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 10:1 ¶ Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.

 10:1 ¶ 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.°°

 10:2 And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto 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.

 10:2 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.

 10:3 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.

 10:3 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.°

 10:4 Arise; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

 10:4 Arise;°° for° [this] matter° [belongeth] unto° thee: we° also [will be] with° thee: be of good courage,°° and do°° [it].

 10:5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they sware.

 10:5 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.°°

 10:6 ¶ Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and [when] he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water; for he mourned because of the trespass of them of the captivity.

 10:6 ¶ 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.°

 10:7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

 10:7 And they made proclamation°°° throughout Judah° and Jerusalem° unto all° the children° of the captivity,° that they should gather themselves together°° unto Jerusalem;°

 10:8 and that whosoever came not within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.

 10:8 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.°

 10:9 ¶ Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month: and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.

 10:9 ¶ 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.°°

 10:10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.

 10:10 And Ezra° the priest° stood up,°° and said°° unto° them, Ye° have transgressed,°° and have taken°° strange° wives,° to increase°°° the trespass° of Israel.°

 10:11 Now therefore make confession unto Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.

 10:11 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.°

 10:12 Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.

 10:12 Then all° the congregation° answered°° and said°° with a loud° voice,° As thou hast said,°° so° must we do.°°

 10:13 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 have greatly transgressed in this matter.

 10:13 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.°

 10:14 Let now our princes be appointed for all the assembly, and let all them that are in our cities that have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God be turned from us, until this matter be despatched.

 10:14 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.

 10:15 ¶ Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this [matter]: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

 10:15 ¶ 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.

 10:16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, [with] certain heads of fathers' [houses], 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.

 10:16 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.°

 10:17 And they made an end with all the men that had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.

 10:17 And they made an end°° with all° the men°° that had taken°° strange° wives° by° the first° day° of the first° month.°

 10:18 ¶ And among the sons of the priests there were found that had married foreign women: [namely], of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

 10:18 ¶ 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.°

 10:19 And they gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their guilt.

 10:19 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.°

 10:20 And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

 10:20 And of the sons°° of Immer;° Hanani,° and Zebadiah.°

 10:21 And of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

 10:21 And of the sons°° of Harim;° Maaseiah,° and Elijah,° and Shemaiah,° and Jehiel,° and Uzziah.°

 10:22 And of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

 10:22 And of the sons°° of Pashur;° Elioenai,° Maaseiah,° Ishmael,° Nethaneel,° Jozabad,° and Elasah.°

 10:23 And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

 10:23 Also of° the Levites;° Jozabad,° and Shimei,° and Kelaiah,° (the same° [is] Kelita,)° Pethahiah,° Judah,° and Eliezer.°

 10:24 And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

 10:24 Of° the singers°° also; Eliashib:° and of° the porters;° Shallum,° and Telem,° and Uri.°

 10:25 And of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.

 10:25 Moreover of Israel:°° of the sons°° of Parosh;° Ramiah,° and Jeziah,° and Malchiah,° and Miamin,° and Eleazar,° and Malchijah,° and Benaiah.°

 10:26 And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.

 10:26 And of the sons°° of Elam;° Mattaniah,° Zechariah,° and Jehiel,° and Abdi,° and Jeremoth,° and Eliah.°

 10:27 And of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

 10:27 And of the sons°° of Zattu;° Elioenai,° Eliashib,° Mattaniah,° and Jeremoth,° and Zabad,° and Aziza.°

 10:28 And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

 10:28 Of the sons°° also of Bebai;° Jehohanan,° Hananiah,° Zabbai,°°° [and] Athlai.°

 10:29 And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.

 10:29 And of the sons°° of Bani;° Meshullam,° Malluch,° and Adaiah,° Jashub,° and Sheal,° and Ramoth.°°

 10:30 And of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

 10:30 And of the sons°° of Pahathmoab;° Adna,° and Chelal,° Benaiah,° Maaseiah,° Mattaniah,° Bezaleel,° and Binnui,° and Manasseh.°

 10:31 And [of] the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

 10:31 And [of] the sons° of Harim;° Eliezer,° Ishijah,° Malchiah,° Shemaiah,° Shimeon,°

 10:32 Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.

 10:32 Benjamin,° Malluch,° [and] Shemariah.°

 10:33 Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.

 10:33 Of the sons°° of Hashum;° Mattenai,° Mattathah,° Zabad,° Eliphelet,° Jeremai,° Manasseh,° [and] Shimei.°

 10:34 Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

 10:34 Of the sons°° of Bani;° Maadai,° Amram,° and Uel,°

 10:35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

 10:35 Benaiah,° Bedeiah,° Chelluh,°

 10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

 10:36 Vaniah,° Meremoth,° Eliashib,°

 10:37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,

 10:37 Mattaniah,° Mattenai,° and Jaasau,°

 10:38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

 10:38 And Bani,° and Binnui,° Shimei,°

 10:39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

 10:39 And Shelemiah,° and Nathan,° and Adaiah,°

 10:40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

 10:40 Machnadebai,° Shashai,° Sharai,°

 10:41 Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

 10:41 Azareel,° and Shelemiah,° Shemariah,°

 10:42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.

 10:42 Shallum,° Amariah,° [and] Joseph.°

 10:43 Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.

 10:43 Of the sons°° of Nebo;° Jeiel,° Mattithiah,° Zabad,° Zebina,° Jadau,° and Joel,° Benaiah.°

 10:44 All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

 10:44 All° these° had taken°°°° strange° wives:° and [some] of° them had° wives° by whom they had°° children.°