֛הyi.shi.YahH3449,Malchiahמַלְכִּיָּ֖הmal.ki.YahH4441,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098,Shimeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095,

32Benjaminבְּנְיָמִ֥ןbe.ne.ya.MinH1144,Malluchמַלּ֖וּךְma.LukhH4409, andShemariahשְׁמַרְיָֽה׃ סshe.mar.YahH8114.

33Of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֖יmi.be.NeiH1121of Hashumחָשֻׁ֑םcha.ShumH2828;Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֤יma.te.NaiH4982,Mattathahמַתַּתָּה֙ma.ta.TahH4992,Zabadזָבָ֣דza.VadH2066,Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֔לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467,Jeremaiיְרֵמַ֥יye.re.MaiH3413,Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519, andShimeiשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סshim.'IH8096.

34Of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Baniבָנִ֔יva.NiH1137;Maadaiמַעֲדַ֥יma.'a.DaiH4572,Amramעַמְרָ֖ם'am.RamH6019,and Uelוְאוּאֵֽל׃ סve.'u.'ElH177,

35Benaiahבְּנָיָ֥הbe.na.YahH1141,Bedeiahבֵדְיָ֖הve.de.YahH912,Chelluhכְּלֽוּהוּ׃ke.la.haiH3622,

36Vaniahוַנְיָ֥הvan.YahH2057,Meremothמְרֵמ֖וֹתme.re.MotH4822,Eliashibאֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃'el.ya.ShivH475,

37Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֥הma.tan.YahH4983,Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֖יma.te.NaiH4982,and Jaasauוְיַעֲשָֽׂי׃ve.ya.'a.sovH3299,

38And Baniוּבָנִ֥יu.va.NiH1137,and Binnuiוּבִנּ֖וּיu.vi.NuiH1131,Shimeiשִׁמְעִֽי׃shim.'IH8096,

39And Shelemiahוְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥הve.she.lem.YahH8018,and Nathanוְנָתָ֖ןve.na.TanH5416,and Adaiahוַעֲדָיָֽה׃va.'a.da.YahH5718,

40Machnadebaiמַכְנַדְבַ֥יmakh.nad.VaiH4367,Shashaiשָׁשַׁ֖יsha.ShaiH8343,Sharaiשָׁרָֽי׃sha.RaiH8298,

41Azareelעֲזַרְאֵ֥ל'a.zar.'ElH5832,and Shelemiahוְשֶׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּve.she.lem.Ya.huH8018,Shemariahשְׁמַרְיָֽה׃she.mar.YahH8114,

42Shallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֖ה'a.mar.YahH568, andJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃ סyo.SefH3130.

43Of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֖יmi.be.NeiH1121of Neboנְב֑וֹne.VoH5015;Jeielיְעִיאֵ֤לye.'i.'ElH3273,Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָה֙ma.tit.YahH4993,Zabadזָבָ֣דza.VadH2066,Zebinaזְבִינָ֔אze.vi.Na'H2081,Jadauיַדַּ֥יya.dovH3035,and Joelוְיוֹאֵ֖לve.yo.'ElH3100,Benaiahבְּנָיָֽה׃be.na.YahH1141.

44All these had takenנָשְׂאוּna.se.'uH5375strangeנָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802: and someof them hadוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802by whom they hadוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760childrenבָּנִֽים׃ פba.NimH1121.

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