10While Ezra prayed and confessed, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, an extremely large assembly of Israelite men, women, and children gathered around him. The people also wept bitterly.H5830H6419H3034H1058H5307H6440H1004H430H6908H3478H3966H7227H6951H582H802H3206H5971H1058H7235H10592Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, responded to Ezra: "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the surrounding peoples, but there is still hope for Israel in spite of this.H7935H1121H3171H1121H5867H6030H559H5830H4603H430H3427H5237H802H5971H776H3426H4723H34783Let us therefore make a covenant before our God to send away all the [foreign] wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.H3772H1285H430H3318H802H3205H6098H136H2730H4687H430H6213H84514Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we support you. Be strong and take action!"H6965H1697H2388H62135Then Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said; so they took the oath.H6965H5830H8269H3548H3881H3478H7650H6213H1697H76506Ezra then went from the house of God, walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib, where he spent the night. He did not eat food or drink water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.H5830H6965H6440H1004H430H3212H3957H3076H1121H475H3212H398H3899H8354H4325H56H4604H14737They circulated a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.H5674H6963H3063H3389H1121H1473H6908H33898Whoever did not come within three days would forfeit all his possessions, according to the decision of the leaders and elders, and would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles.H935H7969H3117H6098H8269H2205H7399H2763H914H6951H14739So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. On the twentieth [day] of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.H582H3063H1144H6908H3389H7969H3117H8671H2320H6242H2320H5971H3427H7339H1004H430H7460H1697H165310Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to Israel's guilt.H5830H3548H6965H559H4603H3427H5237H802H3254H819H347811Therefore, make a confession to the LORD God of your fathers and do His will. Separate yourselves from the surrounding peoples and [your] foreign wives."H5414H8426H3068H430H1H6213H7522H914H5971H776H5237H80212Then all the assembly responded with a loud voice: "Yes, we will do as you say!H6951H6030H559H1419H6963H1697H621313But there are many people, and it is the rainy season. We don't have the stamina to stay out in the open. This isn't something that can be done in a day or two, for we have rebelled terribly in this matter.H61H5971H7227H6256H1653H3581H5975H2351H4399H259H3117H8147H7235H6586H169714Let our leaders represent the entire assembly. Then let all those in our towns who have married foreign women come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of each town, in order to avert the fierce anger of our God concerning this matter."H8269H6951H5975H3427H5237H802H5892H935H2163H6256H2205H5892H8199H2740H639H430H1697H772515Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, with Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.H3129H1121H6214H3167H1121H8616H5975H4918H7678H3881H582616The exiles did what had been proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family leaders, all [identified] by name, to represent their ancestral houses. They convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter,H1121H1473H6213H5830H3548H582H7218H1H1004H1H8034H914H3427H259H3117H6224H2320H1875H169717and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.H3615H582H3427H5237H802H259H3117H7223H232018[The following] were found to have married foreign women from the descendants of the priests: from the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.H1121H3548H4672H3427H5237H802H1121H3442H1121H3136H251H4641H461H3402H143619They pledged to send their wives away, and being guilty, [they offered] a ram from the flock for their guilt;H5414H3027H3318H802H818H352H6629H81920Hanani and Zebadiah from Immer's descendants;H1121H564H2607H206921Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah from Harim's descendants;H1121H2766H4641H452H8098H3171H581822Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah from Pashhur's descendants.H1121H6583H454H4641H3458H5417H3107H50123The Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.H3881H3107H8096H7041H7042H6611H3063H46124The singers: Eliashib. The gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.H7891H475H7778H7967H2928H22125The Israelites: Parosh's descendants: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah;H3478H1121H6551H7422H3150H4441H4326H499H4441H114126Elam's descendants: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;H1121H5867H4983H2148H3171H5660H3406H45227Zattu's descendants: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza;H1121H2240H454H475H4983H3406H2066H581928Bebai's descendants: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;H1121H893H3076H2608H2140H2079H627029Bani's descendants: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth;H1121H1137H4918H4409H5718H3437H7594H743330Pahath-moab's descendants: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;H1121H6355H5733H3636H1141H4641H4983H1212H1131H451931Harim's descendants: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,H1121H2766H461H3449H4441H8098H809532Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah;H1144H4409H811433Hashum's descendants: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei;H1121H2828H4982H4992H2066H467H3413H4519H809634Bani's descendants: Maadai, Amram, Uel,H1121H1137H4572H6019H17735Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,H1141H912H362236Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,H2057H4822H47537Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,H4983H4982H329938Bani, Binnui, Shimei,H1137H1131H809639Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,H8018H5416H571840Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,H4367H8343H829841Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,H5832H8018H811442Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph;H7967H568H313043Nebo's descendants: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.H1121H5015H3273H4993H2066H2081H3035H3100H114144All of these had married foreign women, and some of the wives had borne children.H5375H5375H5237H802H3426H802H7760H1121
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