10:1 Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.
10:1 Now while Ezra was praying and making confession, weeping and prostrating himself before the house of God, a very large assembly, men, women, and children, gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept bitterly.

10:2 And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto 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.
10:2 And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God, and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

10:3 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.
10:3 "So now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

10:4 Arise; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
10:4 "Arise! For [this] matter is your responsibility, but we will be with you; be courageous and act."

10:5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they sware.
10:5 Then Ezra rose and made the leading priests, the Levites, and all Israel, take oath that they would do according to this proposal; so they took the oath.

10:6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and (when) he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water; for he mourned because of the trespass of them of the captivity.
10:6 Then Ezra rose from before the house of God and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib. Although he went there, he did not eat bread, nor drink water, for he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

10:7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
10:7 And they made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the exiles, that they should assemble at Jerusalem,

10:8 and that whosoever came not within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.
10:8 and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the leaders and the elders, all his possessions should be forfeited and he himself excluded from the assembly of the exiles.

10:9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth (day) of the month: and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
10:9 So all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month on the twentieth of the month, and all the people sat in the open square [before] the house of God, trembling because of this matter and the heavy rain.

10:10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.
10:10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have been unfaithful and have married foreign wives adding to the guilt of Israel.

10:11 Now therefore make confession unto Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.
10:11 "Now, therefore, make confession to the LORD God of your fathers, and do His will; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives."

10:12 Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.
10:12 Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, "That's right! As you have said, so it is our duty to do.

10:13 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 have greatly transgressed in this matter.
10:13 "But there are many people, it is the rainy season, and we are not able to stand in the open. Nor [can] the task [be done] in one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

10:14 Let now our princes be appointed for all the assembly, and let all them that are in our cities that have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God be turned from us, until this matter be despatched.
10:14 "Let our leaders represent the whole assembly and let all those in our cities who have married foreign wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of each city, until the fierce anger of our God on account of this matter is turned away from us."

10:15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this (matter): and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
10:15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah opposed this, with Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supporting them.

10:16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, (with) certain heads of fathers' (houses), 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.
10:16 But the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest selected men [who were] heads of fathers' [households] for [each of] their father's households, all of them by name. So they convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter.

10:17 And they made an end with all the men that had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
10:17 And they finished [investigating] all the men who had married foreign wives by the first of the first month.

10:18 And among the sons of the priests there were found that had married foreign women: (namely), of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
10:18 And among the sons of the priests who had married foreign wives were found of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

10:19 And they gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, (they offered) a ram of the flock for their guilt.
10:19 And they pledged to put away their wives, and being guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their offense.

10:20 And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
10:20 And of the sons of Immer [there were] Hanani and Zebadiah;

10:21 And of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
10:21 and of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah;

10:22 And of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
10:22 and of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

10:23 And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
10:23 And of Levites [there were] Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

10:24 And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
10:24 And of the singers [there was] Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

10:25 And of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
10:25 And of Israel, of the sons of Parosh [there were] Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah;

10:26 And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
10:26 and of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;

10:27 And of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
10:27 and of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza;

10:28 And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
10:28 and of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, [and] Athlai;

10:29 And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.
10:29 and of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, [and] Jeremoth;

10:30 And of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
10:30 and of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;

10:31 And (of) the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
10:31 and [of] the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

10:32 Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
10:32 Benjamin, Malluch, [and] Shemariah;

10:33 Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
10:33 of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, [and] Shimei;

10:34 Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
10:34 of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

10:35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
10:35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

10:37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,
10:37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,

10:38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
10:38 Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

10:39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
10:39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

10:40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
10:40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

10:41 Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
10:41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

10:42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
10:42 Shallum, Amariah, [and] Joseph.

10:43 Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.
10:43 Of the sons of Nebo [there were] Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, [and] Benaiah.

10:44 All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
10:44 All these had married foreign wives, and some of them had wives [by whom] they had children.