10Now while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very bitterly.H5830H6419H3034H1058H5307H6440H1004H430H6908H3478H3966H7227H6951H582H802H3206H5971H1058H7235H10592And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, spoke up and said to Ezra, "We have trespassed against our God, and have taken pagan wives from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope in Israel in spite of this.H7935H1121H3171H1121H5867H6030H559H5830H4603H430H3427H5237H802H5971H776H3426H4723H34783"Now therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and those who have been born to them, according to the advice of my master and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.H3772H1285H430H3318H802H3205H6098H136H2730H4687H430H6213H84514"Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be of good courage, and do it."H6965H1697H2388H62135Then Ezra arose, and made the leaders of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear an oath that they would do according to this word. So they swore an oath.H6965H5830H8269H3548H3881H3478H7650H6213H1697H76506Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he mourned because of the guilt of those from the captivity.H5830H6965H6440H1004H430H3212H3957H3076H1121H475H3212H398H3899H8354H4325H56H4604H14737And they issued a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the descendants of the captivity, that they must gather at Jerusalem,H5674H6963H3063H3389H1121H1473H6908H33898and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the instructions of the leaders and elders, all his property would be confiscated, and he himself would be separated from the assembly of those from the captivity.H935H7969H3117H6098H8269H2205H7399H2763H914H6951H14739So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open square of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of heavy rain.H582H3063H1144H6908H3389H7969H3117H8671H2320H6242H2320H5971H3427H7339H1004H430H7460H1697H165310Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have transgressed and have taken pagan wives, adding to the guilt of Israel.H5830H3548H6965H559H4603H3427H5237H802H3254H819H347811"Now therefore, make confession to the LORD God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the pagan wives."H5414H8426H3068H430H1H6213H7522H914H5971H776H5237H80212Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, "Yes! As you have said, so we must do.H6951H6030H559H1419H6963H1697H621313"But there are many people; it is the season for heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for there are many of us who have transgressed in this matter.H61H5971H7227H6256H1653H3581H5975H2351H4399H259H3117H8147H7235H6586H169714"Please, let the leaders of our entire assembly stand; and let all those in our cities who have taken pagan wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of their cities, until the fierce wrath of our God is turned away from us in this matter."H8269H6951H5975H3427H5237H802H5892H935H2163H6256H2205H5892H8199H2740H639H430H1697H772515Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite gave them support.H3129H1121H6214H3167H1121H8616H5975H4918H7678H3881H582616Then the descendants of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of the fathers' households, were set apart by the fathers' households, each of them by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.H1121H1473H6213H5830H3548H582H7218H1H1004H1H8034H914H3427H259H3117H6224H2320H1875H169717By the first day of the first month they finished questioning all the men who had taken pagan wives.H3615H582H3427H5237H802H259H3117H7223H232018And among the sons of the priests who had taken pagan wives the following were found of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.H1121H3548H4672H3427H5237H802H1121H3442H1121H3136H251H4641H461H3402H143619And they gave their promise that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they presented a ram of the flock as their trespass offering.H5414H3027H3318H802H818H352H6629H81920Also of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;H1121H564H2607H206921of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah;H1121H2766H4641H452H8098H3171H581822of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.H1121H6583H454H4641H3458H5417H3107H50123Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.H3881H3107H8096H7041H7042H6611H3063H46124Also of the singers: Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.H7891H475H7778H7967H2928H22125And others of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Jeziah, Malchiah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah;H3478H1121H6551H7422H3150H4441H4326H499H4441H114126of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Eliah;H1121H5867H4983H2148H3171H5660H3406H45227of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza;H1121H2240H454H475H4983H3406H2066H581928of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;H1121H893H3076H2608H2140H2079H627029of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Ramoth;H1121H1137H4918H4409H5718H3437H7594H743330of the sons of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;H1121H6355H5733H3636H1141H4641H4983H1212H1131H451931of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,H1121H2766H461H3449H4441H8098H809532Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah;H1144H4409H811433of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei;H1121H2828H4982H4992H2066H467H3413H4519H809634of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,H1121H1137H4572H6019H17735Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluh,H1141H912H362236Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,H2057H4822H47537Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasai,H4983H4982H329938Bani, Binnui, Shimei,H1137H1131H809639Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,H8018H5416H571840Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,H4367H8343H829841Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,H5832H8018H811442Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph;H7967H568H313043of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.H1121H5015H3273H4993H2066H2081H3035H3100H114144All these had taken pagan wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.H5375H5375H5237H802H3426H802H7760H1121
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