Ezra Chapter 10

Marriage Reforms


10:1 Now when Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here was praying, and making his confession, weeping and falling down before the house of Elohimאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator, a huge  congregation of men, women and children assembled to him out of Israel: for the people wept with a great weeping.
10:2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel (meaning God lives), one of the sons of Elam (meaning eternity), answered and said to Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here, We have sinned against our Elohim בֵאלֹהֵינוּ
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here, and have lived with foreign women from the people of the land. Yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
10:3 Now let us make a covenant with our Elohim אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here to put away (divorce) all the women, and those are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the command of our Elohim אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here; and let it be done according to the Torahתּוֹרָה‎
Tōrā,/ˈtɔːrə, ˈtoʊrə/; “Instruction”, “Teaching” or “Law”) The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot..
10:4 Rise up; for this matter is on you: we also will be with you. Be strong, and do it.
10:5 Then Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here, got up and made the chief priestsכֹּהֲנִים
kôhêneem, ko-hane’ Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here, the Levitesלְוִיִּם
/ˈliːvaɪt/ LEE-vyte;romanized: Lǝvīyyīm) or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname Halevi, which consists of the Hebrew definite article “ה” Ha- (‘the’) plus Levi (‘Levite’) is not conclusive regarding being a Levite; a titular use of HaLevi indicates being a Levite. The daughter of a Levite is a Bat Levi (Bat being Hebrew for ‘daughter’) For more info click here, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they swore.
10:6 Then Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here got up from before the house of Elohimאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator. For more info click here, and went into the room of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he went there, he didn’t eat food, or drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of the exiles.
10:7 And they made proclamation throughout Judahיְהוּדָה‎
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah.- The tribe descended from Judah – the son of Jacob the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah – the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon -a Levite in Ezra’s time
For more info click here and Jerusalem to all the sons of the exile, to assemble at Jerusalem;
10:8 And that whoever wouldn’t come within three days, according to the counsel of the leaders and the elders, all his property would be forfeited, and himself excluded from the congregation exiles.

Ezra’s exhortation


10:9 Then all the men of Judahיְהוּדָה‎
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. – The tribe descended from Judah – the son of Jacob the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah – the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon -a Levite in Ezra’s time For more info click here and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִי
Bīnyāmīn Meaning: “Son of (the) right” or “Son of My right hand” was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob’s thirteenth child and twelfth and youngest son) – son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin – a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife – the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob
For more info click here gathered to Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month. And all the people sat in the plaza of the house of Elohimאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator, trembling because of this matter, and because of the heavy rain.
10:10 And Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here the priestכֹּהֵן
kôhên, ko-hane’ Kohen = priest, principal officer or chief ruler For more info click here stood up, and said to them, Ya’ll have trespassed, and have lived with foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.
10:11 Now make confession to YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here Elohim ofאלֹהֵי
In Hebrew grammatical construct is a way of connecting noun-noun pairs. In english, we use “of”, but in Hebrew there are quite a few ways of doing this. של is usually used in place of “of” in Hebrew, but in this case, we modify the first word, with the suffix “ey” (which is what we do for plural words, which God’s name is in Torah), i.e. God of Abraham becomes Elohei Avraham. also can be of my – See Elohim for more info click here your forefathers, and do His will: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the foreign women.
10:12 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Right! according to your word [it] is on us to do.
10:13 But the people [are] many, and it is a time of heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside, and the work is not one or two days: For we have greatly sinned in this thing.
10:14 Please let our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all those who [have] lived foreign wives in our cities come at an appointed time, and with them the elders of each city, and its judges, until the fierce wrath of our Elohim אֱלֹהֵינוּ
Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word is Elohim for more info on the word click here for this matter has turned from us.
10:15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel (God-made) and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah (meaning hope) made a stand against this. And Meshullam (meaning friend) and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.
10:16 And the sons of the exile did so. And Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here the priestכֹּהֵן
kôhên, ko-hane’ Kohen = priest, principal officer or chief ruler For more info click here, with men, heads of the fathers, according to the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
10:17 And they finished with all [the] men that had lived with foreign women by the first day of the first month.

Those who married foreign wives


10:18 And among the sons of the priestsכֹּהֲנִים
kôhêneem, ko-hane’ Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click here these were found that had lived with foreign women: namely, from the sons of Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַ‎
romanized: Yēšūaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here the son of Jozadak, and his brothers; Maaseiah, and Eliezer (meaning God is help), and Jarib (meaning he contends), and Gedaliah.
10:19 And they gave their hands that they would put away (divorce) their wives; and being guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their sin.
10:20 And of the sons of Immer (meaning he has said); Hanani (meaning gracious), and Zebadiah.
10:21 And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijahאֵלִיָּהוּ
romanized: ʾĒlīyyāhū,ˈlaɪdʒə/ il-EYE-jə; meaning “My God is Yahweh/YHWH”;Greek form: Elias /ɪˈlaɪəs/ il-EYE-əs)or more info click here, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel (meaning God lives), and Uzziah.
10:22 And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai (or Elihoenai), Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah (or Eleasah).
10:23 Also of the Levitesלְוִיִּם
/ˈliːvaɪt/ LEE-vyte;romanized: Lǝvīyyīm) or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname Halevi, which consists of the Hebrew definite article “ה” Ha- (‘the’) plus Levi (‘Levite’) is not conclusive regarding being a Levite; a titular use of HaLevi indicates being a Levite. The daughter of a Levite is a Bat Levi (Bat being Hebrew for ‘daughter’) For more info click here; Jozabad, and Shimei (or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea), and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judahיְהוּדָה‎
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah  For more info click here, and Eliezer.
10:24 From the singers also; Eliashib (meaning God restores): and of the gatekeepers; Shallum שַׁלּוּם
Šallūm, “retribution”, and Telem (meaning oppression), and Uri (meaning fiery).
10:25 Also of Israel: of the sons of Parosh (or Pharosh meaning flea); Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah (or Malchijah), and Miamin (meaning from the right hand), and Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר
Transliteration: ‘elʿāzār Pronunciation:el-aw-zawr’ Eleazar = “God has helped” 1. the high priest son of Aaron 2. Abinadab’s son who cared for the ark 3. the priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in time of Ezra 4. one of David’s mighty warriors 5. a Levite 6.someone of the linage of Parosh For more info click here, and Malchijah (or Malchiah), and Benaiah.
10:26 And of the sons of Elam (meaning eternity or forever); Mattaniah, Zechariah (meaning Yaweh remembers), and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth (meaning He is Most High), and Eliah (or Elijah).
10:27 And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai (or Elihoenai), Eliashib (meaning God restores), Mattaniah, and Jeremoth (or Jerimoth)  and Zabad, and Aziza (meaning strong).
10:28 From the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai (meaning pure), and Athlai (meaning who Yaweh afflicts).
10:29 And of the sons of Bani (meaning built); Meshullam, Malluch (meaning counsellor), and Adaiah, Jashub (meaning he will return), and Sheal (meaning asking), and Ramoth (Jerimoth or Jeremoth).
10:30 And of the sons of Pahas-moab (meaning pit of Moabמוֹאָב‎
Transliteration:mô’āḇ Pronunciation:mo-awb Moab = “of his father” Son of Lot and his oldest daughter click here also the land of Moab’s descendants); Adna (meaning rest or pleasure), and Chelal (meaning completed), Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה
/məˈnæsə/; Mənaššé, “Forgetter”; Greek: Μανασσῆς Manasses; .
10:31 And of the sons of Harim (meaning dedicated); Eliezer, Ishijah ( or Ishiah or Jesiah), Malchiah (Malchijah), Shemaiah, Shimeon (or Simeonשמעון
(/ˈsɪmiən/) is a given name (Biblical Šimʿon, Tiberian Šimʿôn), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon. It is a cognate of the name Simon “he has heard” For more info click here),
10:32 Benjaminבִּנְיָמִי
Bīnyāmīn Meaning: “Son of (the) right” or “Son of My right hand” was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob’s thirteenth child and twelfth and youngest son) – son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin – a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife – the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob
For more info click here, Malluch, and Shemariah.
10:33 Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai (meaning my exaltations), Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה
/məˈnæsə/; Mənaššé, “Forgetter”; Greek: Μανασσῆς Manasses; , and Shimei.
10:34 Of the sons of Bani; Maadai (meaning ornament of Yaweh), Amram עַמְרָם‎
Transliteration:ʿamrām Pronunciation:am-rawm’ proper masculine noun Meaning: exalted people. – a descendant of Kohath and Levi and father of Moses – one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra For more info click here, and Uel (meaning wish or will of God),
10:35 Benaiah, Bedeiah (meaning servant of Jehovah), Chelluh (meaning my accomplishment),
10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
10:37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau (meaning they will do),
10:38 And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
10:39 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
10:40 Machnadebai (or Mabnadebai), Shashai (meaning noble), Sharai (meaning releaser),
10:41 Azareel (or Azarael), and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
10:42 Shallumשַׁלּוּם
Šallūm, “retribution”, Amariah, and Josephיוֹסֵף‎
Yosef Meaning: Yaweh will add, God will add, taken away or praise, fame taken away. For more info click here.
10:43 Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel (or Jehiel), Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina (meaning bought), Jadau (or Iddo), and Joelיוֹאֵל‎
Transliteration:yô’ēl Pronunciation:yo-ale’ Meaning: Yaweh is God. For more info click here, Benaiah.
10:44 All these had risen with foreign women: and some of them had wives by whom they had sons.

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