Verse 2
Ezra 10:2
World English Bible, British Edition
2
Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra,
“We have trespassed against our God (Elohim), and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now
there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּעַן֩ שְׁכַנְיָ֨ה בֶן יְחִיאֵ֜ל מִ/בְּנֵ֤י עולם עֵילָם֙ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר לְ/עֶזְרָ֔א אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙ מָעַ֣לְנוּ בֵ/אלֹהֵ֔י/נוּ וַ/נֹּ֛שֶׁב נָשִׁ֥ים נָכְרִיּ֖וֹת מֵ/עַמֵּ֣י הָ/אָ֑רֶץ וְ/עַתָּ֛ה יֵשׁ מִקְוֶ֥ה לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַל זֹֽאת
English Translation
And Shecaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, "We have trespassed against our God and have taken foreign wives from the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this."
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Chapter 10 Context
1
Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down
before God (Elohim)’s ho...
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2
Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra,
“We have trespassed against our...
3
Now therefore let’s make a covenant with our God (Elohim) to put away all the
wives and those who ar...
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4
Arise, for the matter belongs to you and we are with you. Be courageous,
and do it.”
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5
Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites,
and all Israel to swear that they...
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6
Then Ezra rose up from before God (Elohim)’s house, and went into the room of
Jehohanan the son of E...
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7
They made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children
of the captivity, that t...
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8
and that whoever didn’t come within three days, according to the counsel
of the princes and the elde...
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9
Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together
to Jerusalem within the three da...
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10
Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have trespassed,
and have married foreign women, inc...
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11
Now therefore make confession to the LORD, the God (Elohim) of your fathers
and do his pleasure. Sep...
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12
Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “We must do
as you have said concerning us.
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13
But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are
not able to stand outside. This i...
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14
Now let our princes be appointed for all the assembly, and let all
those who are in our cities who h...
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15
Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah
stood up against this; and Meshullam...
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16
The children of the captivity did so. Ezra the priest, with
certain heads of fathers’ households, af...
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17
They finished with all the men who had married foreign women by the
first day of the first month.
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18
Amongst the sons of the priests there were found who had married
foreign women:
of the sons of Jeshu...
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19
They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being
guilty, they offered a ram of t...
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20
Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
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21
Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel,
and Uzziah.
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22
Of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael,
Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
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23
Of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called
Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
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24
Of the singers: Eliashib.
Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
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25
Of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah,
Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaia...
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26
Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel,
Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
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27
Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah,
Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
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28
Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai,
and Athlai.
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29
Of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub,
Sheal, and Jeremoth.
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30
Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah,
Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh...
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31
Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah,
Shemaiah, Shimeon,
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Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
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33
Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad,
Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
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34
Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
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35
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
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Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
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37
Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,
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38
Bani, Binnui, Shimei,
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39
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
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40
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
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41
Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
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42
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
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43
Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina,
Iddo, Joel, and Benaiah.
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44
All these had taken foreign wives. Some of them had wives by
whom they had children.
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