Chapter 10
Shecaniah’s Encouragement
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While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites— men, women, and children— gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly… as well.
𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 𐤅𐤊𐤄𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋 𐤅𐤊𐤄𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤕𐤅 𐤁𐤊𐤄 𐤅𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤐𐤋 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤀𐤃 𐤓𐤁 𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤁𐤊𐤅 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 𐤁𐤊𐤄𐤎 𐤊𐤉
עֶזְרָא֙ וּכְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל וּכְ֨הִתְוַדֹּת֔וֹ בֹּכֶה֙ וּמִתְנַפֵּ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים מְאֹ֗ד רַב־ קָהָ֣ל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֲנָשִׁ֤ים וְנָשִׁים֙ וִֽילָדִ֔ים נִקְבְּצוּ֩ אֵלָ֨יו הָעָ֖ם בָכ֥וּ הַרְבֵּה־ בֶֽכֶה׃ס כִּֽי־ ‘ez·rā ū·ḵə·hiṯ·pal·lêl ū·ḵə·hiṯ·wad·dō·ṯō bō·ḵeh ū·miṯ·nap·pêl lip̄·nê bêṯ hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm mə·’ōḏ raḇ- qā·hāl mî·yiś·rā·’êl ’ă·nā·šîm wə·nā·šîm wî·lā·ḏîm niq·bə·ṣū ’ê·lāw hā·‘ām ḇā·ḵū har·bêh- ḇe·ḵeh kî- — WLC · 1
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Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite…, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤍 𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤍𐤅 𐤁𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤍𐤔𐤁 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤏𐤌𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤏𐤋 𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤔 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
וַיַּעַן֩ שְׁכַנְיָ֨ה בֶן־ יְחִיאֵ֜ל מִבְּנֵ֤י עוֹלָם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְעֶזְרָ֔א אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ מָעַ֣לְנוּ בֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּ וַנֹּ֛שֶׁב נָכְרִיּ֖וֹת נָשִׁ֥ים מֵעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְעַתָּ֛ה עַל־ זֹֽאת׃ יֵשׁ־ מִקְוֶ֥ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל way·ya·‘an šə·ḵan·yāh ḇen- yə·ḥî·’êl mib·bə·nê ʿō·lå̄m way·yō·mer lə·‘ez·rā ’ă·naḥ·nū mā·‘al·nū ḇê·lō·hê·nū wan·nō·šeḇ nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ nā·šîm mê·‘am·mê hā·’ā·reṣ wə·‘at·tāh ‘al- zōṯ yêš- miq·weh lə·yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 2
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So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children,… according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.
𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 𐤊𐤋 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤅𐤋𐤃 𐤌𐤄𐤌 𐤁𐤏𐤑𐤕 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄
וְעַתָּ֣ה נִֽכְרָת־ בְּרִ֣ית לֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּ לְהוֹצִ֨יא כָל־ נָשִׁ֜ים וְהַנּוֹלָ֤ד מֵהֶם֙ בַּעֲצַ֣ת אֲדֹנָ֔י וְהַחֲרֵדִ֖ים בְּמִצְוַ֣ת אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ יֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ וְכַתּוֹרָ֖ה wə·‘at·tāh niḵ·rāṯ- bə·rîṯ lê·lō·hê·nū lə·hō·w·ṣî ḵāl nā·šîm wə·han·nō·w·lāḏ mê·hem ba·‘ă·ṣaṯ ’ă·ḏō·nāy wə·ha·ḥă·rê·ḏîm bə·miṣ·waṯ ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū yê·‘ā·śeh wə·ḵat·tō·w·rāh — WLC · 3
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Get up, for [this] matter [is] your [responsibility], and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤏𐤌𐤊 𐤇𐤆𐤒 𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤄𐤐
ק֛וּם כִּֽי־ הַדָּבָ֖ר עָלֶ֥יךָ וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ עִמָּ֑ךְ חֲזַ֖ק וַעֲשֵֽׂה׃פ qūm kî- had·dā·ḇār ‘ā·le·ḵā wa·’ă·naḥ·nū ‘im·māḵ ḥă·zaq wa·‘ă·śêh — WLC · 4
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So 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.
𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤊𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤅
עֶזְרָ֡א וַיָּ֣קָם שָׂרֵי֩ הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם וְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע אֶת־ לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה וַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃ ‘ez·rā way·yā·qām śā·rê hak·kō·hă·nîm hal·wî·yim wə·ḵāl yiś·rā·’êl way·yaš·ba‘ ’eṯ- la·‘ă·śō·wṯ kad·dā·ḇār haz·zeh way·yiš·šā·ḇê·‘ū — WLC · 5
The People’s Confession of Sin
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Then 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.
𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤔𐤊𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤇𐤍𐤍 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤔𐤌 𐤀𐤊𐤋 𐤋𐤀 𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤔𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤌𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤋 𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤂𐤅𐤋𐤄𐤎
עֶזְרָ֗א וַיָּ֣קָם מִלִּפְנֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ אֶל־ לִשְׁכַּ֖ת יְהוֹחָנָ֣ן בֶּן־ אֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שָׁ֗ם אָכַל֙ לֹֽא־ לֶ֤חֶם שָׁתָ֔ה לֹֽא־ וּמַ֣יִם כִּ֥י מִתְאַבֵּ֖ל עַל־ מַ֥עַל הַגּוֹלָֽה׃ס ‘ez·rā way·yā·qām mil·lip̄·nê bêṯ hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm way·yê·leḵ ’el- liš·kaṯ yə·hō·w·ḥā·nān ben- ’el·yā·šîḇ way·yê·leḵ šām ’ā·ḵal lō- le·ḥem šā·ṯāh lō- ū·ma·yim kî miṯ·’ab·bêl ‘al- ma·‘al hag·gō·w·lāh — WLC · 6
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And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles… should gather at Jerusalem.
𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤂𐤅𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤄𐤒𐤁𐤑 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌
ק֜וֹל וַיַּעֲבִ֨ירוּ בִּיהוּדָ֣ה וִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם לְכֹל֙ בְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔ה לְהִקָּבֵ֖ץ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ qō·wl way·ya·‘ă·ḇî·rū bî·hū·ḏāh wî·rū·šā·lim lə·ḵōl bə·nê hag·gō·w·lāh lə·hiq·qā·ḇêṣ yə·rū·šā·lim — WLC · 7
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Whoever 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.
𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 𐤋𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤊𐤏𐤑𐤕 𐤄𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤁𐤃𐤋 𐤌𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤄𐤂𐤅𐤋𐤄𐤎
וְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־ יָב֜וֹא לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת הַיָּמִ֗ים יָחֳרַ֖ם כָּל־ רְכוּשׁ֑וֹ וְה֥וּא כַּעֲצַ֤ת הַשָּׂרִים֙ וְהַזְּקֵנִ֔ים יִבָּדֵ֖ל מִקְּהַ֥ל הַגּוֹלָֽה׃ס wə·ḵōl ’ă·šer lō- yā·ḇō·w liš·lō·šeṯ hay·yā·mîm yā·ḥo·ram kāl- rə·ḵū·šōw wə·hū ka·‘ă·ṣaṯ haś·śā·rîm wə·haz·zə·qê·nîm yib·bā·ḏêl miq·qə·hal hag·gō·w·lāh — WLC · 8
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So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem,… and on the twentieth day… of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.
𐤋𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤇𐤃𐤔 𐤄𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤏𐤉 𐤇𐤃𐤔 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤁𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤁 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤌𐤄𐤂𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤐
לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת הַיָּמִ֗ים כָל־ אַנְשֵֽׁי־ יְהוּדָה֩ וּבִנְיָמִ֨ן׀ וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם ה֛וּא בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים בַּחֹ֑דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִ֖י חֹ֥דֶשׁ כָל־ הָעָ֗ם וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ בִּרְחוֹב֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מַרְעִידִ֥ים עַל־ הַדָּבָ֖ר וּמֵהַגְּשָׁמִֽים׃פ liš·lō·šeṯ hay·yā·mîm ḵāl ’an·šê- yə·hū·ḏāh ū·ḇin·yā·min way·yiq·qā·ḇə·ṣū yə·rū·šā·lim hū bə·‘eś·rîm ba·ḥō·ḏeš hat·tə·šî·‘î ḥō·ḏeš ḵāl hā·‘ām way·yê·šə·ḇū bir·ḥō·wḇ bêṯ hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm mar·‘î·ḏîm ‘al- had·dā·ḇār ū·mê·hag·gə·šā·mîm — WLC · 9
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Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to the guilt of Israel.
𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤕𐤌 𐤅𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤄𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐 𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
עֶזְרָ֤א הַכֹּהֵן֙ וַיָּ֨קָם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אַתֶּ֣ם מְעַלְתֶּ֔ם וַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּ נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת נָשִׁ֣ים לְהוֹסִ֖יף עַל־ אַשְׁמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ‘ez·rā hak·kō·hên way·yā·qām way·yō·mer ’ă·lê·hem ’at·tem mə·‘al·tem wat·tō·šî·ḇū nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ nā·šîm lə·hō·w·sîp̄ ‘al- ’aš·maṯ yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 10
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Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”
𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤌𐤏𐤌𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤄𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌
וְעַתָּ֗ה תְּנ֥וּ תוֹדָ֛ה לַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־ אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם וַעֲשׂ֣וּ רְצוֹנ֑וֹ וְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙ וּמִן־ מֵעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ הַנָּשִׁ֖ים wə·‘at·tāh tə·nū ṯō·w·ḏāh Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê- ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem wa·‘ă·śū rə·ṣō·w·nōw wə·hib·bā·ḏə·lū ū·min- mê·‘am·mê hā·’ā·reṣ han·nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ han·nā·šîm — WLC · 11
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And the whole assembly… responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say…!
𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤅 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤊𐤍 𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤊𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤊 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅
כָֽל־ הַקָּהָ֛ל וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ וַיַּֽעְנ֧וּ גָּד֑וֹל ק֣וֹל כֵּ֛ן לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ כְּדִבְרֶיךָ עָלֵ֖ינוּ ḵāl haq·qā·hāl way·yō·mə·rū way·ya‘·nū gā·ḏō·wl qō·wl kên la·‘ă·śō·wṯ kə·ḏiḇ·rɛ·ḵå̄ ‘ā·lê·nū — WLC · 12
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But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor [is this] the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.
𐤀𐤁𐤋 𐤓𐤁 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤂𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤕 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤊𐤇 𐤋𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤑 𐤋𐤀 𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤋𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤐𐤔𐤏 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤁𐤃𐤁𐤓
אֲבָ֞ל רָב֙ הָעָ֥ם גְּשָׁמִ֔ים וְהָעֵ֣ת וְאֵ֥ין כֹּ֖חַ לַעֲמ֣וֹד בַּח֑וּץ לֹֽא־ וְהַמְּלָאכָ֗ה אֶחָד֙ וְלֹ֣א לִשְׁנַ֔יִם לְי֤וֹם כִּֽי־ לִפְשֹׁ֖עַ הִרְבִּ֥ינוּ הַזֶּֽה׃ בַּדָּבָ֥ר ’ă·ḇāl rāḇ hā·‘ām gə·šā·mîm wə·hā·‘êṯ wə·’ên kō·aḥ la·‘ă·mō·wḏ ba·ḥūṣ lō- wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵāh ’e·ḥāḏ wə·lō liš·na·yim lə·yō·wm kî- lip̄·šō·a‘ hir·bî·nū haz·zeh bad·dā·ḇār — WLC · 13
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Let our leaders represent… the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges… of each town…, until the fierce anger… of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”
𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 𐤍𐤀 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤄𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤏𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤌𐤄𐤌 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤄 𐤏𐤃 𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤀𐤐 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤆𐤄𐤐 𐤋𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤋𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤅
שָׂ֠רֵינוּ יַֽעֲמְדוּ־ נָ֣א לְֽכָל־ הַקָּהָ֞ל וְכֹ֣ל׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֶּעָרֵ֗ינוּ הַהֹשִׁ֞יב נָכְרִיּוֹת֙ נָשִׁ֤ים יָבֹא֙ מְזֻמָּנִ֔ים לְעִתִּ֣ים וְעִמָּהֶ֛ם זִקְנֵי־ וְשֹׁפְטֶ֑יהָ עַ֠ד עִ֥יר וָעִ֖יר חֲר֤וֹן אַף־ אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ עַ֖ד הַזֶּֽה׃פ לַדָּבָ֥ר לְהָשִׁ֞יב מִמֶּ֔נּוּ śā·rê·nû ya·‘ăm·ḏū- nā lə·ḵāl haq·qā·hāl wə·ḵōl ’ă·šer be·‘ā·rê·nū ha·hō·šîḇ nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ nā·šîm yā·ḇō mə·zum·mā·nîm lə·‘it·tîm wə·‘im·mā·hem ziq·nê- wə·šō·p̄ə·ṭe·hā ‘aḏ ‘îr wā·‘îr ḥă·rō·wn ’ap̄- ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū ‘aḏ haz·zeh lad·dā·ḇār lə·hā·šîḇ mim·men·nū — WLC · 14
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(Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed… this [plan].)
𐤀𐤊 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤔𐤄𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤍 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤌 𐤅𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤆𐤀𐤕
אַ֣ךְ יוֹנָתָ֧ן בֶּן־ עֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל וְיַחְזְיָ֥ה בֶן־ תִּקְוָ֖ה עֲזָרֻֽם׃ וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛ם וְשַׁבְּתַ֥י הַלֵּוִ֖י עָמְד֣וּ עַל־ זֹ֑את ’aḵ yō·w·nā·ṯān ben- ‘ă·śā·h·’êl wə·yaḥ·zə·yāh ḇen- tiq·wāh ‘ă·zā·rum ū·mə·šul·lām wə·šab·bə·ṯay hal·lê·wî ‘ā·mə·ḏū ‘al- zōṯ — WLC · 15
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So the exiles… did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name,… to represent their families… On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,
𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤂𐤅𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤊𐤍 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤅 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 𐤅𐤊𐤋𐤌 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤌 𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤄𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤉 𐤋𐤇𐤃𐤔 𐤋𐤃𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤔 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓
בְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָה֒ וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ כֵן֮ עֶזְרָ֨א הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וַיִּבָּדְלוּ֩ אֲנָשִׁ֨ים הָאָב֛וֹת רָאשֵׁ֧י וְכֻלָּ֣ם בְּשֵׁמ֑וֹת וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ אֲבֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֥ית אֶחָד֙ בְּי֤וֹם הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ לְדַרְי֖וֹשׁ הַדָּבָֽר׃ bə·nê hag·gō·w·lāh way·ya·‘ă·śū- ḵên ‘ez·rā hak·kō·hên way·yib·bā·ḏə·lū ’ă·nā·šîm hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ rā·šê wə·ḵul·lām bə·šê·mō·wṯ way·yê·šə·ḇū ’ă·ḇō·ṯām lə·ḇêṯ ’e·ḥāḏ bə·yō·wm hā·‘ă·śî·rî la·ḥō·ḏeš lə·ḏar·yō·wōš had·dā·ḇār — WLC · 16
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and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.
𐤏𐤃 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤐 𐤋𐤇𐤃𐤔 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌
עַ֛ד אֶחָ֖ד י֥וֹם הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃פ לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ וַיְכַלּ֣וּ בַכֹּ֔ל אֲנָשִׁ֕ים הַהֹשִׁ֖יבוּ נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת נָשִׁ֣ים ‘aḏ ’e·ḥāḏ yō·wm hā·ri·šō·wn la·ḥō·ḏeš way·ḵal·lū ḇak·kōl ’ă·nā·šîm ha·hō·šî·ḇū nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ nā·šîm — WLC · 17
Those Guilty of Intermarriage
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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.
𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤃𐤒 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤁 𐤅𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤄
מִבְּנֵ֣י הַכֹּהֲנִ֔ים הֹשִׁ֖יבוּ נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת נָשִׁ֣ים וַיִּמָּצֵא֙ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִבְּנֵ֨י יֵשׁ֤וּעַ בֶּן־ יֽוֹצָדָק֙ וְאֶחָ֔יו מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶר וְיָרִ֖יב וּגְדַלְיָֽה׃ mib·bə·nê hak·kō·hă·nîm hō·šî·ḇū nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ nā·šîm way·yim·mā·ṣê ’ă·šer mib·bə·nê yê·šū·a‘ ben- yō·w·ṣā·ḏāq wə·’e·ḥāw ma·‘ă·śê·yāh we·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer wə·yā·rîḇ ū·ḡə·ḏal·yāh — WLC · 18
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They pledged… to send their wives away, and for their guilt [they presented] a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.
𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤉𐤃𐤌 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤋𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 𐤅𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤋 𐤑𐤀𐤍 𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤕𐤌𐤎
וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ יָדָ֖ם נְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם לְהוֹצִ֣יא וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥ים אֵֽיל־ צֹ֖אן עַל־ אַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ס way·yit·tə·nū yā·ḏām nə·šê·hem lə·hō·w·ṣî wa·’ă·šê·mîm ’êl- ṣōn ‘al- ’aš·mā·ṯām — WLC · 19
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From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
𐤅𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤆𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤄𐤎
וּמִבְּנֵ֣י אִמֵּ֔ר חֲנָ֖נִי וּזְבַדְיָֽה׃ס ū·mib·bə·nê ’im·mêr ḥă·nā·nî ū·zə·ḇaḏ·yāh — WLC · 20
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From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
𐤅𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤇𐤓𐤌 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤄
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י חָרִ֑ם מַעֲשֵׂיָ֤ה וְאֵֽלִיָּה֙ וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה וִיחִיאֵ֖ל וְעֻזִיָּֽה׃ ū·mib·bə·nê ḥā·rim ma·‘ă·śê·yāh wə·’ê·lî·yāh ū·šə·ma‘·yāh wî·ḥî·’êl wə·‘u·zî·yāh — WLC · 21
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From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
𐤅𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤐𐤔𐤇𐤅𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀𐤋 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤅𐤆𐤁𐤃 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤄𐤎
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י פַּשְׁח֑וּר אֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֤י מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל נְתַנְאֵ֔ל יוֹזָבָ֖ד וְאֶלְעָשָֽׂה׃ס ū·mib·bə·nê paš·ḥūr ’el·yō·w·‘ê·nay ma·‘ă·śê·yāh yiš·mā·‘êl nə·ṯan·’êl yō·w·zā·ḇāḏ wə·’el·‘ā·śāh — WLC · 22
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Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤅𐤆𐤁𐤃 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉 𐤅𐤒𐤋𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤒𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤀 𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤎
וּמִֽן־ הַלְוִיִּ֑ם יוֹזָבָ֣ד וְשִׁמְעִ֗י וְקֵֽלָיָה֙ ה֣וּא קְלִיטָ֔א פְּתַֽחְיָ֥ה יְהוּדָ֖ה וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ס ū·min- hal·wî·yim yō·w·zā·ḇāḏ wə·šim·‘î wə·qê·lā·yāh hū qə·lî·ṭā pə·ṯaḥ·yāh yə·hū·ḏāh we·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer — WLC · 23
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From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤈𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤎
וּמִן־ הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים אֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב וּמִן־ הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים שַׁלֻּ֥ם וָטֶ֖לֶם וְאוּרִֽי׃ס ū·min- ham·šō·rə·rîm ’el·yā·šîḇ ū·min- haš·šō·‘ă·rîm šal·lum wā·ṭe·lem wə·’ū·rî — WLC · 24
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And among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.
𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤔 𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤆𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 𐤅𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤎
וּמִֽיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִבְּנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֡שׁ רַ֠מְיָה וְיִזִּיָּ֤ה וּמַלְכִּיָּה֙ וּמִיָּמִ֣ן וְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר וּמַלְכִּיָּ֖ה וּבְנָיָֽה׃ס ū·mî·yiś·rā·’êl mib·bə·nê p̄ar·‘ōš ram·yāh wə·yiz·zî·yāh ū·mal·kî·yāh ū·mî·yā·min wə·’el·‘ā·zār ū·mal·kî·yāh ū·ḇə·nā·yāh — WLC · 25
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From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
𐤅𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤌 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤎
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י עֵילָ֑ם מַתַּנְיָ֤ה זְכַרְיָה֙ וִיחִיאֵ֣ל וְעַבְדִּ֔י וִירֵמ֖וֹת וְאֵלִיָּֽה׃ס ū·mib·bə·nê ‘ê·lām mat·tan·yāh zə·ḵar·yāh wî·ḥî·’êl wə·‘aḇ·dî wî·rê·mō·wṯ wə·’ê·lî·yāh — WLC · 26
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From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
𐤅𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤆𐤕𐤅𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤆𐤁𐤃 𐤅𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤆𐤀𐤎
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י זַתּ֑וּא אֶלְיוֹעֵנַ֤י אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ מַתַּנְיָ֣ה וִֽירֵמ֔וֹת וְזָבָ֖ד וַעֲזִיזָֽא׃ס ū·mib·bə·nê zat·tū ’el·yō·w·‘ê·nay ’el·yā·šîḇ mat·tan·yāh wî·rê·mō·wṯ wə·zā·ḇāḏ wa·‘ă·zî·zā — WLC · 27
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From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
𐤅𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤇𐤍𐤍 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤆𐤁𐤉 𐤏𐤕𐤋𐤉𐤎
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י בֵּבָ֑י יְהוֹחָנָ֥ן חֲנַנְיָ֖ה זַבַּ֥י עַתְלָֽי׃ס ū·mib·bə·nê bê·ḇāy yə·hō·w·ḥā·nān ḥă·nan·yāh zab·bay ‘aṯ·lāy — WLC · 28
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From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
𐤅𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤊 𐤅𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤄 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 𐤅𐤔𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤎
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י בָּנִ֑י מְשֻׁלָּ֤ם מַלּוּךְ֙ וַעֲדָיָ֔ה יָשׁ֖וּב וּשְׁאָ֥ל יְרֵמוֹת׃ס ū·mib·bə·nê bā·nî mə·šul·lām mal·lūḵ wa·‘ă·ḏā·yāh yā·šūḇ ū·šə·’āl yə·rē·mōṯ — WLC · 29
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From the descendants vvv of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
𐤅𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤐𐤇𐤕 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 𐤏𐤃𐤍𐤀 𐤅𐤊𐤋𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤑𐤋𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤉 𐤅𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄𐤎
וּמִבְּנֵ֛י פַּחַ֥ת מוֹאָ֖ב עַדְנָ֣א וּכְלָ֑ל בְּנָיָ֤ה מַעֲשֵׂיָה֙ מַתַּנְיָ֣ה בְצַלְאֵ֔ל וּבִנּ֖וּי וּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ס ū·mib·bə·nê pa·ḥaṯ mō·w·’āḇ ‘aḏ·nā ū·ḵə·lāl bə·nā·yāh ma·‘ă·śê·yāh mat·tan·yāh ḇə·ṣal·’êl ū·ḇin·nui ū·mə·naš·šeh — WLC · 30
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From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤇𐤓𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍
וּבְנֵ֖י חָרִ֑ם אֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר יִשִּׁיָּ֛ה מַלְכִּיָּ֖ה שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃ ū·ḇə·nê ḥā·rim ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer yiš·šî·yāh mal·kî·yāh šə·ma‘·yāh šim·‘ō·wn — WLC · 31
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Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤊 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤎
בְּנְיָמִ֥ן מַלּ֖וּךְ שְׁמַרְיָֽה׃ס bə·nə·yå̄·min mal·lūḵ šə·mar·yāh — WLC · 32
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From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤇𐤔𐤌 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤕𐤕𐤄 𐤆𐤁𐤃 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤈 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤎
מִבְּנֵ֖י חָשֻׁ֑ם מַתְּנַ֤י מַתַּתָּה֙ זָבָ֣ד אֱלִיפֶ֔לֶט יְרֵמַ֥י מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה שִׁמְעִֽי׃ס mib·bə·nê ḥā·šum mat·tə·nay mat·tat·tāh zā·ḇāḏ ’ĕ·lî·p̄e·leṭ yə·rê·may mə·naš·šeh šim·‘î — WLC · 33
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From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤏𐤃𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤓𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤎
מִבְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔י מַעֲדַ֥י עַמְרָ֖ם וְאוּאֵֽל׃ס mib·bə·nê ḇā·nî ma·‘ă·ḏay ‘am·rām wə·’ū·’êl — WLC · 34
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Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤄 𐤊𐤋𐤄𐤉
בְּנָיָ֥ה בֵדְיָ֖ה כְּלָהַי׃ bə·nā·yāh ḇê·ḏə·yāh kə·lå̄·hay — WLC · 35
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Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁
וַנְיָ֥ה מְרֵמ֖וֹת אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב׃ wan·yāh mə·rê·mō·wṯ ’el·yā·šîḇ — WLC · 36
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Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅
מַתַּנְיָ֥ה מַתְּנַ֖י וְיַעֲשׂוֹ׃ mat·tan·yāh mat·tə·nay wə·ya·ʿă·śō — WLC · 37
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From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,
𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤉 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉
וּבָנִ֥י וּבִנּ֖וּי שִׁמְעִֽי׃ ū·ḇā·nî ū·ḇin·nui šim·‘î — WLC · 38
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Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤅𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤄
וְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥ה וְנָתָ֖ן וַעֲדָיָֽה׃ wə·še·lem·yāh wə·nā·ṯān wa·‘ă·ḏā·yāh — WLC · 39
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Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
𐤌𐤊𐤍𐤃𐤁𐤉 𐤔𐤔𐤉 𐤔𐤓𐤉
מַכְנַדְבַ֥י שָׁשַׁ֖י שָׁרָֽי׃ maḵ·naḏ·ḇay šā·šay šā·rāy — WLC · 40
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Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤄
עֲזַרְאֵ֥ל וְשֶׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּ שְׁמַרְיָֽה׃ ‘ă·zar·’êl wə·še·lem·yā·hū šə·mar·yāh — WLC · 41
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Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐𐤎
שַׁלּ֥וּם אֲמַרְיָ֖ה יוֹסֵֽף׃ס šal·lūm ’ă·mar·yāh yō·w·sêp̄ — WLC · 42
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[And] from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤍𐤁𐤅 𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤄 𐤆𐤁𐤃 𐤆𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤀 𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄
מִבְּנֵ֖י נְב֑וֹ יְעִיאֵ֤ל מַתִּתְיָה֙ זָבָ֣ד זְבִינָ֔א יַדּוֹ וְיוֹאֵ֖ל בְּנָיָֽה׃ mib·bə·nê nə·ḇōw yə·‘î·’êl mat·tiṯ·yāh zā·ḇāḏ zə·ḇî·nā yad·dō wə·yō·w·’êl bə·nā·yāh — WLC · 43
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All these [men] had married foreign… women, and [some] of them had children by these wives.
𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤐 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌
כָּל־ אֵ֕לֶּה נָשְׂא֖י נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת וְיֵ֣שׁ נָשִׁ֣ים מֵהֶ֣ם וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ בָּנִֽים׃פ נָשִׁ֔ים kāl- ’êl·leh nå̄·śə nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ wə·yêš nā·šîm mê·hem way·yā·śî·mū bā·nîm nā·šîm — WLC · 44