1 Now when Ezra 5830 had prayed 6419, and when he had confessed 3034, weeping 1058 and casting himself down 5307 before 6440 the house 1004 of God 430, there assembled 6908 unto him out of Israel 3478 a very 3966 great 7227 congregation 6951 of men 582 and women 802 and children 3206: for the people 5971 wept 1058 very 7235 sore 1059.
2 And Shechaniah 7935 the son 1121 of Jehiel 3171, one of the sons 1121 of Elam 5867, answered 6030 and said 559 unto Ezra 5830, We have trespassed 4603 against our God 430, and have taken 3427 strange 5237 wives 802 of the people 5971 of the land 776: yet now there is 3426 hope 4723 in Israel 3478 concerning this thing.
3 Now therefore let us make 3772 a covenant 1285 with our God 430 to put away 3318 all the wives 802, and such as are born 3205 of them, according to the counsel 6098 of my lord 136, and of those that tremble 2730 at the commandment 4687 of our God 430; and let it be done 6213 according to the law 8451.
4 Arise 6965; for this matter 1697 belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage 2388, and do 6213 it.
5 Then arose 6965 Ezra 5830, and made the chief 8269 priests 3548, the Levites 3881, and all Israel 3478, to swear 7650 that they should do 6213 according to this word 1697. And they sware 7650.
6 Then Ezra 5830 rose up 6965 from before 6440 the house 1004 of God 430, and went 3212 into the chamber 3957 of Johanan 3076 the son 1121 of Eliashib 475: and when he came 3212 thither, he did eat 398 no bread 3899, nor drink 8354 water 4325: for he mourned 56 because of the transgression 4604 of them that had been carried away 1473.
7 And they made proclamation 5674 6963 throughout Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389 unto all the children 1121 of the captivity 1473, that they should gather themselves together 6908 unto Jerusalem 3389;
8 And that whosoever would not come 935 within three 7969 days 3117, according to the counsel 6098 of the princes 8269 and the elders 2205, all his substance 7399 should be forfeited 2763, and himself separated 914 from the congregation 6951 of those that had been carried away 1473.
9 Then all the men 582 of Judah 3063 and Benjamin 1144 gathered themselves together 6908 unto Jerusalem 3389 within three 7969 days 3117. It was the ninth 8671 month 2320, on the twentieth 6242 day of the month 2320; and all the people 5971 sat 3427 in the street 7339 of the house 1004 of God 430, trembling 7460 because of this matter 1697, and for the great rain 1653.
10 And Ezra 5830 the priest 3548 stood up 6965, and said 559 unto them, Ye have transgressed 4603, and have taken 3427 strange 5237 wives 802, to increase 3254 the trespass 819 of Israel 3478.
11 Now therefore make 5414 confession 8426 unto the LORD 3068 God 430 of your fathers 1, and do 6213 his pleasure 7522: and separate 914 yourselves from the people 5971 of the land 776, and from the strange 5237 wives 802.
12 Then all the congregation 6951 answered 6030 and said 559 with a loud 1419 voice 6963, As thou hast said 1697, so must we do 6213.
13 But 61 the people 5971 are many 7227, and it is a time 6256 of much rain 1653, and we are not able 3581 to stand 5975 without 2351, neither is this a work 4399 of one 259 day 3117 or two 8147: for we are many 7235 that have transgressed 6586 in this thing 1697.
14 Let now our rulers 8269 of all the congregation 6951 stand 5975, and let all them which have taken 3427 strange 5237 wives 802 in our cities 5892 come 935 at appointed 2163 times 6256, and with them the elders 2205 of every city 5892, and the judges 8199 thereof, until the fierce 2740 wrath 639 of our God 430 for this matter 1697 be turned 7725 from us.
15 Only Jonathan 3129 the son 1121 of Asahel 6214 and Jahaziah 3167 the son 1121 of Tikvah 8616 were employed 5975 about this matter: and Meshullam 4918 and Shabbethai 7678 the Levite 3881 helped 5826 them.
16 And the children 1121 of the captivity 1473 did so 6213. And Ezra 5830 the priest 3548, with certain 582 chief 7218 of the fathers 1, after the house 1004 of their fathers 1, and all of them by their names 8034, were separated 914, and sat down 3427 in the first 259 day 3117 of the tenth 6224 month 2320 to examine 1875 the matter 1697.
17 And they made an end 3615 with all the men 582 that had taken 3427 strange 5237 wives 802 by the first 259 day 3117 of the first 7223 month 2320.
18 And among the sons 1121 of the priests 3548 there were found 4672 that had taken 3427 strange 5237 wives 802: namely, of the sons 1121 of Jeshua 3442 the son 1121 of Jozadak 3136, and his brethren 251; Maaseiah 4641, and Eliezer 461, and Jarib 3402, and Gedaliah 1436.
19 And they gave 5414 their hands 3027 that they would put away 3318 their wives 802; and being guilty 818, they offered a ram 352 of the flock 6629 for their trespass 819.
20 And of the sons 1121 of Immer 564; Hanani 2607, and Zebadiah 2069.
21 And of the sons 1121 of Harim 2766; Maaseiah 4641, and Elijah 452, and Shemaiah 8098, and Jehiel 3171, and Uzziah 5818.
22 And of the sons 1121 of Pashur 6583; Elioenai 454, Maaseiah 4641, Ishmael 3458, Nethaneel 5417, Jozabad 3107, and Elasah 501.
23 Also of the Levites 3881; Jozabad 3107, and Shimei 8096, and Kelaiah 7041, (the same is Kelita 7042,) Pethahiah 6611, Judah 3063, and Eliezer 461.
24 Of the singers 7891 also; Eliashib 475: and of the porters 7778; Shallum 7967, and Telem 2928, and Uri 221.
25 Moreover of Israel 3478: of the sons 1121 of Parosh 6551; Ramiah 7422, and Jeziah 3150, and Malchiah 4441, and Miamin 4326, and Eleazar 499, and Malchijah 4441, and Benaiah 1141.
26 And of the sons 1121 of Elam 5867; Mattaniah 4983, Zechariah 2148, and Jehiel 3171, and Abdi 5660, and Jeremoth 3406, and Eliah 452.
27 And of the sons 1121 of Zattu 2240; Elioenai 454, Eliashib 475, Mattaniah 4983, and Jeremoth 3406, and Zabad 2066, and Aziza 5819.
28 Of the sons 1121 also of Bebai 893; Jehohanan 3076, Hananiah 2608, Zabbai 2140 2079, and Athlai 6270.
29 And of the sons 1121 of Bani 1137; Meshullam 4918, Malluch 4409, and Adaiah 5718, Jashub 3437, and Sheal 7594, and Ramoth 7433.
30 And of the sons 1121 of Pahathmoab 6355; Adna 5733, and Chelal 3636, Benaiah 1141, Maaseiah 4641, Mattaniah 4983, Bezaleel 1212, and Binnui 1131, and Manasseh 4519.
31 And of the sons 1121 of Harim 2766; Eliezer 461, Ishijah 3449, Malchiah 4441, Shemaiah 8098, Shimeon 8095,
32 Benjamin 1144, Malluch 4409, and Shemariah 8114.
33 Of the sons 1121 of Hashum 2828; Mattenai 4982, Mattathah 4992, Zabad 2066, Eliphelet 467, Jeremai 3413, Manasseh 4519, and Shimei 8096.
34 Of the sons 1121 of Bani 1137; Maadai 4572, Amram 6019, and Uel 177,
35 Benaiah 1141, Bedeiah 912, Chelluh 3622,
36 Vaniah 2057, Meremoth 4822, Eliashib 475,
37 Mattaniah 4983, Mattenai 4982, and Jaasau 3299,
38 And Bani 1137, and Binnui 1131, Shimei 8096,
39 And Shelemiah 8018, and Nathan 5416, and Adaiah 5718,
40 Machnadebai 4367, Shashai 8343, Sharai 8298,
41 Azareel 5832, and Shelemiah 8018, Shemariah 8114,
42 Shallum 7967, Amariah 568, and Joseph 3130.
43 Of the sons 1121 of Nebo 5015; Jeiel 3273, Mattithiah 4993, Zabad 2066, Zebina 2081, Jadau 3035, and Joel 3100, Benaiah 1141.
44 All these had taken 5375 5375 strange 5237 wives 802: and some of them had 3426 wives 802 by whom they had 7760 children 1121.