Ezr 9:2 | NASB2020 | STEP | For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons , so that the holy line has intermingled with the peoples of the lands ; indeed, the hands of the officials and the leaders have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness .”

Ezra 9:2

2 For ^athey have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that ^bthe holy ^{▼▼Lit seed}line has ^dintermingled with the peoples of the lands; indeed, the hands of the officials and the leaders have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness.”