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Ezra 10
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Sending Away Foreign Wives

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.H5830H6419H3034H1058H5307H6440H1004H430H6908H3478H3966H7227H6951H582H802H3206H5971H1058H7235H1059
2Then 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.H7935H1121H3171H1121H5867H6030H559H5830H4603H430H3427H5237H802H5971H776H3426H4723H3478
3Let 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.H3772H1285H430H3318H802H3205H6098H136H2730H4687H430H6213H8451
4Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we support you. Be strong and take action!"H6965H1697H2388H6213
5Then 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.H6965H5830H8269H3548H3881H3478H7650H6213H1697H7650
6Ezra 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.H5830H6965H6440H1004H430H3212H3957H3076H1121H475H3212H398H3899H8354H4325H56H4604H1473
7They circulated a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.H5674H6963H3063H3389H1121H1473H6908H3389
8Whoever 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.H935H7969H3117H6098H8269H2205H7399H2763H914H6951H1473
9So 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.H582H3063H1144H6908H3389H7969H3117H8671H2320H6242H2320H5971H3427H7339H1004H430H7460H1697H1653
10Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to Israel's guilt.H5830H3548H6965H559H4603H3427H5237H802H3254H819H3478
11Therefore, make a confession to the LORD God of your fathers and do His will. Separate yourselves from the surrounding peoples and [your] foreign wives."H5414H8426H3068H430H1H6213H7522H914H5971H776H5237H802
12Then all the assembly responded with a loud voice: "Yes, we will do as you say!H6951H6030H559H1419H6963H1697H6213
13But 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.H61H5971H7227H6256H1653H3581H5975H2351H4399H259H3117H8147H7235H6586H1697
14Let 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."H8269H6951H5975H3427H5237H802H5892H935H2163H6256H2205H5892H8199H2740H639H430H1697H7725
15Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, with Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.H3129H1121H6214H3167H1121H8616H5975H4918H7678H3881H5826
16The 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,H1121H1473H6213H5830H3548H582H7218H1H1004H1H8034H914H3427H259H3117H6224H2320H1875H1697
17and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.H3615H582H3427H5237H802H259H3117H7223H2320

Those Married to Foreign Wives

18[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.H1121H3548H4672H3427H5237H802H1121H3442H1121H3136H251H4641H461H3402H1436
19They pledged to send their wives away, and being guilty, [they offered] a ram from the flock for their guilt;H5414H3027H3318H802H818H352H6629H819
20Hanani and Zebadiah from Immer's descendants;H1121H564H2607H2069
21Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah from Harim's descendants;H1121H2766H4641H452H8098H3171H5818
22Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah from Pashhur's descendants.H1121H6583H454H4641H3458H5417H3107H501
23The Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.H3881H3107H8096H7041H7042H6611H3063H461
24The singers: Eliashib. The gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.H7891H475H7778H7967H2928H221
25The Israelites: Parosh's descendants: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah;H3478H1121H6551H7422H3150H4441H4326H499H4441H1141
26Elam's descendants: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;H1121H5867H4983H2148H3171H5660H3406H452
27Zattu's descendants: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza;H1121H2240H454H475H4983H3406H2066H5819
28Bebai's descendants: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;H1121H893H3076H2608H2140H2079H6270
29Bani's descendants: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth;H1121H1137H4918H4409H5718H3437H7594H7433
30Pahath-moab's descendants: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;H1121H6355H5733H3636H1141H4641H4983H1212H1131H4519
31Harim's descendants: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,H1121H2766H461H3449H4441H8098H8095
32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah;H1144H4409H8114
33Hashum's descendants: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei;H1121H2828H4982H4992H2066H467H3413H4519H8096
34Bani's descendants: Maadai, Amram, Uel,H1121H1137H4572H6019H177
35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,H1141H912H3622
36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,H2057H4822H475
37Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,H4983H4982H3299
38Bani, Binnui, Shimei,H1137H1131H8096
39Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,H8018H5416H5718
40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,H4367H8343H8298
41Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,H5832H8018H8114
42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph;H7967H568H3130
43Nebo's descendants: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.H1121H5015H3273H4993H2066H2081H3035H3100H1141
44All of these had married foreign women, and some of the wives had borne children.H5375H5375H5237H802H3426H802H7760H1121


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