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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] και ως προσηυξατο εσδρας και ως εξηγορευσεν κλαιων και προσευχομενος ενωπιον οικου του θεου συνηχθησαν προς αυτον απο ισραηλ εκκλησια πολλη σφοδρα ανδρες και γυναικες και νεανισκοι οτι εκλαυσεν ο λαος και υψωσεν κλαιων
[2] και απεκριθη σεχενιας υιος ιιηλ απο υιων ηλαμ και ειπεν τω εσδρα ημεις ησυνθετησαμεν τω θεω ημων και εκαθισαμεν γυναικας αλλοτριας απο λαων της γης και νυν εστιν υπομονη τω ισραηλ επι τουτω
[3] και νυν διαθωμεθα διαθηκην τω θεω ημων εκβαλειν πασας τας γυναικας και τα γενομενα εξ αυτων ως αν βουλη αναστηθι και φοβερισον αυτους εν εντολαις θεου ημων και ως ο νομος γενηθητω
[4] αναστα οτι επι σε το ρημα και ημεις μετα σου κραταιου και ποιησον
[5] και ανεστη εσδρας και ωρκισεν τους αρχοντας τους ιερεις και λευιτας και παντα ισραηλ του ποιησαι κατα το ρημα τουτο και ωμοσαν
[6] και ανεστη εσδρας απο προσωπου οικου του θεου και επορευθη εις γαζοφυλακιον ιωαναν υιου ελισουβ και επορευθη εκει αρτον ουκ εφαγεν και υδωρ ουκ επιεν οτι επενθει επι τη ασυνθεσια της αποικιας
[7] και παρηνεγκαν φωνην εν ιουδα και εν ιερουσαλημ πασιν τοις υιοις της αποικιας του συναθροισθηναι εις ιερουσαλημ
[8] και πας ος αν μη ελθη εις τρεις ημερας ως η βουλη των αρχοντων και των πρεσβυτερων αναθεματισθησεται πασα η υπαρξις αυτου και αυτος διασταλησεται απο εκκλησιας της αποικιας
[9] και συνηχθησαν παντες ανδρες ιουδα και βενιαμιν εις ιερουσαλημ εις τας τρεις ημερας ουτος ο μην ο ενατος εν εικαδι του μηνος εκαθισεν πας ο λαος εν πλατεια οικου του θεου απο θορυβου αυτων περι του ρηματος και απο του χειμωνος
[10] και ανεστη εσδρας ο ιερευς και ειπεν προς αυτους υμεις ησυνθετηκατε και εκαθισατε γυναικας αλλοτριας του προσθειναι επι πλημμελειαν ισραηλ
[11] και νυν δοτε αινεσιν κυριω τω θεω των πατερων υμων και ποιησατε το αρεστον ενωπιον αυτου και διασταλητε απο λαων της γης και απο των γυναικων των αλλοτριων
[12] και απεκριθησαν πασα η εκκλησια και ειπαν μεγα τουτο το ρημα σου εφ ημας ποιησαι
[13] αλλα ο λαος πολυς και ο καιρος χειμερινος και ουκ εστιν δυναμις στηναι εξω και το εργον ουκ εις ημεραν μιαν και ουκ εις δυο οτι επληθυναμεν του αδικησαι εν τω ρηματι τουτω
[14] στητωσαν δη οι αρχοντες ημων τη παση εκκλησια και παντες οι εν πολεσιν ημων ος εκαθισεν γυναικας αλλοτριας ελθετωσαν εις καιρους απο συνταγων και μετ αυτων πρεσβυτεροι πολεως και πολεως και κριται του αποστρεψαι οργην θυμου θεου ημων εξ ημων περι του ρηματος τουτου
[15] πλην ιωναθαν υιος ασαηλ και ιαζια υιος θεκουε μετ εμου περι τουτου και μεσουλαμ και σαβαθαι ο λευιτης βοηθων αυτοις
[16] και εποιησαν ουτως υιοι της αποικιας και διεσταλησαν εσδρας ο ιερευς και ανδρες αρχοντες πατριων τω οικω και παντες εν ονομασιν οτι επεστρεψαν εν ημερα μια του μηνος του δεκατου εκζητησαι το ρημα
[17] και ετελεσαν εν πασιν ανδρασιν οι εκαθισαν γυναικας αλλοτριας εως ημερας μιας του μηνος του πρωτου
[18] και ευρεθησαν απο υιων των ιερεων οι εκαθισαν γυναικας αλλοτριας απο υιων ιησου υιου ιωσεδεκ και αδελφοι αυτου μαασηα και ελιεζερ και ιαριβ και γαδαλια
[19] και εδωκαν χειρα αυτων του εξενεγκαι γυναικας αυτων και πλημμελειας κριον εκ προβατων περι πλημμελησεως αυτων
[20] και απο υιων εμμηρ ανανι και ζαβδια
[21] και απο υιων ηραμ μασαια και ελια και σαμαια και ιιηλ και οζια
[22] και απο υιων φασουρ ελιωηναι μαασαια και ισμαηλ και ναθαναηλ και ιωζαβαδ και ηλασα
[23] και απο των λευιτων ιωζαβαδ και σαμου και κωλια αυτος κωλιτας και φαθαια και ιοδομ και ελιεζερ
[24] και απο των αδοντων ελισαφ και απο των πυλωρων σελλημ και τελημ και ωδουε
[25] και απο ισραηλ απο υιων φορος ραμια και ιαζια και μελχια και μεαμιν και ελεαζαρ και ασαβια και βαναια
[26] και απο υιων ηλαμ μαθανια και ζαχαρια και ιαιηλ και αβδια και ιαριμωθ και ηλια
[27] και απο υιων ζαθουα ελιωηναι ελισουβ μαθανια και ιαρμωθ και ζαβαδ και οζιζα
[28] και απο υιων βαβι ιωαναν ανανια και ζαβου οθαλι
[29] και απο υιων βανουι μεσουλαμ μαλουχ αδαιας ιασουβ και σαλουια και ρημωθ
[30] και απο υιων φααθμωαβ εδενε χαληλ βαναια μασηα μαθανια βεσεληλ και βανουι και μανασση
[31] και απο υιων ηραμ ελιεζερ ιεσσια μελχια σαμαια σεμεων
[32] βενιαμιν μαλουχ σαμαρια
[33] και απο υιων ησαμ μαθανι μαθαθα ζαβεδ ελιφαλεθ ιεραμι μανασση σεμει
[34] απο υιων βανι μοοδι αμραμ ουηλ
[35] βαναια βαδαια χελια
[36] ουιεχωα ιεραμωθ ελιασιβ
[37] μαθανια μαθαναι και εποιησαν
[38] οι υιοι βανουι και οι υιοι σεμει
[39] και σελεμια και ναθαν και αδαια
[40] μαχναδαβου σεσι σαρου
[41] εζερηλ και σελεμια και σαμαρια
[42] και σαλουμ αμαρια ιωσηφ
[43] απο υιων ναβου ιιηλ μαθαθια σεδεμ ζαμβινα ιαδαι και ιωηλ και βαναια
[44] παντες ουτοι ελαβοσαν γυναικας αλλοτριας και εγεννησαν εξ αυτων υιους

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.