Focused Passage

Ezra 10:5-8

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

5So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.

6Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

7And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.

8Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.

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Verse 5

Cross-references

Nehemiah 13:25Classic cross-references Nehemiah 5:12Classic cross-references Exodus 18:24Classic cross-references

Original words

So Ezraעֶזְרָ֡אH5830Noun - proper - masculine singulargot upוַיָּ֣קָםH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand made the leadingשָׂרֵי֩H8269Noun - masculine plural constructpriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluralLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םH3881Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluraland allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478Noun - proper - feminine singulartake an oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣עH7650Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerto do what had been saidלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתH6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct. . .כַּדָּבָ֥רH1697Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .הַזֶּ֖הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularAnd they took the oathוַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃H7650Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 6

Cross-references

Daniel 9:3Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 9:18Classic cross-references Psalms 119:53Classic cross-references Isaiah 58:5Classic cross-references John 4:31Classic cross-references

Original words

Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֗אH5830Noun - proper - masculine singularwithdrewוַיָּ֣קָםH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom beforeמִלִּפְנֵי֙H6440Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe houseבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430Article | Noun - masculine pluraland walkedוַיֵּ֕לֶךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe chamberלִשְׁכַּ֖תH3957Noun - feminine singular constructof Jehohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןH3076Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁ֑יבH475Noun - proper - masculine singularAnd while he stayedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthereשָׁ֗םH8033Adverbhe ateאָכַל֙H398Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularnoלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlefoodלֶ֤חֶםH3899Noun - masculine singularand drankשָׁתָ֔הH8354Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularnoלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlewaterוּמַ֣יִםH4325Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine pluralbecauseכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionhe was mourningמִתְאַבֵּ֖לH56Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singularoverעַל־H5921Prepositionthe unfaithfulnessמַ֥עַלH4604Noun - masculine singular constructof the exilesהַגּוֹלָֽה׃סH1473Article | Noun - feminine singular

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Or went

Verse 7

Original words

And a proclamationק֜וֹלH6963Noun - masculine singularwas issuedוַיַּעֲבִ֨ירוּH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthroughout Judahבִּיהוּדָ֣הH3063Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularand Jerusalemוִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םH3389Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singularthat allלְכֹל֙H3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructthe exilesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .הַגּוֹלָ֔הH1473Article | Noun - feminine singularshould gatherלְהִקָּבֵ֖ץH6908Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructat Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 17:12Classic cross-references Ezra 7:26Classic cross-references

Original words

Whoeverוְכֹל֩H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativefailedלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleto appearיָב֜וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwithin threeלִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתH7969Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular constructdaysהַיָּמִ֗יםH3117Article | Noun - masculine pluralwould forfeitיָחֳרַ֖םH2763Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructhis propertyרְכוּשׁ֑וֹH7399Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .וְה֥וּאH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singularaccording to the counselכַּעֲצַ֤תH6098Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular constructof the leadersהַשָּׂרִים֙H8269Article | Noun - masculine pluraland eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםH2205Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine pluraland would himself be expelledיִבָּדֵ֖לH914Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom the assemblyמִקְּהַ֥לH6951Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof the exilesהַגּוֹלָֽה׃סH1473Article | Noun - feminine singular

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