While Ezra was praying and making confession, weeping and prostrating himself before the House of God, a very great crowd of Israelites gathered about him, men, women, and children; the people were weeping bitterly.
Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel of the family of Elam spoke up and said to Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God by bringing into our homes foreign women from the peoples of the land; but there isabut there is Or “is there…?” still hope for Israel despite this.
Now then, let us make a covenant with our God to expel all these women and those who have been born to them, in accordance with the bidding of the Sovereign and of all who are concerned over the commandment of our God, and let the Teaching be obeyed.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ועתה
481
נכרתברית
1282
לאלהינו
132
להוציא
142
כלנשים
450
והנולד
101
מהם
85
בעצת
562
אדני
65
והחרדים
273
במצות
538
אלהינו
102
וכתורה
637
יעשהפ
465
Ezra 10:4
Gematria: 1344
קוםכיעליךהדברואנחנועמךחזקועשהפ
Take action, for the responsibility is yours and we are with you. Act with resolve!”
Then Ezra rose from his place in front of the House of God and went into the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib; there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he was in mourning over the trespass of those who had returned from exile.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויקם
156
עזרא
278
מלפני
210
בית
412
האלהים
91
וילך
66
אללשכת
781
יהוחנן
129
בןאלישיב
405
וילך
66
שם
340
לחם
78
לאאכל
82
ומים
96
לאשתה
736
כי
30
מתאבל
473
עלמעל
240
הגולה
49
Ezra 10:7
Gematria: 2068
ויעבירוקולביהודהוירושלםלכלבניהגולהלהקבץירושלם
Then a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that all who had returned from the exile should assemble in Jerusalem,
and that anyone who did not come in three days would, by decision of the officers and elders, have their property confiscated and themselves excluded from the congregation of the returning exiles.
All the citizens of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem in three days; it was the ninth month, the twentieth of the month. All the people sat in the square of the House of God, trembling on account of the event and because of the rains.
Then Ezra the priest got up and said to them, “YoubYou Namely, the (mostly male) householders among the people. have trespassed by bringing home foreign women, thus aggravating the guilt of Israel.
So now, make confession to the ETERNAL, God of your ancestors—and do God’s will by separating yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign women.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ועתה
481
תנו
456
תודה
415
ליהוה
56
אלהיאבתיכם
519
ועשו
382
רצונו
352
והבדלו
53
מעמי
160
הארץ
296
ומןהנשים
501
הנכריותס
751
Ezra 10:12
Gematria: 2318
ויענוכלהקהלויאמרוקולגדולכןכדבריךכדברךעלינולעשות
The entire congregation responded in a loud voice, “We must surely do just as you say.
However, many people are involved, and it is the rainy season; it is not possible to remain out in the open, nor is this the work of a day or two, because we have transgressed extensively in this matter.
Let our officers remain on behalf of the entire congregation, and all our townsmen who have brought home foreign women shall appear before them at scheduled times, together with the elders and judges of each town, in order to avert the burning anger of our God from us on this account.”
The returning exiles did so. Ezra the priest and certain chiefs of the ancestral clans—all listed by name—sequestered themselves on the first day of the tenth month to study the matter.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויעשוכן
462
בני
62
הגולה
49
ויבדלו
58
עזרא
278
הכהן
80
אנשים
401
ראשי
511
האבות
414
לבית
442
אבתם
443
וכלם
96
בשמות
748
וישבו
324
ביום
58
אחד
13
לחדש
342
העשירי
595
לדריוש
550
הדבר
211
Ezra 10:17
Gematria: 3066
ויכלובכלאנשיםההשיבונשיםנכריותעדיוםאחדלחדשהראשוןפ
By the first day of the first month they were done with all the men who had brought home foreign women.
Among the priestly families who were found to have brought foreign women were Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Word-by-Word Analysis
וימצא
147
מבני
102
הכהנים
130
אשר
501
השיבו
323
נשים
400
נכריות
686
מבני
102
ישוע
386
בןיוצדק
262
ואחיו
31
מעשיה
425
ואליעזר
324
ויריב
228
וגדליה
58
Ezra 10:19
Gematria: 2593
ויתנוידםלהוציאנשיהםואשמיםאילצאןעלאשמתםס
They gave their wordcword Lit. “hand.” to expel their wives and, acknowledging their guilt, offered a ram from the flock to expiate it.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויתנו
472
ידם
54
להוציא
142
נשיהם
405
ואשמים
397
אילצאן
182
עלאשמתםס
941
Ezra 10:20
Gematria: 561
ומבניאמרחנניוזבדיהס
Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;
Word-by-Word Analysis
ומבני
108
אמר
241
חנני
118
וזבדיהס
94
Ezra 10:21
Gematria: 1487
ומבניחרםמעשיהואליהושמעיהויחיאלועזיהס
of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah;
Word-by-Word Analysis
ומבני
108
חרם
248
מעשיה
425
ואליה
52
ושמעיה
431
ויחיאל
65
ועזיהס
158
Ezra 10:22
Gematria: 2797
ומבניפשחוראליועינימעשיהישמעאלנתנאליוזבדואלעשהס
of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah;
Word-by-Word Analysis
ומבני
108
פשחור
594
אליועיני
187
מעשיה
425
ישמעאל
451
נתנאל
531
יוזבד
29
ואלעשהס
472
Ezra 10:23
Gematria: 1872
ומןהלויםיוזבדושמעיוקליההואקליטאפתחיהיהודהואליעזרס
of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah who is Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ומןהלוים
187
יוזבד
29
ושמעי
426
וקליה
151
הוא
12
קליטא
150
פתחיה
503
יהודה
30
ואליעזרס
384
Ezra 10:24
Gematria: 2703
ומןהמשרריםאלישיבומןהשעריםשלםוטלםואוריס
Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.