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Ezra 10 (WEBP)

[1] Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before God’s house, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very bitterly.
[2] Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
[3] Now therefore let’s make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and those who are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.
[4] Arise, for the matter belongs to you and we are with you. Be courageous, and do it.”
[5] Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.
[6] Then Ezra rose up from before God’s house, and went into the room of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib. When he came there, he didn’t eat bread or drink water, for he mourned because of the trespass of the exiles.
[7] They made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together to Jerusalem;
[8] and that whoever didn’t come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his possessions should be forfeited, and he himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.
[9] Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the wide place in front of God’s house, trembling because of this matter, and because of the great rain.
[10] Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, increasing the guilt of Israel.
[11] Now therefore make confession to Yahweh, the God of your fathers and do his pleasure. Separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign women.”
[12] Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “We must do as you have said concerning us.
[13] But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand outside. This is not a work of one day or two, for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.
[14] Now let our princes be appointed for all the assembly, and let all those who are in our cities who have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city and its judges, until the fierce wrath of our God is turned from us, until this matter is resolved.”
[15] Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this; and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
[16] The children of the captivity did so. Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers’ households, after their fathers’ houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
[17] They finished with all the men who had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
[18] Among the sons of the priests there were found who had married foreign women: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
[19] They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.
[20] Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
[21] Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
[22] Of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
[23] Of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
[24] Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
[25] Of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.
[26] Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
[27] Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
[28] Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
[29] Of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
[30] Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
[31] Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
[32] Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
[33] Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
[34] Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
[35] Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
[36] Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
[37] Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,
[38] Bani, Binnui, Shimei,
[39] Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
[40] Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
[41] Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
[42] Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
[43] Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, Joel, and Benaiah.
[44] All these had taken foreign wives. Some of them had wives by whom they had children.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezra 10 (KJVS)

[1] Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.
[2] And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
[3] Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
[4] Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
[5] Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.
[6] Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.
[7] And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
[8] and that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
[9] Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
[10] And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
[11] Now therefore make confession unto the Lord God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.
[12] Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
[13] But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.
[14] Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.
[15] Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
[16] And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
[17] And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
[18] And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
[19] And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
[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 Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
[23] Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
[24] Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
[25] Moreover 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, 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] Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
[29] And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
[30] And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
[31] And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
[32] Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
[33] Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
[34] Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
[35] Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
[36] Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
[37] Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
[38] and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
[39] and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
[40] Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
[41] Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
[42] Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
[43] Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
[44] All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

Ezra 10:1 Heb. wept a great weeping
Ezra 10:8 Heb. devoted
Ezra 10:9 Heb. the showers
Ezra 10:10 Heb. have caused to dwell, or have brought back
Ezra 10:13 Or, we have greatly offended in this thing
Ezra 10:14 Or, till this matter be dispatched
Ezra 10:15 Heb. stood
Ezra 10:40 Or, Mabnadebai, according to some copies

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezra 10 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ὡς () προσηύξατο () Εσδρας καὶ () ὡς () ἐξηγόρευσεν κλαίων () καὶ () προσευχόμενος () ἐνώπιον () οἴκου () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () συνήχθησαν () πρὸς () αὐτὸν () ἀπὸ () Ισραηλ () ἐκκλησία () πολλὴ () σφόδρα, () ἄνδρες () καὶ () γυναῖκες () καὶ () νεανίσκοι, () ὅτι () ἔκλαυσεν () ὁ () λαὸς () καὶ () ὕψωσεν () κλαίων. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἀπεκρίθη () Σεχενιας υἱὸς () Ιιηλ ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ηλαμ καὶ () εἶπεν () τῷ () Εσδρα Ἡμεῖς () ἠσυνθετήσαμεν τῷ () θεῷ () ἡμῶν () καὶ () ἐκαθίσαμεν () γυναῖκας () ἀλλοτρίας () ἀπὸ () λαῶν () τῆς () γῆς· () καὶ () νῦν () ἔστιν () ὑπομονὴ () τῷ () Ισραηλ () ἐπὶ () τούτῳ. ()
[3] Καὶ () νῦν () διαθώμεθα () διαθήκην () τῷ () θεῷ () ἡμῶν () ἐκβαλεῖν () πάσας () τὰς () γυναῖκας () καὶ () τὰ () γενόμενα () ἐξ () αὐτῶν, () ὡς () ἂν () βούλῃ· () ἀνάστηθι () καὶ () φοβέρισον αὐτοὺς () ἐν () ἐντολαῖς () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν, () καὶ () ὡς () ὁ () νόμος () γενηθήτω. ()
[4] Ἀνάστα, () ὅτι () ἐπὶ () σὲ () τὸ () ῥῆμα, () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () μετὰ () σοῦ· () κραταιοῦ () καὶ () ποίησον. ()
[5] Καὶ () ἀνέστη () Εσδρας καὶ () ὥρκισεν () τοὺς () ἄρχοντας, () τοὺς () ἱερεῖς () καὶ () Λευίτας () καὶ () πάντα () Ισραηλ () τοῦ () ποιῆσαι () κατὰ () τὸ () ῥῆμα () τοῦτο, () καὶ () ὤμοσαν. ()
[6] Καὶ () ἀνέστη () Εσδρας ἀπὸ () προσώπου () οἴκου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καὶ () ἐπορεύθη () εἰς () γαζοφυλάκιον () Ιωαναν () υἱοῦ () Ελισουβ καὶ () ἐπορεύθη () ἐκεῖ· () ἄρτον () οὐκ () ἔφαγεν () καὶ () ὕδωρ () οὐκ () ἔπιεν, () ὅτι () ἐπένθει () ἐπὶ () τῇ () ἀσυνθεσίᾳ τῆς () ἀποικίας.
[7] Καὶ () παρήνεγκαν () φωνὴν () ἐν () Ιουδα καὶ () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () πᾶσιν () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () τῆς () ἀποικίας τοῦ () συναθροισθῆναι () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ, ()
[8] καὶ () πᾶς, () ὃς () ἂν () μὴ () ἔλθῃ () εἰς () τρεῖς () ἡμέρας () ὡς () ἡ () βουλὴ () τῶν () ἀρχόντων () καὶ () τῶν () πρεσβυτέρων, () ἀναθεματισθήσεται () πᾶσα () ἡ () ὕπαρξις () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () αὐτὸς () διασταλήσεται () ἀπὸ () ἐκκλησίας () τῆς () ἀποικίας.
[9] Καὶ () συνήχθησαν () πάντες () ἄνδρες () Ιουδα καὶ () Βενιαμιν () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ () εἰς () τὰς () τρεῖς () ἡμέρας, () οὗτος () ὁ () μὴν () ὁ () ἔνατος· () ἐν () εἰκάδι τοῦ () μηνὸς () ἐκάθισεν () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () ἐν () πλατείᾳ () οἴκου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἀπὸ () θορύβου () αὐτῶν () περὶ () τοῦ () ῥήματος () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () χειμῶνος. ()
[10] Καὶ () ἀνέστη () Εσδρας ὁ () ἱερεὺς () καὶ () εἶπεν () πρὸς () αὐτούς () Ὑμεῖς () ἠσυνθετήκατε καὶ () ἐκαθίσατε () γυναῖκας () ἀλλοτρίας () τοῦ () προσθεῖναι () ἐπὶ () πλημμέλειαν Ισραηλ· ()
[11] καὶ () νῦν () δότε () αἴνεσιν () κυρίῳ () τῷ () θεῷ () τῶν () πατέρων () ὑμῶν () καὶ () ποιήσατε () τὸ () ἀρεστὸν () ἐνώπιον () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () διαστάλητε () ἀπὸ () λαῶν () τῆς () γῆς () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () γυναικῶν () τῶν () ἀλλοτρίων. ()
[12] Καὶ () ἀπεκρίθησαν () πᾶσα () ἡ () ἐκκλησία () καὶ () εἶπαν () Μέγα () τοῦτο () τὸ () ῥῆμά () σου () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς () ποιῆσαι· ()
[13] ἀλλὰ () ὁ () λαὸς () πολύς, () καὶ () ὁ () καιρὸς () χειμερινός, καὶ () οὐκ () ἔστιν () δύναμις () στῆναι () ἔξω· () καὶ () τὸ () ἔργον () οὐκ () εἰς () ἡμέραν () μίαν () καὶ () οὐκ () εἰς () δύο, () ὅτι () ἐπληθύναμεν () τοῦ () ἀδικῆσαι () ἐν () τῷ () ῥήματι () τούτῳ. ()
[14] Στήτωσαν () δὴ () οἱ () ἄρχοντες () ἡμῶν () τῇ () πάσῃ () ἐκκλησίᾳ, () καὶ () πάντες () οἱ () ἐν () πόλεσιν () ἡμῶν, () ὃς () ἐκάθισεν () γυναῖκας () ἀλλοτρίας, () ἐλθέτωσαν () εἰς () καιροὺς () ἀπὸ () συνταγῶν καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () πρεσβύτεροι () πόλεως () καὶ () πόλεως () καὶ () κριταὶ () τοῦ () ἀποστρέψαι () ὀργὴν () θυμοῦ () θεοῦ () ἡμῶν () ἐξ () ἡμῶν () περὶ () τοῦ () ῥήματος () τούτου. ()
[15] Πλὴν () Ιωναθαν υἱὸς () Ασαηλ καὶ () Ιαζια υἱὸς () Θεκουε μετ’ () ἐμοῦ () περὶ () τούτου, () καὶ () Μεσουλαμ καὶ () Σαβαθαι ὁ () Λευίτης () βοηθῶν () αὐτοῖς. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἐποίησαν () οὕτως () υἱοὶ () τῆς () ἀποικίας. Καὶ () διεστάλησαν () Εσδρας ὁ () ἱερεὺς () καὶ () ἄνδρες () ἄρχοντες () πατριῶν () τῷ () οἴκῳ () καὶ () πάντες () ἐν () ὀνόμασιν, () ὅτι () ἐπέστρεψαν () ἐν () ἡμέρᾳ () μιᾷ () τοῦ () μηνὸς () τοῦ () δεκάτου () ἐκζητῆσαι () τὸ () ῥῆμα. ()
[17] Καὶ () ἐτέλεσαν () ἐν () πᾶσιν () ἀνδράσιν, () οἳ () ἐκάθισαν () γυναῖκας () ἀλλοτρίας, () ἕως () ἡμέρας () μιᾶς () τοῦ () μηνὸς () τοῦ () πρώτου. ()
[18] Καὶ () εὑρέθησαν () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () τῶν () ἱερέων () οἳ () ἐκάθισαν () γυναῖκας () ἀλλοτρίας· () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ἰησοῦ () υἱοῦ () Ιωσεδεκ καὶ () ἀδελφοὶ () αὐτοῦ () Μαασηα καὶ () Ελιεζερ () καὶ () Ιαριβ καὶ () Γαδαλια,
[19] καὶ () ἔδωκαν () χεῖρα () αὐτῶν () τοῦ () ἐξενέγκαι () γυναῖκας () αὐτῶν () καὶ () πλημμελείας κριὸν ἐκ () προβάτων () περὶ () πλημμελήσεως αὐτῶν· ()
[20] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Εμμηρ Ανανι καὶ () Ζαβδια·
[21] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ηραμ Μασαια καὶ () Ελια καὶ () Σαμαια καὶ () Ιιηλ καὶ () Οζια· ()
[22] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Φασουρ Ελιωηναι, Μαασαια καὶ () Ισμαηλ καὶ () Ναθαναηλ () καὶ () Ιωζαβαδ καὶ () Ηλασα.—
[23] καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () Λευιτῶν· () Ιωζαβαδ καὶ () Σαμου καὶ () Κωλια [αὐτὸς () Κωλιτας] καὶ () Φαθαια καὶ () Ιοδομ καὶ () Ελιεζερ· ()
[24] καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ᾀδόντων () Ελισαφ· καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () πυλωρῶν Σελλημ καὶ () Τελημ καὶ () Ωδουε.—
[25] καὶ () ἀπὸ () Ισραηλ· () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Φορος Ραμια καὶ () Ιαζια καὶ () Μελχια καὶ () Μεαμιν καὶ () Ελεαζαρ () καὶ () Ασαβια καὶ () Βαναια·
[26] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ηλαμ Μαθανια καὶ () Ζαχαρια () καὶ () Ιαιηλ καὶ () Αβδια καὶ () Ιαριμωθ καὶ () Ηλια·
[27] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ζαθουα Ελιωηναι, Ελισουβ, Μαθανια καὶ () Ιαρμωθ καὶ () Ζαβαδ καὶ () Οζιζα·
[28] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Βαβι Ιωαναν, () Ανανια () καὶ () Ζαβου, Οθαλι·
[29] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Βανουι Μεσουλαμ, Μαλουχ, Αδαιας, Ιασουβ καὶ () Σαλουια καὶ () Ρημωθ·
[30] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Φααθμωαβ Εδενε, Χαληλ, Βαναια, Μασηα, Μαθανια, Βεσεληλ καὶ () Βανουι καὶ () Μανασση· ()
[31] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ηραμ Ελιεζερ, () Ιεσσια, Μελχια, Σαμαια, Σεμεων,
[32] Βενιαμιν, () Μαλουχ, Σαμαρια·
[33] καὶ () ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ησαμ Μαθανι, Μαθαθα, Ζαβεδ, Ελιφαλεθ, Ιεραμι, Μανασση, () Σεμει· ()
[34] ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Βανι Μοοδι, Αμραμ, Ουηλ,
[35] Βαναια, Βαδαια, Χελια,
[36] Ουιεχωα, Ιεραμωθ, Ελιασιβ,
[37] Μαθανια, Μαθαναι, καὶ () ἐποίησαν ()
[38] οἱ () υἱοὶ () Βανουι καὶ () οἱ () υἱοὶ () Σεμει ()
[39] καὶ () Σελεμια καὶ () Ναθαν () καὶ () Αδαια,
[40] Μαχναδαβου, Σεσι, Σαρου,
[41] Εζερηλ καὶ () Σελεμια καὶ () Σαμαρια
[42] καὶ () Σαλουμ, Αμαρια, Ιωσηφ· ()
[43] ἀπὸ () υἱῶν () Ναβου Ιιηλ, Μαθαθια, Σεδεμ, Ζαμβινα, Ιαδαι καὶ () Ιωηλ () καὶ () Βαναια.—
[44] πάντες () οὗτοι () ἐλάβοσαν () γυναῖκας () ἀλλοτρίας () καὶ () ἐγέννησαν () ἐξ () αὐτῶν () υἱούς. ()

Ezra 10:1 This chapter was originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 10.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.