Ezra 10 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Nehemiah 1

¹The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the palace,

KJVThe words^H1697 of Nehemiah^H5166 the son^H1121 of Hachaliah^H2446. And it came to pass in the month^H2320 Chisleu^H3691, in the twentieth^H6242 year^H8141, as I was in Shushan^H7800 the palace^H1002,

² Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

KJVThat Hanani^H2607, one^H259 of my brethren^H251, came^H935^(H8799), he and certain men^H582 of Judah^H3063; and I asked^H7592^(H8799) them concerning the Jews^H3064 that had escaped^H6413, which were left^H7604^(H8738) of the captivity^H7628, and concerning Jerusalem^H3389.

³ They said to me, “The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem is also broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799) unto me, The remnant^H7604^(H8737) that are left^H7604^(H8738) of the captivity^H7628 there in the province^H4082 are in great^H1419 affliction^H7451 and reproach^H2781: the wall^H2346 of Jerusalem^H3389 also is broken down^H6555^(H8794), and the gates^H8179 thereof are burned^H3341^(H8738) with fire^H784.

⁴ When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned several days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

KJVAnd it came to pass, when I heard^H8085^(H8800) these words^H1697, that I sat down^H3427^(H8804) and wept^H1058^(H8799), and mourned^H56^(H8691) certain days^H3117, and fasted^H6684^(H8802), and prayed^H6419^(H8693) before^H6440 the God^H430 of heaven^H8064,

⁵ and said, “I beg you, Yahweh, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments,

KJVAnd said^H559^(H8799), I beseech^H577 thee, O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of heaven^H8064, the great^H1419 and terrible^H3372^(H8737) God^H410, that keepeth^H8104^(H8802) covenant^H1285 and mercy^H2617 for them that love^H157^(H8802) him and observe^H8104^(H8802) his commandments^H4687:

⁶ let your ear now be attentive and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father’s house have sinned.

KJVLet thine ear^H241 now be attentive^H7183, and thine eyes^H5869 open^H6605^(H8803), that thou mayest hear^H8085^(H8800) the prayer^H8605 of thy servant^H5650, which I pray^H6419^(H8693) before^H6440 thee now^H3117, day^H3119 and night^H3915, for the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 thy servants^H5650, and confess^H3034^(H8693) the sins^H2403 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, which we have sinned^H2398^(H8804) against thee: both I and my father's^H1 house^H1004 have sinned^H2398^(H8804).

⁷ We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which you commanded your servant Moses.

KJVWe have dealt very^H2254^(H8800) corruptly^H2254^(H8804) against thee, and have not kept^H8104^(H8804) the commandments^H4687, nor the statutes^H2706, nor the judgments^H4941, which thou commandedst^H6680^(H8765) thy servant^H5650 Moses^H4872.

⁸ “Remember, I beg you, the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you trespass, I will scatter you among the peoples;

KJVRemember^H2142^(H8798), I beseech thee, the word^H1697 that thou commandedst^H6680^(H8765) thy servant^H5650 Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800), If ye transgress^H4603^(H8799), I will scatter you abroad^H6327^(H8686) among the nations^H5971:

⁹ but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.’

KJVBut if ye turn^H7725^(H8804) unto me, and keep^H8104^(H8804) my commandments^H4687, and do^H6213^(H8804) them; though there were of you cast out^H5080^(H8737) unto the uttermost part^H7097 of the heaven^H8064, yet will I gather^H6908^(H8762) them from thence, and will bring^H935^(H8689) them unto the place^H4725 that I have chosen^H977^(H8804) to set^H7931^(H8763) my name^H8034 there.

¹⁰ “Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand.

KJVNow these are thy servants^H5650 and thy people^H5971, whom thou hast redeemed^H6299^(H8804) by thy great^H1419 power^H3581, and by thy strong^H2389 hand^H3027.

¹¹ Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cup bearer to the king.

KJVO Lord^H136, I beseech^H577 thee, let now thine ear^H241 be attentive^H7183 to the prayer^H8605 of thy servant^H5650, and to the prayer^H8605 of thy servants^H5650, who desire^H2655 to fear^H3372^(H8800) thy name^H8034: and prosper^H6743^(H8685), I pray thee, thy servant^H5650 this day^H3117, and grant^H5414^(H8798) him mercy^H7356 in the sight^H6440 of this man^H376. For I was the king's^H4428 cupbearer^H8248^(H8688).

WEB·Ezra 10

¹Now 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.

KJVNow when Ezra^H5830 had prayed^H6419^(H8692), and when he had confessed^H3034^(H8692), weeping^H1058^(H8802) and casting himself down^H5307^(H8693) before^H6440 the house^H1004 of God^H430, there assembled^H6908^(H8738) unto him out of Israel^H3478 a very^H3966 great^H7227 congregation^H6951 of men^H582 and women^H802 and children^H3206: for the people^H5971 wept^H1058^(H8804) very^H7235^(H8687) sore^H1059.

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.

KJVAnd Shechaniah^H7935 the son^H1121 of Jehiel^H3171, one of the sons^H1121 of Elam^H5867, answered^H6030^(H8799) and said^H559^(H8799) unto Ezra^H5830, We have trespassed^H4603^(H8804) against our God^H430, and have taken^H3427^(H8686) strange^H5237 wives^H802 of the people^H5971 of the land^H776: yet now there is^H3426 hope^H4723 in Israel^H3478 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.

KJVNow therefore let us make^H3772^(H8799) a covenant^H1285 with our God^H430 to put away^H3318^(H8687) all the wives^H802, and such as are born^H3205^(H8737) of them, according to the counsel^H6098 of my lord^H136, and of those that tremble^H2730 at the commandment^H4687 of our God^H430; and let it be done^H6213^(H8735) according to the law^H8451.

⁴ Arise, for the matter belongs to you and we are with you. Be courageous, and do it.”

KJVArise^H6965^(H8798); for this matter^H1697 belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage^H2388^(H8798), and do^H6213^(H8798) 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.

KJVThen arose^H6965^(H8799) Ezra^H5830, and made the chief^H8269 priests^H3548, the Levites^H3881, and all Israel^H3478, to swear^H7650^(H8686) that they should do^H6213^(H8800) according to this word^H1697. And they sware^H7650^(H8735).

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.

KJVThen Ezra^H5830 rose up^H6965^(H8799) from before^H6440 the house^H1004 of God^H430, and went^H3212^(H8799) into the chamber^H3957 of Johanan^H3076 the son^H1121 of Eliashib^H475: and when he came^H3212^(H8799) thither, he did eat^H398^(H8804) no bread^H3899, nor drink^H8354^(H8804) water^H4325: for he mourned^H56^(H8693) because of the transgression^H4604 of them that had been carried away^H1473.

⁷ They made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together to Jerusalem;

KJVAnd they made proclamation^H5674^(H8686)^H6963 throughout Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem^H3389 unto all the children^H1121 of the captivity^H1473, that they should gather themselves together^H6908^(H8736) unto Jerusalem^H3389;

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.

KJVAnd that whosoever would not come^H935^(H8799) within three^H7969 days^H3117, according to the counsel^H6098 of the princes^H8269 and the elders^H2205, all his substance^H7399 should be forfeited^H2763^(H8714), and himself separated^H914^(H8735) from the congregation^H6951 of those that had been carried away^H1473.

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.

KJVThen all the men^H582 of Judah^H3063 and Benjamin^H1144 gathered themselves together^H6908^(H8735) unto Jerusalem^H3389 within three^H7969 days^H3117. It was the ninth^H8671 month^H2320, on the twentieth^H6242 day of the month^H2320; and all the people^H5971 sat^H3427^(H8799) in the street^H7339 of the house^H1004 of God^H430, trembling^H7460^(H8688) because of this matter^H1697, and for the great rain^H1653.

¹⁰ Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, increasing the guilt of Israel.

KJVAnd Ezra^H5830 the priest^H3548 stood up^H6965^(H8799), and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Ye have transgressed^H4603^(H8804), and have taken^H3427^(H8686) strange^H5237 wives^H802, to increase^H3254^(H8687) the trespass^H819 of Israel^H3478.

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.”

KJVNow therefore make^H5414^(H8798) confession^H8426 unto the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of your fathers^H1, and do^H6213^(H8798) his pleasure^H7522: and separate^H914^(H8734) yourselves from the people^H5971 of the land^H776, and from the strange^H5237 wives^H802.

¹² Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “We must do as you have said concerning us.

KJVThen all the congregation^H6951 answered^H6030^(H8799) and said^H559^(H8799) with a loud^H1419 voice^H6963, As thou hast said^H1697, so must we do^H6213^(H8800).

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.

KJVBut^H61 the people^H5971 are many^H7227, and it is a time^H6256 of much rain^H1653, and we are not able^H3581 to stand^H5975^(H8800) without^H2351, neither is this a work^H4399 of one^H259 day^H3117 or two^H8147: for we are many^H7235^(H8689) that have transgressed^H6586^(H8800) in this thing^H1697.

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.”

KJVLet now our rulers^H8269 of all the congregation^H6951 stand^H5975^(H8799), and let all them which have taken^H3427^(H8689) strange^H5237 wives^H802 in our cities^H5892 come^H935^(H8799) at appointed^H2163^(H8794) times^H6256, and with them the elders^H2205 of every city^H5892, and the judges^H8199^(H8802) thereof, until the fierce^H2740 wrath^H639 of our God^H430 for this matter^H1697 be turned^H7725^(H8687) from us.

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.

KJVOnly Jonathan^H3129 the son^H1121 of Asahel^H6214 and Jahaziah^H3167 the son^H1121 of Tikvah^H8616 were employed^H5975^(H8804) about this matter: and Meshullam^H4918 and Shabbethai^H7678 the Levite^H3881 helped^H5826^(H8804) 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.

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of the captivity^H1473 did so^H6213^(H8799). And Ezra^H5830 the priest^H3548, with certain^H582 chief^H7218 of the fathers^H1, after the house^H1004 of their fathers^H1, and all of them by their names^H8034, were separated^H914^(H8735), and sat down^H3427^(H8799) in the first^H259 day^H3117 of the tenth^H6224 month^H2320 to examine^H1875^(H8800) the matter^H1697.

¹⁷ They finished with all the men who had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.

KJVAnd they made an end^H3615^(H8762) with all the men^H582 that had taken^H3427^(H8689) strange^H5237 wives^H802 by the first^H259 day^H3117 of the first^H7223 month^H2320.

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.

KJVAnd among the sons^H1121 of the priests^H3548 there were found^H4672^(H8735) that had taken^H3427^(H8689) strange^H5237 wives^H802: namely, of the sons^H1121 of Jeshua^H3442 the son^H1121 of Jozadak^H3136, and his brethren^H251; Maaseiah^H4641, and Eliezer^H461, and Jarib^H3402, and Gedaliah^H1436.

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.

KJVAnd they gave^H5414^(H8799) their hands^H3027 that they would put away^H3318^(H8687) their wives^H802; and being guilty^H818, they offered a ram^H352 of the flock^H6629 for their trespass^H819.

²⁰ Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Immer^H564; Hanani^H2607, and Zebadiah^H2069.

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

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Harim^H2766; Maaseiah^H4641, and Elijah^H452, and Shemaiah^H8098, and Jehiel^H3171, and Uzziah^H5818.

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

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Pashur^H6583; Elioenai^H454, Maaseiah^H4641, Ishmael^H3458, Nethaneel^H5417, Jozabad^H3107, and Elasah^H501.

²³ Of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

KJVAlso of the Levites^H3881; Jozabad^H3107, and Shimei^H8096, and Kelaiah^H7041,(the same is Kelita^H7042,) Pethahiah^H6611, Judah^H3063, and Eliezer^H461.

²⁴ Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

KJVOf the singers^H7891^(H8789) also; Eliashib^H475: and of the porters^H7778; Shallum^H7967, and Telem^H2928, and Uri^H221.

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

KJVMoreover of Israel^H3478: of the sons^H1121 of Parosh^H6551; Ramiah^H7422, and Jeziah^H3150, and Malchiah^H4441, and Miamin^H4326, and Eleazar^H499, and Malchijah^H4441, and Benaiah^H1141.

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

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Elam^H5867; Mattaniah^H4983, Zechariah^H2148, and Jehiel^H3171, and Abdi^H5660, and Jeremoth^H3406, and Eliah^H452.

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

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Zattu^H2240; Elioenai^H454, Eliashib^H475, Mattaniah^H4983, and Jeremoth^H3406, and Zabad^H2066, and Aziza^H5819.

²⁸ Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

KJVOf the sons^H1121 also of Bebai^H893; Jehohanan^H3076, Hananiah^H2608, Zabbai^H2140^(H8675)^H2079, and Athlai^H6270.

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

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Bani^H1137; Meshullam^H4918, Malluch^H4409, and Adaiah^H5718, Jashub^H3437, and Sheal^H7594, and Ramoth^H7433.

³⁰ Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Pahathmoab^H6355; Adna^H5733, and Chelal^H3636, Benaiah^H1141, Maaseiah^H4641, Mattaniah^H4983, Bezaleel^H1212, and Binnui^H1131, and Manasseh^H4519.

³¹ Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

KJVAnd of the sons^H1121 of Harim^H2766; Eliezer^H461, Ishijah^H3449, Malchiah^H4441, Shemaiah^H8098, Shimeon^H8095,

³² Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

KJVBenjamin^H1144, Malluch^H4409, and Shemariah^H8114.

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

KJVOf the sons^H1121 of Hashum^H2828; Mattenai^H4982, Mattathah^H4992, Zabad^H2066, Eliphelet^H467, Jeremai^H3413, Manasseh^H4519, and Shimei^H8096.

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

KJVOf the sons^H1121 of Bani^H1137; Maadai^H4572, Amram^H6019, and Uel^H177,

³⁵ Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

KJVBenaiah^H1141, Bedeiah^H912, Chelluh^H3622,

³⁶ Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

KJVVaniah^H2057, Meremoth^H4822, Eliashib^H475,

³⁷ Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,

KJVMattaniah^H4983, Mattenai^H4982, and Jaasau^H3299,

³⁸ Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

KJVAnd Bani^H1137, and Binnui^H1131, Shimei^H8096,

³⁹ Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

KJVAnd Shelemiah^H8018, and Nathan^H5416, and Adaiah^H5718,

⁴⁰ Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

KJVMachnadebai^H4367, Shashai^H8343, Sharai^H8298,

⁴¹ Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

KJVAzareel^H5832, and Shelemiah^H8018, Shemariah^H8114,

⁴² Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

KJVShallum^H7967, Amariah^H568, and Joseph^H3130.

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

KJVOf the sons^H1121 of Nebo^H5015; Jeiel^H3273, Mattithiah^H4993, Zabad^H2066, Zebina^H2081, Jadau^H3035, and Joel^H3100, Benaiah^H1141.

⁴⁴ All these had taken foreign wives. Some of them had wives by whom they had children.

KJVAll these had taken^H5375^(H8804)^(H8675)^H5375^(H8802) strange^H5237 wives^H802: and some of them had^H3426 wives^H802 by whom they had^H7760^(H8799) children^H1121.

Section titles come from the Biblion commentary, not from Scripture.

You can also read or listen to the Introduction to the book of Ezra.