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Ezra 10 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:1 - So when Esdras had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and praying before the house of God, a very great assembly of Israel came together to him, men and women and youths; for the people wept, and wept aloud.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:2 - And Sechenias the son of Jeel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Esdras, We have broken covenant with our God, and have taken strange wives of the nations of the land: yet now there is patience of hope to Israel concerning this thing.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:3 - Now then let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and their offspring, as thou shalt advise:
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:4 - arise, and alarm them with the commands of our God; and let it be done according to the law. Rise up, for the matter is upon thee; and we are with thee: be strong and do.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:5 - Then Esdras arose, and caused the rulers, the priests, and Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word: and they swore.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:6 - And Esdras rose up from before the house of God, and went to the treasury of Joanan the son of Elisub; he even went thither: he ate no bread, and drank no water; for he mourned over the unfaithfulness of them of the captivity.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:7 - And they made proclamation throughout Juda and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should assemble at Jerusalem, saying,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:8 - Every one who shall not arrive within three days, as is the counsel of the rulers and the elders, all his substance shall be forfeited, and he shall be separated from the congregation of the captivity.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:9 - So all the men of Juda and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. This was the ninth month: on the twentieth day of the month all the people sat down in the street of the house of the Lord, because of their alarm concerning the word, and because of the storm.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:10 - And Esdras the priest arose, and said to them, Ye have broken covenant, and have taken strange wives, to add to the trespass of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:11 - Now therefore give praise to the Lord God of our fathers, and do that which is pleasing in his sight: and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the strange wives.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:12 - Then all the congregation answered and said, This thy word is powerful upon us to do it.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:13 - But the people is numerous, and the season is stormy, and there is no power to stand without, and the work is more than enough for one day or for two; for we have greatly sinned in this matter.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:14 - Let now our rulers stand, and for all those in our cities who have taken strange wives, let them come at appointed times, and with them elders from every several city, and judges, to turn away the fierce wrath of our God from us concerning this matter.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:15 - Only Jonathan the son of Asael, and Jazias the son of Thecoe were with me concerning this; and Mesollam, and Sabbathai the Levite helped them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:16 - And the children of the captivity did thus: and Esdras the priest, and heads of families according to their house were separated, and all by their names, for they returned in the first day of the tenth month to search out the matter.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:17 - And they made an end with all the men who had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:18 - And there were found some of the sons of the priests who had taken strange wives: of the sons of Jesus the son of Josedec, and his brethren; Maasia, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gadalia.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:19 - And they pledged themselves to put away their wives, and offered a ram of the flock for a trespass-offering because of their trespass.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:20 - And of the sons of Emmer; Anani, and Zabdia.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:21 - And of the sons of Eram; Masael, and Elia, and Samaia, and Jeel, and Ozia.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:22 - And of the sons of Phasur; Elionai, Maasia, and Ismael, and Nathanael, and Jozabad, and Elasa.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:23 - And of the Levites; Jozabad, and Samu, and Colia (he is Colitas,) and Phetheia, and Judas, and Eliezer.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:24 - And of the singers; Elisab: and of the porters; Solmen, and Telmen, and Oduth.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:25 - Also of Israel: of the sons of Phoros; Ramia, and Azia, and Melchia, and Meamin, and Eleazar, and Asabia, and Banaia.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:26 - And of the sons of Helam; Matthania, and Zacharia, and Jaïel, and Abdia, and Jarimoth, and Elia.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:27 - And of the sons of Zathua; Elionai, Elisub, Matthanai, and Armoth, and Zabad, and Oziza.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:28 - And of the sons of Babei; Joanan, Anania, and Zabu, and Thali.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:29 - And of the sons of Banui; Mosollam, Maluch, Adaias, Jasub, and Saluia, and Remoth.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:30 - And of the sons of Phaath Moab; Edne, and Chalel, and Banaia, Maasia, Matthania, Beseleel, and Banui, and Manasse.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:31 - And of the sons of Eram; Eliezer, Jesia, Melchia, Samaias, Semeon,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:32 - Benjamin, Baluch, Samaria.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:33 - And of the sons of Asem; Metthania, Matthatha, Zadab, Eliphalet, Jerami, Manasse, Semei.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:34 - And of the sons of Bani; Moodia, Amram, Uel,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:35 - Banaia, Badaia, Chelkia,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:36 - Uvania, Marimoth, Eliasiph,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:37 - Matthania, Matthanai:
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:38 - and so did the children of Banui, and the children of Semei,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:39 - and Selemia, and Nathan, and Adaia,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:40 - Machadnabu, Sesei, Sariu,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:41 - Ezriel, and Selemia, and Samaria,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:42 - and Sellum, Amaria, Joseph.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:43 - Of the sons of Nabu; Jael, Matthanias, Zabad, Zebennas, Jadai, and Joel, and Banaia.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:44 - All these had taken strange wives, and had begotten sons of them.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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