Verse 1
Ezra 10:1
New Living Translation
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While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of the Temple of God (Elohim), a very large crowd of people from Israel — men, women, and children — gathered and wept bitterly with him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/כְ/הִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל עֶזְרָא֙ וּ/כְ֨/הִתְוַדֹּת֔/וֹ בֹּכֶה֙ וּ/מִתְנַפֵּ֔ל לִ/פְנֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים נִקְבְּצוּ֩ אֵלָ֨י/ו מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵ֜ל קָהָ֣ל רַב מְאֹ֗ד אֲנָשִׁ֤ים וְ/נָשִׁים֙ וִֽ/ילָדִ֔ים כִּֽי בָכ֥וּ הָ/עָ֖ם הַרְבֵּה בֶֽכֶה
English Translation
And when Ezra prayed and confessed, weeping and prostrating before the house of God, a great assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel, for the people wept a great deal.
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Chapter 10 Context
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While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of th...
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Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our Go...
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Let us now make a covenant with our God (Elohim) to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away wi...
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Get up, for it is your duty to tell us how to proceed in setting things straight. We are behind you,...
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So Ezra stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests and the Levites and all the people of...
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Then Ezra left the front of the Temple of God (Elohim) and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Elia...
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Then a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should come to Jerus...
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Those who failed to come within three days would, if the leaders and elders so decided, forfeit all...
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9
Within three days, all the people of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. This took place o...
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10
Then Ezra the priest stood and said to them: “You have committed a terrible sin. By marrying pagan w...
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So now confess your sin to the LORD, the God (Elohim) of your ancestors, and do what he demands. Sep...
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Then the whole assembly raised their voices and answered, “Yes, you are right; we must do as you say...
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Then they added, “This isn’t something that can be done in a day or two, for many of us are involved...
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Let our leaders act on behalf of us all. Let everyone who has a pagan wife come at a scheduled time,...
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Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this course of action, and they were...
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So this was the plan they followed. Ezra selected leaders to represent their families, designating e...
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By March 27, the first day of the new year, they had finished dealing with all the men who had marri...
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These are the priests who had married pagan wives: From the family of Jeshua son of Jehozadak and hi...
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They vowed to divorce their wives, and they each acknowledged their guilt by offering a ram as a gui...
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20
From the family of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
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21
From the family of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
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22
From the family of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
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23
These are the Levites who were guilty: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Jud...
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This is the singer who was guilty: Eliashib. These are the gatekeepers who were guilty: Shallum, Tel...
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These are the other people of Israel who were guilty: From the family of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Mal...
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26
From the family of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
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27
From the family of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
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From the family of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
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From the family of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
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30
From the family of Pahath-moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Mana...
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31
From the family of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
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Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
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33
From the family of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
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34
From the family of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
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Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
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Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
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Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
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From the family of Binnui : Shimei,
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Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
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Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
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Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
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Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
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43
From the family of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
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Each of these men had a pagan wife, and some even had children by these wives.
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