Verse 5
Ezra 10:5
Darby Translation
5
Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, of the Levites, and of all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּ֣קָם עֶזְרָ֡א וַ/יַּשְׁבַּ֣ע אֶת שָׂרֵי֩ הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַ/לְוִיִּ֜ם וְ/כָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לַ/עֲשׂ֛וֹת כַּ/דָּבָ֥ר הַ/זֶּ֖ה וַ/יִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ
English Translation
And Ezra stood up and made the leaders of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear to do according to this matter, and they swore.
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Chapter 10 Context
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And while Ezra prayed, and made confession, weeping and falling down before the house of God (Elohim...
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And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have acted unfa...
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And now let us make a covenant with our God (Elohim) to put away all the wives, and such as are born...
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Arise, for this matter is incumbent on thee, and we will be with thee: be of good courage, and do [i...
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Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, of the Levites, and of all Israel, to swear tha...
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And Ezra arose from before the house of God (Elohim), and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son...
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And they made proclamation in Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they sh...
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and that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the...
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9
Then were all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem within three days. It was...
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10
And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, Ye have acted unfaithfully, and have taken foreign wi...
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And now make confession to Jehovah the God (Elohim) of your fathers, and do his pleasure, and separa...
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And the whole congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Yes, it is for us to do according to...
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But the people are many, and it is a time of pouring rain, and it is not possible to stand without:...
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Let now our princes, while this matter is going on, stand for all the congregation, and let all thos...
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Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this; and Meshullam...
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And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest [and] certain of the chief fathers wer...
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And they ended with all the men that had taken foreign wives by the first day of the first month.
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And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken foreign wives, of the sons of Jesh...
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And they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-...
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And of the children of Immer: Hanani, and Zebadiah.
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And of the children of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
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And of the children of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
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And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Elieze...
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And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the doorkeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
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And of Israel; of the children of Parosh: Ramiah, and Jizzijah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Elea...
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And of the children of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
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And of the children of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
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And of the children of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
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And of the children of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
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And of the children of Pahath-Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Bi...
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And the children of Harim: Eliezer, Jishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Simeon,
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Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
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Of the children of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
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Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
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Benaiah, Bediah, Cheluhu,
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Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
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Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasai,
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and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
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and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
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Machnadbai, Shashai, Sharai,
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Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
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Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
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Of the children of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah.
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All these had taken foreign wives; and there were among them wives who had had children.
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