Verse 2
Ezra 9:2
World English Bible, British Edition
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For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons,
so that the holy offspring have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands. Yes, the hand of the princes
and rulers has been chief in this trespass.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּֽי נָשְׂא֣וּ מִ/בְּנֹֽתֵי/הֶ֗ם לָ/הֶם֙ וְ/לִ/בְנֵי/הֶ֔ם וְ/הִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ זֶ֣רַע הַ/קֹּ֔דֶשׁ בְּ/עַמֵּ֖י הָ/אֲרָצ֑וֹת וְ/יַ֧ד הַ/שָּׂרִ֣ים וְ/הַ/סְּגָנִ֗ים הָֽיְתָ֛ה בַּ/מַּ֥עַל הַ/זֶּ֖ה רִאשׁוֹנָֽה
English Translation
For they took from their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and they mingled the seed of the holy with the peoples of the lands; and the hand of the leaders and the officials was first in this matter.
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Chapter 9 Context
1
Now when these things were done, the princes came near to me, saying, “The
people of Israel, the pri...
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2
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons,
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3
When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled
the hair out of my head and of my...
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4
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5
At the evening offering I rose up from my humiliation, even with
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and I said, “My God (Elohim), I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you,
my God (Elohim), for...
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7
Since the days of our fathers we have been exceedingly guilty to this
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8
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9
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10
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11
which you have commanded by your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The
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12
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13
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