Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
While
Ezra
prayed
and made
this
confession, weeping and falling
facedown
before the house of God, a
very
large
assembly
of Israelites—
men ,
women ,
and children —gathered
around
him,
and
the people wept bitterly
as
well
.
And at
Ezra's
praying,
and
at
his
making
confession, weeping and casting
himself
down
before the house of God, there
have
been
gathered
unto
him
out
of Israel
an
assembly
very
great
--
men and
women and children --
for
the people have
wept ,
multiplying
weeping
.
Then
Shecaniah
son of Jehiel, an
Elamite
, said
to Ezra :
“
We have been
unfaithful
to
our God by
marrying
foreign
women from
the people
of the land ,
yet
in
spite
of
this,
there is hope for Israel .
And
Shechaniah
son of Jehiel, of
the
sons
of
Elam
, answereth
and
saith
to Ezra ,
`
We --
we
have trespassed
against
our God ,
and
we
settle
strange
women of
the peoples
of the land ;
and
now
there is hope for Israel concerning
this,
So
now let us make a covenant before
our God to send
away
all the foreign
wives
and their
children
, according
to
the counsel of my
lord and of those who
tremble
at the command of our God .
Let
it
be
done
according to the
Law .
and
now ,
let us make a covenant with
our God ,
to cause
all the women
to
go
out,
and that
which
is
born
of
them
, by
the counsel of the
Lord ,
and of those trembling
at the command of our God ,
and
according to law it
is
done;
Get
up
, for this
matter
is your
responsibility
, and we will
support
you.
Be strong and take
action!”
rise
, for on
thee
`
is '
the
matter
, and we `are'
with
thee;
be strong ,
and do.'
So
Ezra got
up
and made
the leading
priests, Levites, and all Israel take
an
oath
to do what
had
been
said.
And they took
the
oath
.
And
Ezra riseth,
and causeth
the heads
of
the
priests, the
Levites, and all Israel ,
to swear
to
do according
to
this
word
--
and they swear
.
Then
Ezra withdrew
from before the house of God and walked
to
the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib .
And
while
he stayed
there, he ate
no
food
and drank
no
water, because
he was
mourning over
the unfaithfulness
of the exiles
.
And
Ezra riseth
from before the house of God ,
and goeth
unto
the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib ;
yea,
he goeth
there, bread
he hath
not
eaten,
and water he
hath
not
drunk
, for
he is
mourning because
of
the trespass
of the removal
.
And a proclamation
was
issued
throughout
Judah and Jerusalem that
all the exiles
should
gather
at
Jerusalem .
And they
cause
a voice
to
pass
over
into
Judah and Jerusalem ,
to
all sons
of
the removal,
to
be
gathered
to
Jerusalem ,
Whoever
failed
to
appear
within
three
days
would
forfeit
all
his
property
, according to the counsel of the leaders
and elders, and would
himself be
expelled
from the assembly of the exiles
.
and
every
one
who
cometh
not
in
by
the
third
day
, according to the counsel of the heads
and of
the
elders, all
his
substance
is
devoted,
and himself separated
from the assembly of the removal
.
So
within
the
three
days,
all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled
in
Jerusalem, and
on the twentieth day
of the ninth
month, all the people sat
in the square
at
the house of God, trembling regarding
this
matter and because
of the heavy
rain
.
And
gathered
are
all the men of Judah and Benjamin to
Jerusalem by
the
third
day
, it
`is'
the
ninth
month,
on the twentieth of the month, and
all the people sit
in the broad
place
of
the house of God, trembling on
account
of
the
matter and of the showers
.
Then
Ezra the priest stood
up
and said
to
them, “You
have been
unfaithful
by
marrying
foreign
women, adding
to the guilt of Israel .
And
Ezra the priest riseth,
and saith
unto
them, `Ye
--
ye
have trespassed,
and
ye
settle
strange
women, to add
to
the guilt of Israel ;
Now
, therefore
, make a
confession to the
LORD
, the
God of your fathers, and do His will.
Separate
yourselves
from the people
of the land and from your
foreign
wives
. ”
and
, now
, make confession to Jehovah
, God of your fathers, and do His good
pleasure,
and
be
separated
from the peoples
of the land ,
and from the
strange
women
. '
And the whole
assembly responded
in
a loud
voice :
“Truly
we
must
do as
you
say!
And all
the assembly answer
and
say
`with'
a great
voice ,
`Right;
according
to
thy
word
--
on
us
to
do ;
But there
are many people
here
, and it is the
rainy
season.
We
are
not
able
to
stay
out
in
the open.
Nor
is this
the work of
one or
two days
, for we have transgressed
greatly
in this matter
.
but the
people
`
are '
many, and `
it is '
the time
of
showers,
and
there
is no
power
to
stand
without,
and
the work `is'
not
for
one day,
nor
for
two, for we have multiplied
to
transgress
in this thing
.
Let our leaders
represent
the whole
assembly .
Then
let
everyone
in our towns
who has
married
a
foreign
woman
come at an
appointed time
, together
with the elders and judges of
each
town
, until
the fierce
anger
of our God in
this
matter
is
turned
away
from us. ”
`
Let ,
we
pray
thee,
our heads
of
all
the assembly stand,
and
all
who
`are'
in our cities,
who have
settled
strange
wives,
do
come in
at the
times
appointed, and
with them
the elders of
city
and city,
and
its
judges, till
the turning
back
of the
fury
of
the
wrath
of
our God from us ,
for
this
thing
. '
(
Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah
son of Tikvah, supported
by
Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed
this
plan
. )
Only Jonathan son of Asahel ,
and Jahaziah
son of Tikvah, stood
against
this,
and
Meshullam ,
and Shabbethai the Levite, helped
them
.
So
the exiles
did
as
proposed.
Ezra the priest selected
men who
were
family
heads, each
of them identified
by name, to
represent
their
families.
On the first day of the tenth month they
launched
the
investigation
,
And
the sons
of
the
removal
do
so,
and
Ezra the priest ,
`and'
men ,
heads of
the
fathers
, for
the
house
of their
fathers,
are
separated,
even
all
of
them by name, and
they
sit
on the first day of the tenth month, to
examine
the
matter;
and by
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
they had
dealt
with all the men who had
married
foreign
women.
and they finish
with all the men who have
settled
strange
women unto
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
.
Among
the descendants
of the priests who
had
married
foreign
women were
found
these
descendants
of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers:
Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah .
And
there
are
found
of
the sons
of the priests that
have
settled
strange
women :
of the
sons
of
Jeshua son of Jozadak ,
and his brethren,
Maaseiah, and
Eliezer, and
Jarib, and Gedaliah ;
They pledged
to send their wives away
, and for
their
guilt
they
presented
a ram from
the flock as
a
guilt offering
.
and
they give
their
hand
to send out
their wives, and ,
being
guilty,
a ram of
the flock ,
for
their
guilt.
From
the descendants
of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah .
And
of
the sons
of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah ;
From
the descendants
of Harim: Maaseiah
, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah .
and
of
the sons
of Harim: Masseiah
, and
Elijah, and
Shemaiah, and
Jehiel, and Uzziah ;
From
the descendants
of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel
, Jozabad, and Elasah.
and
of
the sons
of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel
, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Among
the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that
is ,
Kelita )
, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
And
of
the Levites: Jozabad, and
Shimei, and
Kelaiah --
he
`
is '
Kelita, --
Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
From
the singers: Eliashib. From
the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
And
of
the singers: Eliashib. And
of
the gatekeepers: Shallum, and
Telem, and Uri.
And among
the
other
Israelites,
from
the descendants
of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah
, Malchijah, Mijamin
, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.
And of
Israel:
of
the sons
of Parosh: Ramiah, and
Jeziah
, and
Malchijah, and
Miamin
, and
Eleazar, and
Malchijah, and Benaiah.
From
the descendants
of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
And
of
the sons
of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and
Jehiel, and
Abdi, and
Jeremoth, and Elijah.
From
the descendants
of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
And
of
the sons
of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and
Jeremoth, and
Zabad, and Aziza.
From
the descendants
of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and
Athlai.
And
of
the sons
of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
From
the descendants
of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth
.
And
of
the sons
of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and
Adaiah, Jashub, and
Sheal, and Ramoth
.
From
the descendants
of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel
, Binnui, and Manasseh.
And
of
the sons
of Pahath-Moab: Adna, and
Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel
, and
Binnui, and Manasseh.
From
the descendants
of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah
, Malchijah
, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
And
of
the sons
of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah
, Malchiah
, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Benjamin, Malluch, and
Shemariah.
Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
From
the descendants
of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah
, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and
Shimei.
Of
the sons
of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattathah
, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
From
the descendants
of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
Of
the sons
of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and
Uel,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi
,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhu
,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
From
the
descendants
of
Binnui :
Shimei,
and
Bani,
and
Binnui ,
Shimei,
Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
and
Shelemiah, and
Nathan, and
Adaiah,
Machnadebai
, Shashai, Sharai,
Machnadbai
, Shashai, Sharai,
Azarel
, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Azareel
, and
Shelemiah, Shemariah,
Shallum, Amariah, and
Joseph.
Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
And
from
the descendants
of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai
, Joel, and
Benaiah .
Of
the sons
of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau
, and
Joel, Benaiah ;
All these men
had
married
foreign
women, and some
of them had
children
by
these
wives
.
all these have
taken
strange
women, and there
are
of them women
--
who
adopt
sons
.
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