Focused Passage

Ezra 10:18-44

Covenant Repentance and the Costly Reform of the Community

Ezra’s public grief awakens communal confession, the people covenant to act, leaders organize an investigation, and the chapter ends with named offenders and costly reform under the weight of covenant unfaithfulness.

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18 Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

19 They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.

20 From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

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

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

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

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

25 And among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.

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

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

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

29 From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.

30 From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

31 From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

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

34 From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

38 From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,

39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

43 And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

44 All these men had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.

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Verse 18

Original words

Among the descendants מִבְּנֵ֣י H1121 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural who had married הֹשִׁ֖יבוּ H3427 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural foreign נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת H5237 Adjective - feminine plural women נָשִׁ֣ים H802 Noun - feminine plural were found וַיִּמָּצֵא֙ H4672 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative these descendants מִבְּנֵ֨י H1121 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Jeshua יֵשׁ֤וּעַ H3442 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Jozadak יֽוֹצָדָק֙ H3136 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his brothers וְאֶחָ֔יו H251 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Maaseiah מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ H4641 Noun - proper - masculine singular Eliezer וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶר H461 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Jarib וְיָרִ֖יב H3402 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Gedaliah וּגְדַלְיָֽה׃ H1436 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Jozadak is a variant of Jehozadak; see 1 Chronicles 6:14.
Verse 19

Original words

They pledged וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . יָדָ֖ם H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural to send their wives נְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם H802 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural away לְהוֹצִ֣יא H3318 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct and for their guilt וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥ים H818 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural [they presented] a ram אֵֽיל־ H352 Noun - masculine singular construct from the flock צֹ֖אן H6629 Noun - common singular as עַל־ H5921 Preposition a guilt offering אַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ס H819 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 20

Original words

From the descendants וּמִבְּנֵ֣י H1121 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Immer אִמֵּ֔ר H564 Noun - proper - masculine singular Hanani חֲנָ֖נִי H2607 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Zebadiah וּזְבַדְיָֽה׃ס H2069 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

From the descendants וּמִבְּנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Harim חָרִ֑ם H2766 Noun - proper - masculine singular Maaseiah מַעֲשֵׂיָ֤ה H4641 Noun - proper - masculine singular Elijah וְאֵֽלִיָּה֙ H452 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Shemaiah וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה H8098 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Jehiel וִיחִיאֵ֖ל H3171 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Uzziah וְעֻזִיָּֽה׃ H5818 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

From the descendants וּמִבְּנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Pashhur פַּשְׁח֑וּר H6583 Noun - proper - masculine singular Elioenai אֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֤י H454 Noun - proper - masculine singular Maaseiah מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ H4641 Noun - proper - masculine singular Ishmael יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל H3458 Noun - proper - masculine singular Nethanel נְתַנְאֵ֔ל H5417 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jozabad יוֹזָבָ֖ד H3107 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Elasah וְאֶלְעָשָֽׂה׃ס H501 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

Among וּמִֽן־ H4480 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֑ם H3881 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Jozabad יוֹזָבָ֣ד H3107 Noun - proper - masculine singular Shimei וְשִׁמְעִ֗י H8096 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Kelaiah וְקֵֽלָיָה֙ H7041 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular (that is ה֣וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular Kelita קְלִיטָ֔א H7042 Noun - proper - masculine singular Pethahiah פְּתַֽחְיָ֥ה H6611 Noun - proper - masculine singular Judah יְהוּדָ֖ה H3063 Noun - proper - feminine singular and Eliezer וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ס H461 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

From וּמִן־ H4480 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the singers הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים H7891 Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Eliashib אֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב H475 Noun - proper - masculine singular From וּמִן־ H4480 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the gatekeepers הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים H7778 Article | Noun - masculine plural Shallum שַׁלֻּ֥ם H7967 Noun - proper - masculine singular Telem וָטֶ֖לֶם H2928 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Uri וְאוּרִֽי׃ס H221 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 25

Original words

And among the other Israelites, וּמִֽיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular from the descendants מִבְּנֵ֣י H1121 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Parosh פַרְעֹ֡שׁ H6551 Noun - proper - masculine singular Ramiah רַ֠מְיָה H7422 Noun - proper - masculine singular Izziah וְיִזִּיָּ֤ה H3150 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Malchijah וּמַלְכִּיָּה֙ H4441 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Mijamin וּמִיָּמִ֣ן H4326 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Eleazar וְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר H499 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Malchijah וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה H4441 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Benaiah וּבְנָיָֽה׃ס H1141 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew; LXX Hashabiah
Verse 26

Original words

From the descendants וּמִבְּנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Elam עֵילָ֑ם H5867 Noun - proper - masculine singular Mattaniah מַתַּנְיָ֤ה H4983 Noun - proper - masculine singular Zechariah זְכַרְיָה֙ H2148 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jehiel וִיחִיאֵ֣ל H3171 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Abdi וְעַבְדִּ֔י H5660 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Jeremoth וִירֵמ֖וֹת H3406 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Elijah וְאֵלִיָּֽה׃ס H452 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 27

Original words

From the descendants וּמִבְּנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Zattu זַתּ֑וּא H2240 Noun - proper - masculine singular Elioenai אֶלְיוֹעֵנַ֤י H454 Noun - proper - masculine singular Eliashib אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ H475 Noun - proper - masculine singular Mattaniah מַתַּנְיָ֣ה H4983 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jeremoth וִֽירֵמ֔וֹת H3406 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Zabad וְזָבָ֖ד H2066 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Aziza וַעֲזִיזָֽא׃ס H5819 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 28

Original words

From the descendants וּמִבְּנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Bebai בֵּבָ֑י H893 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jehohanan יְהוֹחָנָ֥ן H3076 Noun - proper - masculine singular Hananiah חֲנַנְיָ֖ה H2608 Noun - proper - masculine singular Zabbai זַבַּ֥י H2079 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Athlai עַתְלָֽי׃ס H6270 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 29

Original words

From the descendants וּמִבְּנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Bani בָּנִ֑י H1137 Noun - proper - masculine singular Meshullam מְשֻׁלָּ֤ם H4918 Noun - proper - masculine singular Malluch מַלּוּךְ֙ H4409 Noun - proper - masculine singular Adaiah וַעֲדָיָ֔ה H5718 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Jashub יָשׁ֖וּב H3437 Noun - proper - masculine singular Sheal וּשְׁאָ֥ל H7594 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Jeremoth יְרֵמוֹת׃ס H3406 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

From the descendants וּמִבְּנֵ֛י H1121 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct vvv פַּחַ֥ת H6355 of Pahath-moab מוֹאָ֖ב H6355 Noun - proper - feminine singular Adna עַדְנָ֣א H5733 Noun - proper - masculine singular Chelal וּכְלָ֑ל H3636 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Benaiah בְּנָיָ֤ה H1141 Noun - proper - masculine singular Maaseiah מַעֲשֵׂיָה֙ H4641 Noun - proper - masculine singular Mattaniah מַתַּנְיָ֣ה H4983 Noun - proper - masculine singular Bezalel בְצַלְאֵ֔ל H1212 Noun - proper - masculine singular Binnui וּבִנּ֖וּי H1131 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Manasseh וּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ס H4519 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 31

Original words

From the descendants וּבְנֵ֖י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of Harim חָרִ֑ם H2766 Noun - proper - masculine singular Eliezer אֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר H461 Noun - proper - masculine singular Isshijah יִשִּׁיָּ֛ה H3449 Noun - proper - masculine singular Malchijah מַלְכִּיָּ֖ה H4441 Noun - proper - masculine singular Shemaiah שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה H8098 Noun - proper - masculine singular Shimeon שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃ H8095 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 32

Original words

Benjamin בְּנְיָמִ֥ן H1144 Noun - proper - masculine singular Malluch מַלּ֖וּךְ H4409 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Shemariah שְׁמַרְיָֽה׃ס H8114 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 33

Original words

From the descendants מִבְּנֵ֖י H1121 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Hashum חָשֻׁ֑ם H2828 Noun - proper - masculine singular Mattenai מַתְּנַ֤י H4982 Noun - proper - masculine singular Mattattah מַתַּתָּה֙ H4992 Noun - proper - masculine singular Zabad זָבָ֣ד H2066 Noun - proper - masculine singular Eliphelet אֱלִיפֶ֔לֶט H467 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jeremai יְרֵמַ֥י H3413 Noun - proper - masculine singular Manasseh מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה H4519 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Shimei שִׁמְעִֽי׃ס H8096 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 34

Original words

From the descendants מִבְּנֵ֣י H1121 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Bani בָנִ֔י H1137 Noun - proper - masculine singular Maadai מַעֲדַ֥י H4572 Noun - proper - masculine singular Amram עַמְרָ֖ם H6019 Noun - proper - masculine singular Uel וְאוּאֵֽל׃ס H177 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 35

Original words

Benaiah בְּנָיָ֥ה H1141 Noun - proper - masculine singular Bedeiah בֵדְיָ֖ה H912 Noun - proper - masculine singular Cheluhi כְּלָהַי׃ H3622 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 36

Original words

Vaniah וַנְיָ֥ה H2057 Noun - proper - masculine singular Meremoth מְרֵמ֖וֹת H4822 Noun - proper - masculine singular Eliashib אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃ H475 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 37

Original words

Mattaniah מַתַּנְיָ֥ה H4983 Noun - proper - masculine singular Mattenai מַתְּנַ֖י H4982 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Jaasu וְיַעֲשׂוֹ׃ H3299 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 38

Original words

From the descendants וּבָנִ֥י H1137 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular of Binnui וּבִנּ֖וּי H1131 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Shimei שִׁמְעִֽי׃ H8096 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • See LXX; Hebrew And Bani, and Binnui, (and) Shimei,
Verse 39

Original words

Shelemiah וְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥ה H8018 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Nathan וְנָתָ֖ן H5416 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Adaiah וַעֲדָיָֽה׃ H5718 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 40

Original words

Machnadebai מַכְנַדְבַ֥י H4367 Noun - proper - masculine singular Shashai שָׁשַׁ֖י H8343 Noun - proper - masculine singular Sharai שָׁרָֽי׃ H8298 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 41

Original words

Azarel עֲזַרְאֵ֥ל H5832 Noun - proper - masculine singular Shelemiah וְשֶׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּ H8018 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Shemariah שְׁמַרְיָֽה׃ H8114 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 42

Original words

Shallum שַׁלּ֥וּם H7967 Noun - proper - masculine singular Amariah אֲמַרְיָ֖ה H568 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Joseph יוֹסֵֽף׃ס H3130 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 43

Original words

[And] from the descendants מִבְּנֵ֖י H1121 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of Nebo נְב֑וֹ H5015 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jeiel יְעִיאֵ֤ל H3273 Noun - proper - masculine singular Mattithiah מַתִּתְיָה֙ H4993 Noun - proper - masculine singular Zabad זָבָ֣ד H2066 Noun - proper - masculine singular Zebina זְבִינָ֔א H2081 Noun - proper - masculine singular Jaddai יַדּוֹ H3035 Noun - proper - masculine singular Joel וְיוֹאֵ֖ל H3100 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Benaiah בְּנָיָֽה׃ H1141 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 44

Original words

All כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct these [men] אֵ֕לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural had married נָשְׂא֖י H5375 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural foreign נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת H5237 Adjective - feminine plural . . . וְיֵ֣שׁ H3426 Conjunctive waw | Adverb women נָשִׁ֣ים H802 Noun - feminine plural and [some] of them מֵהֶ֣ם Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural had וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural children בָּנִֽים׃פ H1121 Noun - masculine plural by these wives נָשִׁ֔ים H802 Noun - feminine plural

BSB notes

  • Or and they sent them away with their children

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