10Now while Ezra was praying and confessing in tears, having prostrated himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites - men, women, and children - gathered around him. Indeed, the people were crying bitterly.H5830H6419H3034H1058H5307H6440H1004H430H6908H3478H3966H7227H6951H582H802H3206H5971H1058H7235H10592Jehiel's son Shecaniah, one of Elam's descendants, responded to Ezra: "We have sinned against our God by marrying foreign wives from the people of the land, but even now there is hope in Israel, despite this.H7935H1121H3171H1121H5867H6030H559H5830H4603H430H3427H5237H802H5971H776H3426H4723H34783So let's make a promise to our God by which we divorce all of these foreign wives - as well as those born to them - in accordance with the counsel of our Lord and of those who tremble at our God's command. Furthermore, let it be done according to the Law.H3772H1285H430H3318H802H3205H6098H136H2730H4687H430H6213H84514So get up - it's your responsibility! We're with you. Be strong, and get to work."H6965H1697H2388H62135So Ezra got up and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all of Israel vow to carry out everything they promised. And so they agreed.H6965H5830H8269H3548H3881H3478H7650H6213H1697H76506Ezra arose in front of the temple of God to visit the apartment of Eliashib's son Jehohanan. While there, he neither ate nor drank because he was in mourning over the sins of those who had returned from exile.H5830H6965H6440H1004H430H3212H3957H3076H1121H475H3212H398H3899H8354H4325H56H4604H14737Then they sent word throughout Judah and Jerusalem to everyone who had returned from the exile, to gather together in Jerusalem.H5674H6963H3063H3389H1121H1473H6908H33898Whoever would not come within three days would forfeit his assets and be separated from the community of the returning exiles, just as the high officials and elders had advised.6H935H7969H3117H6098H8269H2205H7399H2763H914H6951H14739Less than three days later, all of the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered together on the twentieth day of the ninth month. Everyone sat in the plaza of the temple of God, trembling because of everything that was happening, and also because it was raining heavily.H582H3063H1144H6908H3389H7969H3117H8671H2320H6242H2320H5971H3427H7339H1004H430H7460H1697H165310Ezra the priest stood up and spoke to them, "You have sinned by marrying foreign wives, thereby increasing the transgressions of Israel.H5830H3548H6965H559H4603H3427H5237H802H3254H819H347811Now confess this to the Lord God of your ancestors, and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from foreign wives."H5414H8426H3068H430H1H6213H7522H914H5971H776H5237H80212At this the entire community responded with a loud cry, "We will do just as you've spoken!H6951H6030H559H1419H6963H1697H621313However, many people are involved, and it's raining heavily. Furthermore, this is not just a matter of a day or two of work, because many of us have sinned in this.H61H5971H7227H6256H1653H3581H5975H2351H4399H259H3117H8147H7235H6586H169714So let's have our officials remain on behalf of the whole community. Then all who have married foreign wives shall come appear at specific times before the elders and judges of each city until the fierce anger of our God has been turned away from us in this matter."H8269H6951H5975H3427H5237H802H5892H935H2163H6256H2205H5892H8199H2740H639H430H1697H772515Only Asahel's son Jonathan and Tikvah's son Jahzeiah opposed this, and they were supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite.H3129H1121H6214H3167H1121H8616H5975H4918H7678H3881H582616So those who had returned from exile did this. Ezra the priest and leaders of certain ancestral groups listed by name devoted themselves to examine the situation on the first day of the tenth month.H1121H1473H6213H5830H3548H582H7218H1H1004H1H8034H914H3427H259H3117H6224H2320H1875H169717By the first day of the first month they concluded their investigation of all of the men who had married foreign wives.H3615H582H3427H5237H802H259H3117H7223H232018Here is a list of priestly descendants who were found to have married foreign women. From Jeshua's descendants: Jozadak's son and his brothers Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.H1121H3548H4672H3427H5237H802H1121H3442H1121H3136H251H4641H461H3402H143619Pleading guilty, they promised to divorce their wives. Then they offered a ram from their flocks for their offense.H5414H3027H3318H802H818H352H6629H81920From Immer's descendants: Hanani and Zebadiah.H1121H564H2607H206921From Harim's descendants: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.H1121H2766H4641H452H8098H3171H581822From Pashur's descendants: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.H1121H6583H454H4641H3458H5417H3107H50123From the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.H3881H3107H8096H7041H7042H6611H3063H46124From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.H7891H475H7778H7967H2928H22125From the Israelites: Parosh's descendants: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamim, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.H3478H1121H6551H7422H3150H4441H4326H499H4441H114126From Elam's descendants: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.H1121H5867H4983H2148H3171H5660H3406H45227From Zattu's descendants: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.H1121H2240H454H475H4983H3406H2066H581928From Bebai's descendants: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.H1121H893H3076H2608H2140H2079H627029From Bani's descendants: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.H1121H1137H4918H4409H5718H3437H7594H743330From Pahath-moab's descendants: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.H1121H6355H5733H3636H1141H4641H4983H1212H1131H451931From Harim's descendants: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,H1121H2766H461H3449H4441H8098H809532Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.H1144H4409H811433From Hashum's descendants: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.H1121H2828H4982H4992H2066H467H3413H4519H809634From Bani's descendants: Maadai, Amram, Uel,H1121H1137H4572H6019H17735Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhu,H1141H912H362236Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,H2057H4822H47537Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasai,H4983H4982H329938Bani, Binnui, Shimei,H1137H1131H809639Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,H8018H5416H571840Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,H4367H8343H829841Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,H5832H8018H811442Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.H7967H568H313043From Nebo's descendants: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.H1121H5015H3273H4993H2066H2081H3035H3100H114144All of these had married foreign wives, and some of them had children by them.H5375H5375H5237H802H3426H802H7760H1121
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