Verse 10
Ezra 10:10
New Living Translation
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Then Ezra the priest stood and said to them: “You have committed a terrible sin. By marrying pagan women, you have increased Israel’s guilt.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּ֨קָם עֶזְרָ֤א הַ/כֹּהֵן֙ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם אַתֶּ֣ם מְעַלְתֶּ֔ם וַ/תֹּשִׁ֖יבוּ נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת לְ/הוֹסִ֖יף עַל אַשְׁמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have acted unfaithfully and have added foreign women to increase the guilt of Israel."
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Chapter 10 Context
1
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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6
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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From the family of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
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From the family of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
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From the family of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
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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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From the family of Pahath-moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Mana...
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From the family of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
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Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
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From the family of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
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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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