Ezra:10

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* Now when ‘Ezra prayed , and when he made his confession , weeping and casting himself down before the house of God , there gathered themselves unto him out of Israel a very large assembly of men and women and children ; for the people wept exceedingly much . * Thereupon commenced Shechanyah the son of Jechiel , of the sons of ‘Elam , and said unto ‘Ezra , we have indeed trespassed against our God , and have brought home strange wives of the nations of the land : yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing . * And now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives , and such as are born of them , according to the direction of the Lord , and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God : and let it be done according to the law . * Arise ; for this matter is obligatory upon thee ; and we will be with thee : be strong , and do it . * Then arose ‘Ezra , and caused the princes of the priests , the Levites , and of all Israel , to swear to do according to this word . And they swore . * Then arose ‘Ezra from before the house of God , and went into the chamber of Jochanan the son of Elyashib ; and he went thither without having eaten bread , or having drunk water ; for he was mourning because of the trespass of the exiles . * And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the exile , to gather themselves together at Jerusalem ; * And that whosoever should not come within three days , according to the resolve of the princes and the elders , all his substance should be devoted , and himself separated from the congregation of the exiles . * Then were all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered together unto Jerusalem within three days : it was in the ninth month , on the twentieth day of the month ; and all the people sat in the open place before the house of God , trembling because of this matter , and by reason of the showers of rain . * And ‘Ezra the priest rose up , and said unto them , Ye have acted unfaithfully , and have brought home strange wives , to increase yet more the guiltiness of Israel . * Now therefore make confession unto the Lord the God of your fathers , and do his will ; and separate yourselves from the nations of the earth , and from the strange wives . * Then answered all the assembly and said with a loud voice , So be it : according to thy word it is our duty to do . * But the people are many , and it is the rainy season , and we have not the strength to remain in the street , nor is this a work for one day or for two days ; for we are many that have transgressed in this matter . * Let however our princes stand forward for all the congregation , and let all those in our cities who have brought home strange wives come at appointed times , and with them the elders of each and every city , and its judges , until the fierce wrath of our God be turned away from us for this whole matter . * Only Jonathan the son of ‘Assahel and Jachzeyah the son of Thikvah withstood this : and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite assisted them . * And the children of the exile did so . And then were set apart ‘Ezra the priest , certain chiefs of the divisions , for their family divisions , and all of them by their names ; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter . * And they made an end with all , with the men that had brought home strange wives , not before the first day of the first month . * And there were found among the sons of the priests that had brought home strange wives , namely , of the sons of Jeshua ’ the son of Jozadak , and his brethren : Ma ’asseyah , and Eli ’ezer , and Jarib , and Gedalyah . * And they gave their hand to put away their wives , and being guilty , a ram of the flock for their trespass . * And of the sons of Immer : Chanani , and Zebadyah . * And of the sons of Charim : Ma ’asseyah , and Elijah , and Shema ’yah , and Jechiel , and ‘Uzziyah . * And of the sons of Pashchur : Elyo ’enai , Ma ’asseyah . Ishmael , Nethanel , Jozabad , and El ’assah . * Also of the Levites : Jozabad , and Shim ’i , and Kelayan , the same is Kelita , Pethachyah , Judah , and Eli ’ezer . * And of the singers , Elyashib ; and of the gate –keepers , Shallum , and Telem , and Uri . * And of Israel : Of the sons of Par ’osh , Ramyah , and Yizziyah , and Malkiyah , and Miyamin , and El ’azar , and Malkiyah , and Benayah . * And of the sons of ‘Elam ; Matthanyah , Zecharyah , and Jechiel , and ‘Abdi , and Jeremoth , and Eliyah . * And of the sons of Zatthu : Elyo ’enai , Elyashib , Matthanyah , and Jeremoth , and Zabad , and ‘Aziza . * And of the sons of Bebai : Jehochanan , Chananyah , Zabbai , and ‘Athlai . * And of the sons of Bani : Meshullam , Malluch , and ‘Adayah , Jashub , and Sheal , and Ramoth . * And of the sons of Pachath –moab : ‘Adna , and Kelal , Benayah , Ma ’asseyah , Matthanyah , Bezalel , and Binnui , and Menasseh . * And of the sons of Charim : Eli ’ezer , Yishiyah , Malkiyah , Shema ’yah , Shim ’on , * Benjamin , Malluch , and Shemaryah . * Of the sons of Chashum : Matthenai , Matthathah , Zabad , Eliphelet , Jeremai , Menasseh , and Shim ’i . * Of the sons of Bani : Ma ’adai , ‘Amram , and Uel , * Benayah , Bedeyah , Keluhu , * Vanyah , Meremoth , Elyashib , * Matthanyah , Matthenai , and Ja ’assai , * And Bani , and Binnui , and Shim ’i , * And Shelemyah , and Nathan , and ‘Adayah , * Machnadbai , Shashai , Sharai , * ‘Asar ’el , and Shelemyahu , Shemaryah , * Shallum , Amaryah , and Joseph . * Of the sons of Nebo : Je ’iel , Matthithyah , Zabad , Zebina , Jaddai , and Joel , Benayah . * All these had taken strange wives ; and some of them had wives by whom they had children .

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