Ezra 10

1 and like/as to pray Ezra and like/as to give thanks he to weep and to fall: fall to/for face: before house: temple [the] God to gather to(wards) him from Israel assembly many much human and woman and youth for to weep [the] people to multiply bitterly

As Ezra prayed and confessed, he wept and threw himself down before God's house. A very great assembly of Israelite men, women, and children gathered to him, for the people were weeping very greatly.

2 and to answer Shecaniah son: child Jehiel from son: descendant/people (Elam *Q(K)*) and to say to/for Ezra we be unfaithful in/on/with God our and to dwell woman foreign from people [the] land: country/planet and now there hope to/for Israel upon this

Shekaniah son of Jehiel of the descendants of Elam said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the people of the other lands. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.

3 and now to cut: make(covenant) covenant to/for God our to/for to come out: send all woman: wife and [the] to beget from them in/on/with counsel Lord and [the] trembling in/on/with commandment God our and like/as instruction to make: do

So now let us make a covenant with our God to send out all the women and their children according to the Lord's instructions and the instructions of those who tremble at the commandments of our God, and let it be done according to the law.

4 to arise: rise for upon you [the] word: thing and we with you to strengthen: strengthen and to make: do

Arise, for this thing is for you to carry out, and we are with you. Be strong and do this.”

5 and to arise: rise Ezra and to swear [obj] ruler [the] priest [the] Levi and all Israel to/for to make: do like/as Chronicles [the] this and to swear

So Ezra rose and made the priestly officials, the Levites, and all of Israel promise to act in this way. So they all took a solemn oath.

6 and to arise: rise Ezra from to/for face: before house: temple [the] God and to go: went to(wards) chamber Jehohanan son: child Eliashib and to go: continue there food: bread not to eat and water not to drink for to mourn upon unfaithfulness [the] captivity

Then Ezra rose from before God's house and went to the rooms of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He did not eat any bread or drink any water, since he was mourning concerning the faithlessness of those who had been in captivity.

7 and to pass voice: message in/on/with Judah and Jerusalem to/for all son: type of [the] captivity to/for to gather Jerusalem

So they sent word in Judah and Jerusalem to all the people back from exile to assemble in Jerusalem.

8 and all which not to come (in): come to/for three [the] day like/as counsel [the] ruler and [the] old: elder to devote/destroy all property his and he/she/it to separate from assembly [the] captivity

Anyone who did not come in three days according to the instructions from the officials and elders forfeited all of his possessions and would be excluded from the great assembly of the people who had come back from exile.

9 and to gather all human Judah and Benjamin Jerusalem to/for three [the] day he/she/it month [the] ninth in/on/with twenty in/on/with month and to dwell all [the] people in/on/with street/plaza house: temple [the] God to tremble upon [the] word: because and from [the] rain

So all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem in three days. It was the ninth month and the twentieth day of the month. All the people stood in the square before God's house and trembled because of the word and the rain.

10 and to arise: rise Ezra [the] priest and to say to(wards) them you(m. p.) be unfaithful and to dwell woman foreign to/for to add upon guiltiness Israel

Ezra the priest arose and said, “You yourselves have committed treason. You lived with foreign women so as to increase Israel's guilt.

11 and now to give: make thanksgiving to/for LORD God father your and to make: do acceptance his and to separate from people [the] land: country/planet and from [the] woman: wife [the] foreign

But now give praise to Yahweh, your ancestors' God, and do his will. Separate from the people of the land and from the foreign women.”

12 and to answer all [the] assembly and to say voice great: large so (like/as word your *Q(K)*) upon us to/for to make: do

All the assembly answered in a loud voice, “We will do as you have said.

13 truly [the] people many and [the] time rain and nothing strength to/for to stand: stand in/on/with outside and [the] work not to/for day one and not to/for two for to multiply to/for to transgress in/on/with word: thing [the] this

However, there are many people, and it is the rainy season. We have no strength to stand outside, and this is not only one or two days of work, since we have greatly transgressed in this matter.

14 to stand: stand please ruler our to/for all [the] assembly and all which in/on/with city our [the] to dwell woman: wife foreign to come (in): come to/for time to appoint and with them old: elder city and city and to judge her till to/for to return: return burning anger face: anger God our from us till to/for word: thing [the] this

So let our officials represent all the assembly. Let all who have allowed foreign women to live in our cities come at the time that will be fixed with the city elders and the city judges until the raging wrath of our God goes away from us.”

15 surely Jonathan son: child Asahel and Jahzeiah son: child Tikvah to stand: stand upon this and Meshullam and Shabbethai [the] Levi to help them

Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.

16 and to make: do so son: type of [the] captivity and to separate Ezra [the] priest human head: leader [the] father to/for house: household father their and all their in/on/with name and to dwell in/on/with day one to/for month [the] tenth to/for to seek [the] word: thing

So the people who returned from exile did this. Ezra the priest selected men, the leaders in their ancestors' clans and houses—all of them by name, and they looked into the matter on the first day of the tenth month.

17 and to end: finish in/on/with all human [the] to dwell woman foreign till day one to/for month [the] first

By the first day of the first month they had finished discovering which men had lived with foreign women.

18 and to find from son: descendant/people [the] priest which to dwell woman foreign from son: descendant/people Jeshua son: child Jozadak and brother: male-sibling his Maaseiah and Eliezer and Jarib and Gedaliah

Among the descendants of the priests there were those who had lived with foreign women. Among the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers there were Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

19 and to give: give hand: themselves their to/for to come out: send woman: wife their and guilty ram flock upon guiltiness their

So they determined to send their wives away. Since they were guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt.

20 and from son: descendant/people Immer Hanani and Zebadiah

Among the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

21 and from son: descendant/people Harim Maaseiah and Elijah and Shemaiah and Jehiel and Uzziah

Among the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

22 and from son: descendant/people Pashhur Elioenai Maaseiah Ishmael Nethanel Jozabad and Elasah

Among the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

23 and from [the] Levi Jozabad and Shimei and Kelaiah he/she/it Kelita Pethahiah Judah and Eliezer

Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah—that is, Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

24 and from [the] to sing Eliashib and from [the] gatekeeper Shallum and Telem and Uri

Among the singers: Eliashib. Among the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

25 and from Israel from son: descendant/people Parosh Ramiah and Izziah and Malchijah and Mijamin and Eleazar and Hashabiah and Benaiah

Among the rest of the Israelites—among the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.

26 and from son: descendant/people Elam Mattaniah Zechariah and Jehiel and Abdi and Jeremoth and Elijah

Among the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

27 and from son: descendant/people Zattu Elioenai Eliashib Mattaniah and Jeremoth and Zabad and Aziza

Among the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

28 and from son: descendant/people Bebai Jehohanan Hananiah Zabbai Athlai

Among the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

29 and from son: descendant/people Bani Meshullam Malluch and Adaiah Jashub and Sheal (and Ramoth *Q(K)*)

Among the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluk, Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal Jeremoth.

30 and from son: descendant/people Pahath-moab Pahath-moab Adna and Chelal Benaiah Maaseiah Mattaniah Bezalel and Binnui and Manasseh

Among the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

31 and son: descendant/people Harim Eliezer Isshijah Malchijah Shemaiah Shimeon

Among the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

32 Benjamin Malluch Shemariah

Benjamin, Malluk, and Shemariah.

33 from son: descendant/people Hashum Mattenai Mattattah Zabad Eliphelet Jeremai Manasseh Shimei

Among the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

34 from son: descendant/people Bani Maadai Amram and Uel

Among the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

35 Benaiah Bedeiah (Cheluhi *Q(K)*)

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,

36 Vaniah Meremoth Eliashib

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

37 Mattaniah Mattenai (and Jaasu *Q(K)*)

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

38 and `sons` and Binnui Shimei

Among the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,

39 and Shelemiah and Nathan and Adaiah

Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

40 Machnadebai Shashai Sharai

Maknadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

41 Azarel and Shelemiah Shemariah

Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

42 Shallum Amariah Joseph

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

43 from son: descendant/people Nebo Jeiel Mattithiah Zabad Zebina (Jaddai *Q(K)*) and Joel Benaiah

Among the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

44 all these (to lift: marry *Q(K)*) woman foreign and there from them woman and to set: take son: child

All of these had taken foreign wives and had children with some of them.