Ezra 10

1 ♥ 📝 N ow while Ezra^H5830 prayed^H6419 and made confession,^H3034 weeping^H1058 and casting himself down^H5307 before^H6440 the house^H1004 of God,^H430 there was gathered^H6908 together unto him out of Israel^H3478 a very^H3966 great^H7227 assembly^H6951 of men^H582 and women^H802 and children;^H3206 for the people^H582 wept^H1058 very^H7235 sore.^H1059

2 ♥ 📝 And Shecaniah^H7935 the son^H1121 of Jehiel,^H3171 one of the sons^H1121 of Elam,^H5867 answered^H6030 and said^H559 unto Ezra,^H5830 We have trespassed^H4603 against our God,^H430 and have married^H3427 foreign^H5237 women^H802 of the peoples^H5971 of the land:^H776 yet now there is^H3426 hope^H4723 for Israel^H3478 concerning this thing.

3 ♥ 📝 Now therefore let us make^H3772 a covenant^H1285 with our God^H430 to put away^H3318 all the wives,^H802 and such as are born^H3205 of them, according to the counsel^H6098 of my lord,^H136 and of those that tremble^H2730 at the commandment^H4687 of our God;^H430 and let it be done^H6213 according to the law.^H8451

4 ♥ 📝 Arise;^H6965 for the matter^H1697 belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee: be of good courage,^H2388 and do^H6213 it.

5 ♥ 📝 Then arose^H6965 Ezra,^H5830 and made the chiefs^H8269 of the priests,^H3548 the Levites,^H3881 and all Israel,^H3478 to swear^H7650 that they would do^H6213 according to this word.^H1697 So they sware.^H7650

6 ♥ 📝 Then Ezra^H5830 rose up^H6965 from before^H6440 the house^H1004 of God,^H430 and went^H3212 into the chamber^H3957 of Jehohanan^H3076 the son^H1121 of Eliashib:^H475 and [when] he came^H3212 thither, he did eat^H398 no bread,^H3899 nor drink^H8354 water;^H4325 for he mourned^H56 because of the trespass^H4604 of them of the captivity.^H1473

7 ♥ 📝 And they made proclamation^H5674 throughout Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem^H3389 unto all the children^H1121 of the captivity,^H1473 that they should gather themselves together^H6908 unto Jerusalem;^H3389

8 ♥ 📝 and that whosoever came^H935 not within three^H7969 days,^H3117 according to the counsel^H6098 of the princes^H8269 and the elders,^H2205 all his substance^H7399 should be forfeited,^H2763 and himself separated^H914 from the assembly^H6951 of the captivity.^H1473

9 ♥ 📝 Then all the men^H582 of Judah^H3063 and Benjamin^H1144 gathered themselves together^H6908 unto Jerusalem^H3389 within the three^H7969 days;^H3117 it was the ninth^H8671 month,^H2320 on the twentieth^H6242 [day] of the month:^H2320 and all the people^H5971 sat^H3427 in the broad^H7339 place before the house^H1004 of God,^H430 trembling^H7460 because of this matter,^H1697 and for the great rain.^H1653

10 ♥ 📝 And Ezra^H5830 the priest^H3548 stood up,^H6965 and said^H559 unto them, Ye have trespassed,^H4603 and have married^H3427 foreign^H5237 women,^H802 to increase^H3254 the guilt^H819 of Israel.^H3478

11 ♥ 📝 Now therefore make^H5414 confession^H8426 unto Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of your fathers,^H1 and do^H6213 his pleasure;^H7522 and separate^H914 yourselves from the peoples^H5971 of the land,^H776 and from the foreign^H5237 women.^H802

12 ♥ 📝 Then all the assembly^H6951 answered^H6030 and said^H559 with a loud^H1419 voice,^H6963 As thou hast said^H1697 concerning us, so must we do.^H6213

13 ♥ 📝 But^H61 the people^H5971 are many,^H7227 and it is a time^H6256 of much rain,^H1653 and we are not able^H3581 to stand^H5975 without:^H2351 neither is this a work^H4399 of one^H259 day^H3117 or two;^H8147 for we^H7235 have greatly transgressed^H6586 in this matter.^H1697

14 ♥ 📝 Let now our princes^H8269 be appointed^H5975 for all the assembly,^H6951 and let all them that are in our cities^H5892 that have married^H3427 foreign^H5237 women^H802 come^H935 at appointed^H2163 times,^H6256 and with them the elders^H2205 of every city,^H5892 and the judges^H8199 thereof, until the fierce^H2740 wrath^H639 of our God^H430 be turned^H7725 from us, until this matter^H1697 be despatched.

15 ♥ 📝 Only Jonathan^H3129 the son^H1121 of Asahel^H6214 and Jahzeiah^H3167 the son^H1121 of Tikvah^H8616 stood^H5975 up against this [matter]: and Meshullam^H4918 and Shabbethai^H7678 the Levite^H3881 helped^H5826 them.

16 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of the captivity^H1473 did so.^H6213 And Ezra^H5830 the priest,^H3548 [with] certain^H582 heads^H7218 of fathers'^H1 [houses],^H1004 after their fathers'^H1 houses, and all of them by their names,^H8034 were set apart;^H914 and they sat down^H3427 in the first^H259 day^H3117 of the tenth^H6224 month^H2320 to examine^H1875 the matter.^H1697

17 ♥ 📝 And they made an end^H3615 with all the men^H582 that had married^H3427 foreign^H5237 women^H802 by the first^H259 day^H3117 of the first^H7223 month.^H2320

18 ♥ 📝 And among the sons^H1121 of the priests^H3548 there were found^H4672 that had married^H3427 foreign^H5237 women:^H802 [namely], of the sons^H1121 of Jeshua,^H3442 the son^H1121 of Jozadak,^H3136 and his brethren,^H251 Maaseiah,^H4641 and Eliezer,^H461 and Jarib,^H3402 and Gedaliah.^H1436

19 ♥ 📝 And they gave^H5414 their hand^H3027 that they would put away^H3318 their wives;^H802 and being guilty,^H818 [they offered] a ram^H352 of the flock^H6629 for their guilt.^H819

20 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Immer:^H564 Hanani^H2607 and Zebadiah.^H2069

21 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Harim:^H2766 Maaseiah,^H4641 and Elijah,^H452 and Shemaiah,^H8098 and Jehiel,^H3171 and Uzziah.^H5818

22 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Pashhur:^H6583 Elioenai,^H454 Maaseiah,^H4641 Ishmael,^H3458 Nethanel,^H5417 Jozabad,^H3107 and Elasah.^H501

23 ♥ 📝 And of the Levites:^H3881 Jozabad,^H3107 and Shimei,^H8096 and Kelaiah^H7041 (the same is Kelita),^H7042 Pethahiah,^H6611 Judah,^H3063 and Eliezer.^H461

24 ♥ 📝 And of the singers:^H7891 Eliashib.^H475 And of the porters:^H7778 Shallum,^H7967 and Telem,^H2928 and Uri.^H221

25 ♥ 📝 And of Israel:^H3478 Of the sons^H1121 of Parosh:^H6551 Ramiah,^H7422 and Izziah,^H3150 and Malchijah,^H4441 and Mijamin,^H4326 and Eleazar,^H499 and Malchijah,^H4441 and Benaiah.^H1141

26 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Elam:^H5867 Mattaniah,^H4983 Zechariah,^H2148 and Jehiel,^H3171 and Abdi,^H5660 and Jeremoth,^H3406 and Elijah.^H452

27 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Zattu:^H2240 Elioenai,^H454 Eliashib,^H475 Mattaniah,^H4983 and Jeremoth,^H3406 and Zabad,^H2066 and Aziza.^H5819

28 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Bebai:^H893 Jehohanan,^H3076 Hananiah,^H2608 Zabbai,^H2140 Athlai.^H6270

29 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Bani:^H1137 Meshullam,^H4918 Malluch,^H4409 and Adaiah,^H5718 Jashub,^H3437 and Sheal,^H7594 Jeremoth.^H7433

30 ♥ 📝 And of the sons^H1121 of Pahath-moab:^H6355 Adna,^H5733 and Chelal,^H3636 Benaiah,^H1141 Maaseiah,^H4641 Mattaniah,^H4983 Bezalel,^H1212 and Binnui,^H1131 and Manasseh.^H4519

31 ♥ 📝 And [of] the sons^H1121 of Harim:^H2766 Eliezer,^H461 Isshijah,^H3449 Malchijah,^H4441 Shemaiah,^H8098 Shimeon,^H8095

32 ♥ 📝 Benjamin,^H1144 Malluch,^H4409 Shemariah.^H8114

33 ♥ 📝 Of the sons^H1121 of Hashum:^H2828 Mattenai,^H4982 Mattattah,^H4992 Zabad,^H2066 Eliphelet,^H467 Jeremai,^H3413 Manasseh,^H4519 Shimei.^H8096

34 ♥ 📝 Of the sons^H1121 of Bani:^H1137 Maadai,^H4572 Amram,^H6019 and Uel,^H177

35 ♥ 📝 Benaiah,^H1141 Bedeiah,^H912 Cheluhi,^H3622

36 ♥ 📝 Vaniah,^H2057 Meremoth,^H4822 Eliashib,^H475

37 ♥ 📝 Mattaniah,^H4983 Mattenai,^H4982 and Jaasu,^H3299

38 ♥ 📝 and Bani,^H1137 and Binnui,^H1131 Shimei,^H8096

39 ♥ 📝 and Shelemiah,^H8018 and Nathan,^H5416 and Adaiah,^H5718

40 ♥ 📝 Machnadebai,^H4367 Shashai,^H8343 Sharai,^H8298

41 ♥ 📝 Azarel,^H5832 and Shelemiah,^H8018 Shemariah,^H8114

42 ♥ 📝 Shallum,^H7967 Amariah,^H568 Joseph.^H3130

43 ♥ 📝 Of the sons^H1121 of Nebo:^H5015 Jeiel,^H3273 Mattithiah,^H4993 Zabad,^H2066 Zebina,^H2081 Iddo,^H3035 and Joel,^H3100 Benaiah.^H1141

44 ♥ 📝 All these had taken^H5375 foreign^H5237 wives;^H802 and some of them had^H3426 wives^H802 by whom they had^H7760 children.^H1121