Revised Version 1895

Ezra 10:10-44

10AndEzraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548stoodH6965upH6965, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ye have trespassed, and havemarriedH802strangewomenH802, toincreaseלְהוֹסִ֖יףle.ho.SifH3254theguiltאַשְׁמַ֥ת'ash.MatH819ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforemakeתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414confessionתוֹדָ֛הto.DahH8426unto theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, anddoוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213hispleasureרְצוֹנ֑וֹre.tzo.NoH7522: andseparateוְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ve.hi.ba.de.LuH914yourselves from thepeoplesמֵעַמֵּ֣יme.'a.MeiH5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and from the strangewomenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802.

12ThenallH3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֛לha.ka.HalH6951answeredH559andsaidH559with aloudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, as thou hastsaidH559concerningusעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651mustweH3605doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213.

13But thepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971aremanyרָב֙ravH7227, and it is a time ofmuchH7235rainגְּשָׁמִ֔יםge.sha.MimH1653, andweH3588arenotH3808able tostandלַעֲמ֣וֹדla.'a.ModH5975withoutH3808,neitherH3808is this aworkוְהַמְּלָאכָ֗הve.ha.me.la.KhahH4399of onedayלְי֤וֹםle.YomH3117ortwoלִשְׁנַ֔יִםlish.Na.yimH8147: forweH3588havegreatlyH7235transgressedלִפְשֹׁ֖עַlif.Sho.a'H6586in thismatterבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

14LetH4994nowH4994ourprincesשָׂ֠רֵינוּSa.rei.nuH8269beappointedH5975forallH3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֞לha.ka.HalH6951, andletH4994allH3605them that are in ourcitiesH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834havemarriedH802strangewomenH802comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935atappointedH5975timesלְעִתִּ֣יםle.'i.TimH6256, and with them theeldersזִקְנֵי־zik.nei-H2205ofeveryH3605cityH5892, and thejudgesוְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָve.sho.fe.Tei.haH8199thereof,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704thefierceחֲר֤וֹןcha.RonH2740wrathאַף־'af-H639of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430beturnedלְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.ShivH7725fromusH4994,untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thismatterלַדָּבָ֥רla.da.VarH1697be despatched.

15Onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֧ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214andJahzeiahוְיַחְזְיָ֥הve.yach.ze.YahH3167thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofTikvahתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8616stoodH5975upH5975againstעַל־'al-H5921this matter: andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918andShabbethaiוְשַׁבְּתַ֥יve.sha.be.TaiH7678theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881helpedעֲזָרֻֽם׃'a.za.RumH5826them.

16And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the captivitydidוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵן֮khenH3651. AndEzraעֶזְרָ֨א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548, withcertainH259headsרָאשֵׁ֧יra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֛וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,afterH3117theirfathers’אֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1housesH1004, andallוְכֻלָּ֣םve.khu.LamH3605of them by theirnamesבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034, wereseparatedוַיִּבָּדְלוּ֩vai.yi.ba.de.LuH914; and theysatH3427downוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in thefirstH259dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320to examine thematterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

17And theymadeH3605anendוַיְכַלּ֣וּvay.kha.LuH3615withallH3605themenH376that hadmarriedH802strangewomenH802by thefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ פha.ri.ShonH7223dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of thefirstH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

18And among thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548there werefoundוַיִּמָּצֵא֙vai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672that hadmarriedH802strangewomenH802: namely, of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.NeiH1121ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֤וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jozadak, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251,Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641, andEliezerוֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶרve.'e.li.'E.zerH461, andJaribוְיָרִ֖יבve.ya.RivH3402, andGedaliahוּגְדַלְיָֽה׃u.ge.dal.YahH1436.

19And theygaveH5414theirhandיָדָ֖םya.DamH3027that they wouldputH5414awayלְהוֹצִ֣יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֑םne.shei.HemH802; and beingguiltyוַאֲשֵׁמִ֥יםva.'a.she.MimH818, theyofferedH5414aramאֵֽיל־'eil-H352of theflockצֹ֖אןtzonH6629for theirguiltאַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ ס'ash.ma.TamH819.

20And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofImmerאִמֵּ֔ר'i.MerH564;Hananiחֲנָ֖נִיcha.Na.niH2607andZebadiahוּזְבַדְיָֽה׃ סu.ze.vad.YahH2069.

21And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofHarimחָרִ֑םcha.RimH2766;Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֤הma.'a.se.YahH4641, andElijahוְאֵֽלִיָּה֙ve.'e.li.YahH452, andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הu.she.ma'.YahH8098, andJehielוִיחִיאֵ֖לvi.chi.'ElH3171, andUzziahוְעֻזִיָּֽה׃ve.'u.zi.YahH5818.

22And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofPashhurפַּשְׁח֑וּרpash.ChurH6583;Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֤י'el.yo.'ei.NaiH454,Maaseiahמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,Nethanelנְתַנְאֵ֔לne.tan.'ElH5417,Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֖דyo.za.VadH3107, andElasahוְאֶלְעָשָֽׂה׃ סve.'el.'a.SahH501.

23And of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֣דyo.za.VadH3107, andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֗יve.shim.'IH8096, andKelaiahוְקֵֽלָיָה֙ve.ke.la.YahH7041(thesameה֣וּאhu'H1931isKelitaקְלִיטָ֔אke.li.Ta'H7042),Pethahiahפְּתַֽחְיָ֥הpe.tach.YahH6611,Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, andEliezerוֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ סve.'e.li.'E.zerH461.

24And of thesingersהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖יםham.sho.re.RimH7891;Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב'el.ya.ShivH475; and of the porters;Shallumשַׁלֻּ֥םsha.LumH7967, andTelemוָטֶ֖לֶםva.Te.lemH2928, andUriוְאוּרִֽי׃ סve.'u.RiH221.

25And ofIsraelוּמִֽיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לu.mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofParoshפַרְעֹ֡שׁfar.'OshH6551;Ramiahרַ֠מְיָהRam.yahH7422, andIzziahוְיִזִּיָּ֤הve.yi.zi.YahH3150, andMalchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּה֙u.mal.ki.YahH4441, andMijaminוּמִיָּמִ֣ןu.mi.ya.MinH4326, andEleazarוְאֶלְעָזָ֔רve.'el.'a.ZarH499, andMalchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֖הu.mal.ki.YahH4441, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָֽה׃ סu.ve.na.YahH1141.

26And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofElamעֵילָ֑ם'ei.LamH5867;Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֤הma.tan.YahH4983,Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148, andJehielוִיחִיאֵ֣לvi.chi.'ElH3171, andAbdiוְעַבְדִּ֔יve.'av.DiH5660, andJeremothוִירֵמ֖וֹתvi.re.MotH3406, andElijahוְאֵלִיָּֽה׃ סve.'e.li.YahH452.

27And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofZattuזַתּ֑וּאza.Tu'H2240;Elioenaiאֶלְיוֹעֵנַ֤י'el.yo.'e.NaiH454,Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475,Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֣הma.tan.YahH4983, andJeremothוִֽירֵמ֔וֹתvi.re.MotH3406, andZabadוְזָבָ֖דve.za.VadH2066, andAzizaוַעֲזִיזָֽא׃ סva.'a.zi.Za'H5819.

28And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofBebaiבֵּבָ֑יbe.VaiH893;Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֥ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הcha.nan.YahH2608,Zabbaiזַבַּ֥יza.BaiH2079, Athlai.

29And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֖יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofBaniבָּנִ֑יba.NiH1137;Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּ֤םme.shu.LamH4918,Malluchמַלּוּךְ֙ma.luKhH4409, andAdaiahוַעֲדָיָ֔הva.'a.da.YahH5718,Jashubיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH3437, andShealוּשְׁאָ֥לu.she.'AlH7594,JeremothH3406.

30And of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֛יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofPahath-moabH6355;Adnaעַדְנָ֣א'ad.Na'H5733, andChelalוּכְלָ֑לu.khe.LalH3636,Benaiahבְּנָיָ֤הbe.na.YahH1141,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahH4641,Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֣הma.tan.YahH4983,Bezalelבְצַלְאֵ֔לve.tzal.'ElH1212, andBinnuiוּבִנּ֖וּיu.vi.NuiH1131, andManassehוּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ סu.me.na.ShehH4519.

31And of thesonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121ofHarimחָרִ֑םcha.RimH2766;Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461,Isshijahיִשִּׁיָּ֛הyi.shi.YahH3449,Malchijahמַלְכִּיָּ֖הmal.ki.YahH4441,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098,Shimeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095;

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

33Of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֖יmi.be.NeiH1121ofHashumחָשֻׁ֑םcha.ShumH2828;Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֤יma.te.NaiH4982,Mattattahמַתַּתָּה֙ma.ta.TahH4992,Zabadזָבָ֣דza.VadH2066,Elipheletאֱלִיפֶ֔לֶט'e.li.Fe.letH467,Jeremaiיְרֵמַ֥יye.re.MaiH3413,Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519,Shimeiשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סshim.'IH8096.

34Of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofBaniבָנִ֔יva.NiH1137;Maadaiמַעֲדַ֥יma.'a.DaiH4572,Amramעַמְרָ֖ם'am.RamH6019, andUelוְאוּאֵֽל׃ סve.'u.'ElH177;

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

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

37Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֥הma.tan.YahH4983,Mattenaiמַתְּנַ֖יma.te.NaiH4982, andJaasuוְיַעֲשָֽׂי׃ve.ya.'a.sovH3299;

38and Bani, andBinnuiוּבִנּ֖וּיu.vi.NuiH1131,Shimeiשִׁמְעִֽי׃shim.'IH8096;

39andShelemiahוְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥הve.she.lem.YahH8018, andNathanוְנָתָ֖ןve.na.TanH5416, andAdaiahוַעֲדָיָֽה׃va.'a.da.YahH5718;

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

41Azarelעֲזַרְאֵ֥ל'a.zar.'ElH5832, andShelemiahוְשֶׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּve.she.lem.Ya.huH8018,Shemariahשְׁמַרְיָֽה׃she.mar.YahH8114;

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

43Of thesonsמִבְּנֵ֖יmi.be.NeiH1121ofNeboנְב֑וֹne.VoH5015;Jeielיְעִיאֵ֤לye.'i.'ElH3273,Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָה֙ma.tit.YahH4993,Zabadזָבָ֣דza.VadH2066,Zebinaזְבִינָ֔אze.vi.Na'H2081,Iddoיַדַּ֥יya.dovH3035, andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֖לve.yo.'ElH3100,Benaiahבְּנָיָֽה׃be.na.YahH1141.

44Allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428hadtakenנָשְׂאוּna.se.'uH5375strangewivesנָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimH802: andsomeH428of them hadwivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802bywhomH428they hadchildrenבָּנִֽים׃ פba.NimH1121.

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