Verse 2
Ezra 9:2
New King James Version
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For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of
those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath 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.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 9 Context
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And now for a little space grace hath been
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14
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