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Ezra 10
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The People’s Confession of Sin

10While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a large crowd of Israelites—men, women and children—gathered around him. They too wept bitterly.H5830H6419H3034H1058H5307H6440H1004H430H6908H3478H3966H7227H6951H582H802H3206H5971H1058H7235H1059 2Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.H7935H1121H3171H1121H5867H6030H559H5830H4603H430H3427H5237H802H5971H776H3426H4723H3478 3Now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all these women and their children, in accordance with the counsel of my lord and of those who fear the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.H3772H1285H430H3318H802H3205H6098H136H2730H4687H430H6213H8451 4Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it."H6965H1697H2388H6213 5So Ezra rose up and put the leading priests and Levites and all Israel under oath to do what had been suggested. And they took the oath.H6965H5830H8269H3548H3881H3478H7650H6213H1697H7650 6Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he was there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he continued to mourn over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.H5830H6965H6440H1004H430H3212H3957H3076H1121H475H3212H398H3899H8354H4325H56H4604H1473 7A proclamation was then issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem for all the exiles to assemble in Jerusalem.H5674H6963H3063H3389H1121H1473H6908H3389 8Anyone who failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, in accordance with the decision of the officials and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.H935H7969H3117H6098H8269H2205H7399H2763H914H6951H1473 9Within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. And on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people were sitting in the square before the house of God, greatly distressed by the occasion and because of the rain.H582H3063H1144H6908H3389H7969H3117H8671H2320H6242H2320H5971H3427H7339H1004H430H7460H1697H1653 10Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have been unfaithful; you have married foreign women, adding to Israel's guilt.H5830H3548H6965H559H4603H3427H5237H802H3254H819H3478 11Now make confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples around you and from your foreign wives."H5414H8426H3068H430H1H6213H7522H914H5971H776H5237H802 12The whole assembly responded with a loud voice: "You are right! We must do as you say.H6951H6030H559H1419H6963H1697H6213 13But there are many people here and it is the rainy season; so we cannot stand outside. Besides, this matter cannot be taken care of in a day or two, because we have sinned greatly in this thing.H61H5971H7227H6256H1653H3581H5975H2351H4399H259H3117H8147H7235H6586H1697 14Let our officials act for the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at a set time, along with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us."H8269H6951H5975H3427H5237H802H5892H935H2163H6256H2205H5892H8199H2740H639H430H1697H7725 15Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this.H3129H1121H6214H3167H1121H8616H5975H4918H7678H3881H5826 16So the exiles did as was proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, one from each family division, and all of them designated by name. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to investigate the cases,H1121H1473H6213H5830H3548H582H7218H1H1004H1H8034H914H3427H259H3117H6224H2320H1875H1697 17and by the first day of the first month they finished dealing with all the men who had married foreign women.H3615H582H3427H5237H802H259H3117H7223H2320

Those Guilty of Intermarriage

18Among the descendants of the priests, the following had married foreign women: From the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib and Gedaliah.H1121H3548H4672H3427H5237H802H1121H3442H1121H3136H251H4641H461H3402H1436 19(They all gave their hands in pledge to put away their wives, and for their guilt they each presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.)H5414H3027H3318H802H818H352H6629H819 20From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.H1121H564H2607H2069 21From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel and Uzziah.H1121H2766H4641H452H8098H3171H5818 22From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad and Elasah.H1121H6583H454H4641H3458H5417H3107H501 23Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer.H3881H3107H8096H7041H7042H6611H3063H461 24From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem and Uri.H7891H475H7778H7967H2928H221 25And among the other Israelites: From the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah and Benaiah.H3478H1121H6551H7422H3150H4441H4326H499H4441H1141 26From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth and Elijah.H1121H5867H4983H2148H3171H5660H3406H452 27From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad and Aziza.H1121H2240H454H475H4983H3406H2066H5819 28From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai.H1121H893H3076H2608H2140H2079H6270 29From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal and Jeremoth.H1121H1137H4918H4409H5718H3437H7594H7433 30From the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui and Manasseh.H1121H6355H5733H3636H1141H4641H4983H1212H1131H4519 31From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,H1121H2766H461H3449H4441H8098H8095 32Benjamin, Malluch and Shemariah.H1144H4409H8114 33From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei.H1121H2828H4982H4992H2066H467H3413H4519H8096 34From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,H1121H1137H4572H6019H177 35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,H1141H912H3622 36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,H2057H4822H475 37Mattaniah, Mattenai and Jaasu.H4983H4982H3299 38From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,H1137H1131H8096 39Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,H8018H5416H5718 40Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,H4367H8343H8298 41Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,H5832H8018H8114 42Shallum, Amariah and Joseph.H7967H568H3130 43From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah.H1121H5015H3273H4993H2066H2081H3035H3100H1141 44All these had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.H5375H5375H5237H802H3426H802H7760H1121


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