Verse 2
Ezra 9:2
Darby Translation
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for they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and have mingled the holy seed with the peoples of the lands; and the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this unfaithfulness.
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.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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