Ezr 9:2 | HCSB | STEP | Indeed , the Israelite men have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons , so that the holy seed has become mixed with the surrounding peoples . The leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness !”

Ezra 9:2

2 Indeed, the Israelite men ^{▼▼Lit they} have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy ^{▼▼offspring/ seed: This term is used literally or metaphorically to refer to plants or grain, sowing or harvest, male reproductive seed, human children or physical descendants, and also to spiritual children or to Christ (G13:16).}seed ^c has become mixed with the surrounding peoples. ^d The leaders ^{▼▼Lit hand of the leaders} and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!” ^f