Ezr 10 | ABEn | STEP | And as Ezra prayed, and as he confessed weeping and falling before the house of God, there came together to him from Israel [ 3 assembly 2 vast 1 an exceedingly], men and women and young people ; for [ 5 weeping 4 a great 3 wept 1 the 2 people].

Ezra 10

CHAPTER 10 Ezra and Israel Cry Out to God

1 And as Ezra prayed, and as he confessed weeping and falling before the house of God, there came together to him from Israel [³assembly ²vast ¹an exceedingly], men and women and young people; for [⁵weeping ⁴a great ³wept ¹the ²people]. 2 And answered one Shechaniah son of Jehiel, from the sons of Elam, and said to Ezra, We broke contract with our God, and settled with [²wives ¹alien] from the peoples of the land. And now there is hope to Israel for this thing. 3 And now we should ordain a covenant with our God, to lead out all the wives and the ones being born from them, according to counsel of the lord, and of the ones trembling in the commandments of our God. And [³according to ³the ⁴law ¹let it be]! 4 Rise up, for [³concerns ⁴you ¹the ²matter], and we are with you -- strengthen and do! 5 And Ezra rose up, and bound by an oath the rulers of the priests, and Levites, and all Israel, to do according to this word. And they swore by an oath. 6 And Ezra rose up from in front of the house of God, and went into the treasury of Johanan son of Eliashib, and he lodged there; [³bread ¹he did not ²eat], and [³water ¹did not ²drink], for he mourned over the breach-of-contract by the resettlement. 7 And they carried about a report in Judah and in Jerusalem to all the sons of the resettlement, to gather together in Jerusalem, saying, 8 Every one who ever should not come for three days, according to the counsel of the rulers and of the elders, [³shall be devoted to consumption ¹all ²his substance], and he shall be separated from the assembly of the resettlement. 9 And [⁶gathered together ¹all ²the men ³of Judah ⁴and ⁵Benjamin] in Jerusalem for the three days. And this was the [²month ¹ninth]. On the twentieth of the month [⁴sat ¹all ²the ³people] in the square of the house of God in trembling concerning the matter, and because of the distress. 10 And [⁴rose up ¹Ezra ²the ³priest], and said to them, You have broken the contract, and settled with [²wives ¹alien], to add to the trespass of Israel.

Ezra Orders the Dismissal of Alien Wives

11 And now, give praise to the lord God of our fathers, and do the pleasing thing before him, and draw apart from the peoples of the land, and from the [²wives ¹alien]! 12 And answered all the assembly [²voice ¹with a great], and said, According to your words which you said, thus we will do. 13 But the people are vast, and it is the time of winter, and there is no ability to stand outside, and the work is not for [²day ¹one], nor two; for we multiplied the wrong in this matter. 14 Let [³stand ¹indeed ²our rulers] in every assembly! and to all the ones in our cities who settled with [²wives ¹alien], let them come at [²times ¹arranged], and with them the elders city by city, and judges! to turn the anger of the rage of our God from us, on account of this matter. 15 Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahaziah son of Tikvah were with me; and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite assisted them. 16 And [⁵did ⁶thus ¹the ²sons ³of the ⁴resettlement]. And [⁴drew apart ¹Ezra ²the ³priest], and the men rulers of the families of the households, and all by names, for they returned on day one of the [²month ¹tenth] to inquire of the matter. 17 And they finished with questioning all the men settling with [²wives ¹alien] until day one of the [²month ¹first]. 18 And there were found of the sons of the priests, the ones settling with [²wives ¹alien], some of the sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and of his brethren Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. 19 And they gave their hand in pledge to bring forth their own wives; and they gave trespass offerings -- a ram of the sheep for their trespass offering. 20 And of the sons of Immer -- Hanani and Zebadiah. 21 And of the sons of Harim -- Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah. 22 And of the sons of Phasur -- Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, and Nathaneel, and Jozabad and Elasah. 23 And of the Levites -- Jozabad, and Shemei, and Kelaiah -- he is Kelita, and Pethahiah, and Judah, and Eliezer. 24 And of the singers -- Eliashib. And of the gatekeepers -- Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. 25 And of Israel, of the sons of Parosh -- Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. 26 And of the sons of Elam -- Mattaniah, and Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. 27 And of the sons of Zattu -- Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. 28 And of the sons of Bebai -- Jehohanan, and Hananiah, and Zabbai, and Athlai. 29 And of the sons of Bani -- Meshullam, and Malluch, and Adaiah, and Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. 30 And of the sons Pahath-moab -- Adna, and Chelal, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Matthaniah, and Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. 31 And of the sons of Harim -- Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, 32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. 33 And of the sons of Hashum -- Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. 34 And of the sons of Bani -- Maadai, Amram, and Uel, 35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, 36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 37 Mattaniah, and Mattenai. 38 And so did the sons of Bani and the sons of Shimei, 39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, 40 and Machnadebai, and Sharai, and Shashai 41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, and Shemariah, 42 and Shallum, and Amariah, and Joseph. 43 From the sons of Nebo -- Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, Joel, and Benaiah. 44 All these took [²wives ¹alien]; and also there are of them [²of the ³wives ⁴in which ⁵they engendered ⁶of ⁷them ¹sons].