Ezra 10

Shechaniah proposes a covenant to send away the foreign wives (continued)

וּכְהִתְפַּלֵּל עֶזְרָא וּכְהִתְוַדֹּתוֹ בֹּכֶה וּמִתְנַפֵּל לִפְנֵי בֵּית הָֽאֱלֹהִים נִקְבְּצוּ אֵלָיו מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל קָהָל רַב-מְאֹד אֲנָשִׁים וְנָשִׁים וִֽילָדִים כִּֽי-בָכוּ הָעָם הַרְבֵּה-בֶֽכֶה׃
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.
וַיַּעַן שְׁכַנְיָה בֶן-יְחִיאֵל מִבְּנֵי ‫(עולם)‬ עֵילָם וַיֹּאמֶר לְעֶזְרָא אֲנַחְנוּ מָעַלְנוּ בֵֽאלֹהֵינוּ וַנֹּשֶׁב נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת מֵֽעַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ וְעַתָּה יֵשׁ-מִקְוֶה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַל-זֹֽאת׃
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.
וְעַתָּה נִֽכְרָת-בְּרִית לֵֽאלֹהֵינוּ לְהוֹצִיא כָל-נָשִׁים וְהַנּוֹלָד מֵהֶם בַּֽעֲצַת אֲדֹנָי וְהַֽחֲרֵדִים בְּמִצְוַת אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְכַתּוֹרָה יֵֽעָשֶֽׂה׃
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.
קוּם כִּֽי-עָלֶיךָ הַדָּבָר וַֽאֲנַחְנוּ עִמָּךְ חֲזַק וַֽעֲשֵֽׂה׃
4
Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
וַיָּקָם עֶזְרָא וַיַּשְׁבַּע אֶת-שָׂרֵי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל לַֽעֲשׂוֹת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃
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.
וַיָּקָם עֶזְרָא מִלִּפְנֵי בֵּית הָֽאֱלֹהִים וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל-לִשְׁכַּת יְהֽוֹחָנָן בֶּן-אֶלְיָשִׁיב וַיֵּלֶךְ שָׁם לֶחֶם לֹֽא-אָכַל וּמַיִם לֹֽא-שָׁתָה כִּי מִתְאַבֵּל עַל-מַעַל הַגּוֹלָֽה׃
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.
וַיַּֽעֲבִירוּ קוֹל בִּֽיהוּדָה וִירֽוּשָׁלִַם לְכֹל בְּנֵי הַגּוֹלָה לְהִקָּבֵץ יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
7
And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא-יָבוֹא לִשְׁלֹשֶׁת הַיָּמִים כַּֽעֲצַת הַשָּׂרִים וְהַזְּקֵנִים יָֽחֳרַם כָּל-רְכוּשׁוֹ וְהוּא יִבָּדֵל מִקְּהַל הַגּוֹלָֽה׃
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.

The assembly at Jerusalem and the decision to examine the matter

וַיִּקָּֽבְצוּ כָל-אַנְשֵֽׁי-יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן׀ יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם לִשְׁלֹשֶׁת הַיָּמִים הוּא חֹדֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִי בְּעֶשְׂרִים בַּחֹדֶשׁ וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ כָל-הָעָם בִּרְחוֹב בֵּית הָֽאֱלֹהִים מַרְעִידִים עַל-הַדָּבָר וּמֵֽהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃
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.
וַיָּקָם עֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם אַתֶּם מְעַלְתֶּם וַתֹּשִׁיבוּ נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת לְהוֹסִיף עַל-אַשְׁמַת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
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.
וְעַתָּה תְּנוּ תוֹדָה לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי-אֲבֹתֵיכֶם וַֽעֲשׂוּ רְצוֹנוֹ וְהִבָּֽדְלוּ מֵֽעַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ וּמִן-הַנָּשִׁים הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃
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.
וַיַּֽעְנוּ כָֽל-הַקָּהָל וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ קוֹל גָּדוֹל כֵּן ‫(כדבריך)‬ כִּדְבָרְךָ עָלֵינוּ לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת׃
12
Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.
אֲבָל הָעָם רָב וְהָעֵת גְּשָׁמִים וְאֵין כֹּחַ לַֽעֲמוֹד בַּחוּץ וְהַמְּלָאכָה לֹֽא-לְיוֹם אֶחָד וְלֹא לִשְׁנַיִם כִּֽי-הִרְבִּינוּ לִפְשֹׁעַ בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה׃
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.
יַֽעֲמְדוּ-נָא שָׂרֵינוּ לְֽכָל-הַקָּהָל וְכֹל׀ אֲשֶׁר בֶּֽעָרֵינוּ הַֽהֹשִׁיב נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת יָבֹא לְעִתִּים מְזֻמָּנִים וְעִמָּהֶם זִקְנֵי-עִיר וָעִיר וְשֹֽׁפְטֶיהָ עַד לְהָשִׁיב חֲרוֹן אַף-אֱלֹהֵינוּ מִמֶּנּוּ עַד לַדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה׃
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.
אַךְ יֽוֹנָתָן בֶּן-עֲשָׂהאֵל וְיַחְזְיָה בֶן-תִּקְוָה עָֽמְדוּ עַל-זֹאת וּמְשֻׁלָּם וְשַׁבְּתַי הַלֵּוִי עֲזָרֻֽם׃
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.
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ-כֵן בְּנֵי הַגּוֹלָה וַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ עֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן אֲנָשִׁים רָאשֵׁי הָֽאָבוֹת לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם וְכֻלָּם בְּשֵׁמוֹת וַיֵּֽשְׁבוּ בְּיוֹם אֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הָֽעֲשִׂירִי לְדַרְיוֹשׁ הַדָּבָֽר׃
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.
וַיְכַלּוּ בַכֹּל אֲנָשִׁים הַֽהֹשִׁיבוּ נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת עַד יוֹם אֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הָֽרִאשֽׁוֹן׃
17
And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

List of the men who had married foreign wives

וַיִּמָּצֵא מִבְּנֵי הַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר הֹשִׁיבוּ נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת מִבְּנֵי יֵשׁוּעַ בֶּן-יֽוֹצָדָק וְאֶחָיו מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה וֶֽאֱלִיעֶזֶר וְיָרִיב וּגְדַלְיָֽה׃
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.
וַיִּתְּנוּ יָדָם לְהוֹצִיא נְשֵׁיהֶם וַֽאֲשֵׁמִים אֵֽיל-צֹאן עַל-אַשְׁמָתָֽם׃
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.
וּמִבְּנֵי אִמֵּר חֲנָנִי וּזְבַדְיָֽה׃
20
And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
וּמִבְּנֵי חָרִם מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה וְאֵֽלִיָּה וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָה וִֽיחִיאֵל וְעֻזִיָּֽה׃
21
And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
וּמִבְּנֵי פַּשְׁחוּר אֶלְיֽוֹעֵינַי מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה יִשְׁמָעֵאל נְתַנְאֵל יֽוֹזָבָד וְאֶלְעָשָֽׂה׃
22
And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
וּמִֽן-הַלְוִיִּם יֽוֹזָבָד וְשִׁמְעִי וְקֵֽלָיָה הוּא קְלִיטָא פְּתַֽחְיָה יְהוּדָה וֶֽאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃
23
Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
וּמִן-הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִים אֶלְיָשִׁיב וּמִן-הַשֹּׁעֲרִים שַׁלֻּם וָטֶלֶם וְאוּרִֽי׃
24
Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
וּמִֽיִּשְׂרָאֵל מִבְּנֵי פַרְעֹשׁ רַמְיָה וְיִזִּיָּה וּמַלְכִּיָּה וּמִיָּמִן וְאֶלְעָזָר וּמַלְכִּיָּה וּבְנָיָֽה׃
25
Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
וּמִבְּנֵי עֵילָם מַתַּנְיָה זְכַרְיָה וִֽיחִיאֵל וְעַבְדִּי וִֽירֵמוֹת וְאֵֽלִיָּֽה׃
26
And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
וּמִבְּנֵי זַתּוּא אֶלְיֽוֹעֵנַי אֶלְיָשִׁיב מַתַּנְיָה וִֽירֵמוֹת וְזָבָד וַֽעֲזִיזָֽא׃
27
And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
וּמִבְּנֵי בֵּבָי יְהֽוֹחָנָן חֲנַנְיָה זַבַּי עַתְלָֽי׃
28
Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
וּמִבְּנֵי בָּנִי מְשֻׁלָּם מַלּוּךְ וַֽעֲדָיָה יָשׁוּב וּשְׁאָל ‫(ירמות)‬ וְרָמֽוֹת׃
29
And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
וּמִבְּנֵי פַּחַת מוֹאָב עַדְנָא וּכְלָל בְּנָיָה מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה מַתַּנְיָה בְצַלְאֵל וּבִנּוּי וּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
30
And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
וּבְנֵי חָרִם אֱלִיעֶזֶר יִשִּׁיָּה מַלְכִּיָּה שְׁמַֽעְיָה שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃
31
And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
בְּנְיָמִן מַלּוּךְ שְׁמַרְיָֽה׃
32
Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
מִבְּנֵי חָשֻׁם מַתְּנַי מַתַּתָּה זָבָד אֱלִיפֶלֶט יְרֵמַי מְנַשֶּׁה שִׁמְעִֽי׃
33
Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
מִבְּנֵי בָנִי מַֽעֲדַי עַמְרָם וְאוּאֵֽל׃
34
Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
בְּנָיָה בֵֽדְיָה ‫(כלהי)‬ כְּלֽוּהוּ׃
35
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
וַנְיָה מְרֵמוֹת אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃
36
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
מַתַּנְיָה מַתְּנַי ‫(ויעשו)‬ וְיַעֲשָֽׂי׃
37
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
וּבָנִי וּבִנּוּי שִׁמְעִֽי׃
38
And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
וְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָה וְנָתָן וַֽעֲדָיָֽה׃
39
And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
מַכְנַדְבַי שָׁשַׁי שָׁרָֽי׃
40
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
עֲזַרְאֵל וְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָהוּ שְׁמַרְיָֽה׃
41
Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
שַׁלּוּם אֲמַרְיָה יוֹסֵֽף׃
42
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
מִבְּנֵי נְבוֹ יְעִיאֵל מַתִּתְיָה זָבָד זְבִינָא ‫(ידו)‬ יַדַּי וְיוֹאֵל בְּנָיָֽה׃
43
Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
כָּל-אֵלֶּה ‫(נשאי)‬ נָשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת וְיֵשׁ מֵהֶם נָשִׁים וַיָּשִׂימוּ בָּנִֽים׃
44
All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

Places in Ezra 10

People, Places & Things in Ezra 10