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, one of the sons of Elam, 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 El Haiאלהי
“Living El” (EL=God) For more info 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 El Haiאלהי
“Living El” (EL=God) For more info click here to put away all the women, and those are born of them, according to the counsel of the lord, and of those that tremble at the command of our El Haiאלהי
“Living El” (EL=God) For more info 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 of 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 priests, 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 El Haiאלהי
“Living El” (EL=God) 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 thee exiles.
10:7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah 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 Judah and Benjamin 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 priest 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 El Haiאלהי
“Living El” (EL=God) For more info click here of your fathers, 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 every city, and its judges, until the fierce wrath of our El Haiאלהי
“Living El” (EL=God) For more info click here for this matter has turned from us.
10:15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah made a stand against this. And Meshullam 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 priest, 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 wiomen by the first day of the first month.
Those who married foreign wives
10:18 And among the sons of the priests 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, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
10:19 And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their sin.
10:20 And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, 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, and Uzziah.
10:22 And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
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, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
10:24 From the singers also; Eliashib: and of the gatekeepers; Shallum שַׁלּוּם
Šallūm, “retribution”, and Telem, and Uri.
10:25 Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
10:26 And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
10:27 And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
10:28 From the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
10:29 And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
10:30 And of the sons of Pahasmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה
/məˈnæsə/; Mənaššé, “Forgetter”; Greek: Μανασσῆς Manasses; .
10:31 And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
10:32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
10:33 Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה
/məˈnæsə/; Mənaššé, “Forgetter”; Greek: Μανασσῆς Manasses; , and Shimei.
10:34 Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
10:35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
10:37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
10:38 And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
10:39 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
10:40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
10:41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
10:42 Shallumשַׁלּוּם
Šallūm, “retribution”, Amariah, and Joseph.
10:43 Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, 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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