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| 10:1 | And when Esdras prayed after this maner, and knowledged, wept, and lay before the house of God, there resorted vnto hym out of Israel a very great congregation, of men, and women, and children: and the people wept very sore |
| 10:2 | And Sechania the sonne of Iehiel, one of the children of Elam, aunswered, and sayde vnto Esdras: We haue trespassed against our God, & haue taken straunge wyues of the people of the lande: Yet nowe there is hope in Israel concerning this thing |
| 10:3 | For nowe we will make a couenaunt with our God, and put away all the wiues and such as are borne of them, according to the counsel of the Lorde: and we wil be in the feare of the commaundementes of our God, that we may do according to the lawe |
| 10:4 | Get thee vp, for this matter belongeth vnto thee, we also will be with thee: be of good comfort therfore, and do it |
| 10:5 | Then rose Esdras, and toke an oth of the chiefe priestes and Leuites, and of all Israel, that they should do according to this worde: And they sware |
| 10:6 | And Esdras rose vp from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Iohanan the sonne of Eliasib: and when he came thyther, he dyd eate no bread, nor dronke water: for he mourned, because of the transgression of the people that had ben in captiuitie |
| 10:7 | And they caused a proclamation to go throughout Iuda & Hierusalem vnto al them of the captiuitie, that they shoulde gather them selues together vnto Hierusalem |
| 10:8 | And that whosoeuer came not within three dayes, according to the deuice of the rulers and elders, all his substaunce should be forfayted, and he should be put out from the congregation of them of the captiuitie |
| 10:9 | Then all the men of Iuda and Beniamin gathered them selues together vn- Hierusalem within three dayes, euen the twentith day of the nynth moneth: & all the people sate in the streete of the house of God, and trembled, because of this matter, and for the rayne |
| 10:10 | And Esdras the priest stoode vp, and sayd vnto them: Ye haue transgressed, & haue taken straunge wyues, to make the trespasse of Israel yet more |
| 10:11 | Confesse now therfore vnto the Lord God of our fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate your selues from the people of the lande, and from the straunge wyues |
| 10:12 | And all the congregation aunswered, and sayde with a loude voyce: It shalbe so, and we will do as thou hast sayde |
| 10:13 | But the people are many, and it is a rayny weather, & the people are to faynt to tary without in the streete, neither is this a worke of one day or two: for we haue offended very sore in this thing |
| 10:14 | Let our rulers stande therefore in all the congregation, and let al them which haue taken straunge wyues in our cities come at the time appoynted, and let the elders of euery citie and their iudges be with them, till the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from vs |
| 10:15 | Then were appoynted Ionathan the sonne of Asahel, and Iahasia the sonne of Thecua ouer this matter: & Mesullam and Sabathai the Leuites helped them |
| 10:16 | And the children of the captiuitie dyd euen so: And Esdras the priest, and the auncient heads through the house of their fathers, all men of great fame, separated themselues, & sate them downe in the first day of the tenth moneth to examine the matter |
| 10:17 | And vntill the first day of the first moneth they were finishing the businesse, with al the men that had taken straunge wyues |
| 10:18 | And among the children of the priestes there were men found that had taken straunge wiues, namely among the children of Iesua, the sonne of Iosedec, and of his brethren, Maasia, and Eliezer, Iarib, and Gedalia |
| 10:19 | And they gaue their handes that they woulde put away their wiues: and they that had trespassed, gaue a ramme for their trespasse |
| 10:20 | And among the children of Immer: Hanani, and Zebadia |
| 10:21 | Among the children of Harim: Maasia, Elia, Semeia, Iehiel, and Uzziah |
| 10:22 | Among the children of Pashur: Elioenai, Maasia, Ismael, Nethanel, Iosabad, and Elasah |
| 10:23 | Among the Leuites: Iosabad, Semei, and Celaia (whiche same is Celitah) Phathaiah, Iuda, and Eliezer |
| 10:24 | Among the singers also, Eliasib: And among the porters, Sellum, and Telem, and Uri |
| 10:25 | And of Israel: Among the children of Pharos, Remeia, Iesia, Melchia, Miamin, Eliezer, Melchia, & Banaiah |
| 10:26 | Among the children of Elam: Mathama, Zacharia, Iehiel, Abdi, Ierimoth, and Elia |
| 10:27 | Among the children of Zatthu: Elioenai, Eliasib, Mathania, Ierimoth, Zabad, and Aziza |
| 10:28 | Among the children of Bebai: Iehohanan, Hanania, Zabbai, and Athalai |
| 10:29 | Among the children of Bani: Mesullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Iasub, Saal, and Ieramoth |
| 10:30 | Among the children of the captayne of Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaia, Maasia, Mathania, Besalel, Bennui, & Manasse |
| 10:31 | Among the children of Harim: Eliezer, Isuah, Melchiia, Semeia, and Simeon |
| 10:32 | Beniamin, Malluch, and Semariah |
| 10:33 | Among the children of Hasum: Matthenai, Mathatha, Zabad, Eliphelet, Ieremai, Manasse, and Semei |
| 10:34 | Among the children of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel |
| 10:35 | Banea, Badaia, Cheliau |
| 10:36 | Uaniah, Maremoth, Eliasib |
| 10:37 | Mathaniah, Mathanai, Iasi |
| 10:38 | Bani, Bennui, and Semei |
| 10:39 | Selemia, Nathan, Adaiah |
| 10:40 | Machnadebai, Sasai, Sarai |
| 10:41 | Asarel, Selennahu, and Semariah |
| 10:42 | Sallum, Amaria, and Ioseph |
| 10:43 | Among the children of Nebo, Iehiel, Mathathia, Zabad, Zabina, Iadau, Ioel, and Banaia |
| 10:44 | All these had taken straunge wyues, and among the same there were some that had children by the wyues |
| 10:1 | Whiles Ezra prayed thus, and confessed himselfe weeping, and falling downe before the house of God, there assembled vnto him of Israel a very great Congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept with a great lamentation. |
| 10:2 | Then Shechaniah the sonne of Iehiel one of the sonnes of Elam answered, and sayd to Ezra, We haue trespassed against our God, and haue taken strange wiues of the people of the land, yet nowe there is hope in Israel concerning this. |
| 10:3 | Now therfore let vs make a couenant with our God, to put away all the wiues (and such as are borne of them) according to the counsell of the Lord, and of those that feare the commandements of our God, and let it be done according to the Lawe. |
| 10:4 | Arise: for the matter belogeth vnto thee: we also wil be with thee: be of comfort and do it. |
| 10:5 | Then arose Ezra, and caused the chiefe Priestes, the Leuites, and all Israel, to sweare that they would doe according to this worde. So they sware. |
| 10:6 | And Ezra rose vp from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Iohanan the sonne of Eliashib: he went euen thither, but he did eate neither bread, nor drunke water: for he mourned, because of the transgression of them of the captiuitie. |
| 10:7 | And they caused a proclamation to goe throughout Iudah and Ierusalem, vnto all them of the captiuitie, that they should assemble themselues vnto Ierusalem. |
| 10:8 | And whosoeuer woulde not come within three dayes according to the counsel of the Princes and Elders, all his substance should be forfait, and he should be separate from the Congregation of them of the captiuitie. |
| 10:9 | Then all the men of Iudah and Beniamin assembled theselues vnto Ierusalem within three dayes, which was the twentieth day of the ninth moneth, and all the people sate in the streete of the house of God, trembling for this matter, and for the raine. |
| 10:10 | And Ezra the Priest stoode vp, and said vnto them, Ye haue transgressed, and haue taken strange wiues, to increase the trespasse of Israel. |
| 10:11 | Now therefore giue praise vnto the Lord God of your fathers, and do his will, and separate your selues from the people of the land, and from the strange wiues. |
| 10:12 | And all the Congregation answered, and sayd with a loude voyce, So will we do according to thy wordes vnto vs. |
| 10:13 | But the people are many, and it is a raynie weather, and we are not able to stande without, neither is it the worke of one day or two: for we are many that haue offended in this thing. |
| 10:14 | Let our rulers stand therefore before all the Congregation, and let all them which haue taken strange wiues in our cities, come at the time appoynted, and with them the Elders of euery citie and the Iudges thereof, til the fierce wrath of our God for this matter turne away from vs. |
| 10:15 | Then were appoynted Ionathan the sonne of Asah-el, and Iahaziah the sonne of Tikuah ouer this matter, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Leuites helped them. |
| 10:16 | And they of the captiuitie did so, and departed, euen Ezra the Priest, and the men that were chiefe fathers to the familie of their fathers by name, and sate downe in the first day of the tenth moneth to examine the matter. |
| 10:17 | And vntill the first day of the first moneth they were finishing the businesse with al the men that had taken strange wiues. |
| 10:18 | And of the sonnes of the Priests there were men founde, that had taken strange wiues, to wit, of the sonnes of Ieshua, the sonne of Iozadak, and of his brethren, Maaseiah, Aeliezer, and Iarib and Gedaliah. |
| 10:19 | And they gaue their hads, that they would put away their wiues, and they that had trespassed, gaue a ramme for their trespasse. |
| 10:20 | And of the sonnes of Immer, Honani, and Zebadiah. |
| 10:21 | And of the sonnes of Harim, Maaseiah, and Eliiah, and Shemaiah, and Iehiel, and Vzziah. |
| 10:22 | And of ye sonnes of Pashur, Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Iozabad, and Elasah. |
| 10:23 | And of the Leuites, Iozabad and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (which is Kelitah) Pethahiah, Iudah and Eliezer. |
| 10:24 | And of the singers, Eliashib. And of the porters, Shallum, and Telem, and Vri. |
| 10:25 | And of Israel: of the sonnes of Parosh, Ramiah, and Iesiah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchiiah, and Benaiah. |
| 10:26 | And of the sonnes of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Iehiel, and Abdi, and Ieremoth, and Eliah. |
| 10:27 | And of the sonnes of Zattu, Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Ierimoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. |
| 10:28 | And of the sonnes of Bebai, Iehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai. |
| 10:29 | And of the sonnes of Bani, Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Iashub, and Sheal, Ieramoth. |
| 10:30 | And of the sonnes of Pahath Moab, Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. |
| 10:31 | And of the sonnes of Harim, Eliezer, Ishiiah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, |
| 10:32 | Beniamin, Malluch, Shamariah. |
| 10:33 | Of the sonnes of Hashum, Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Ieremai, Manasseh, Shimei. |
| 10:34 | Of the sonnes of Bani, Maadai, Amram, and Vel, |
| 10:35 | Banaiah, Bediah, Chelluh, |
| 10:36 | Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, |
| 10:37 | Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Iaasau, |
| 10:38 | And Banni, and Bennui, Shimei, |
| 10:39 | And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, |
| 10:40 | Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, |
| 10:41 | Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, |
| 10:42 | Shallum, Amariah, Ioseph. |
| 10:43 | Of the sonnes of Nebo, Ieiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iadau, and Ioel, Benaiah. |
| 10:44 | All these had taken strange wiues: and among them were women that had children. |
| 10:1 | And when Esdras prayed after this maner, & knowleged, wepte, & laye before the house of God, there resorted vnto him out of Israell a very greate congregacyon of men and wemen, and chyldren: & the people wepte very sore. |
| 10:2 | And Sechania the sonne of Iehiel one of the children of Elam, answered, and sayde vnto Esdras. We haue trespaced agaynst oure God, and haue taken straunge wyues of the people of the land. Now there is hope yet in Israel concerning this thyng: |
| 10:3 | For now we wyll make a couenaunt with oure God, and put awaye all the wyues (and soch as are borne of them) accordinge to the councell of the Lord, and we wylbe in the feare of the commaundementes of oure God, that we maye do accordyng to the lawe. |
| 10:4 | Get the vp, for thys matter belongeth vnto the. We also wyll be wyth the, be of good conforte therfore, and do it. |
| 10:5 | Then rose Esdras, and toke an oth of the chefe preastes and Leuites, and of all Israell, that they shulde do accordynge to thys worde: & they sware. |
| 10:6 | And Esdras stode vp from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Iohanan the sonne of Eliasib. And when he came thither, he dyd eate no bred, nor drancke water: for he mourned because of the transgression of the people that had bene in captyuite. |
| 10:7 | And they caused a proclamacyon to go thorow out Iuda and Ierusalem, vnto all the chyldren which had bene in captiuyte, that they shuld geather themselues togeather vnto Ierusalem. |
| 10:8 | And that whosoeuer came not wyth in thre dayes accordyng to the deuyce of the rulers and Elders, all hys substaunce shulde be forfett, and he shulde be put out from the congregacyon of the captyue. |
| 10:9 | Then all the men of Iuda and Ben Iamin geathered them selues togeather vnto Ierusalem wythin thre dayes, euen the twentie daye of the nyenth moneth: and all the people sate in the strete before the house of God, and trembled because of thys matter, & for the rayne. |
| 10:10 | And Esdras the preaste stode vp, and sayde vnto them. Ye haue transgressed, and haue taken straunge wyues, to make the trespace of Israel yet more: |
| 10:11 | confesse now therfore vnto the Lorde God of youre fathers, and do hys pleasure, and separate youre selues from the people of the lande, & from the straunge wyues. |
| 10:12 | And all the congregacyon answered, and sayd with a loude voyce: It shalbe so, and we will do as thou hast sayde. |
| 10:13 | But the people are many, and it is a raynie wether, and the people are to faynt to tarye without in the strete, nether is this a worcke of one daye or two, for we haue offended very sore in this thyng. |
| 10:14 | Let oure rulers stand therfore in all the congregacyon, and lett all them whych haue taken straunge wyues in oure cyties come at the tyme appoynted, and let the Eldres of euery cytye and theyr Iudges be with them, tyll they haue turned the wrath of oure God awaye from vs concernyng this matter. |
| 10:15 | Then were appoynted Ionathan the sonne of Asahel, and Iahasia the sonne of Thekua ouer thys matter: And Mosullam and Sabatha the Leuytes helped them. |
| 10:16 | And the chyldren of the captyuite dyd euen so. And Esdras the preast, and the auncient heades thorow the house of theyr fathers, all men of great fame, separated them selues, and sat them downe on the fyrst daye of the tenth moneth, to examen the matte |
| 10:17 | And vntyll the fyrst daye of the fyrst moneth they were fynishyng the busynes wyth all the men that had taken straunge wyues. |
| 10:18 | And amonge the chyldren of the Preastes there were men founde that had taken straunge wyues, namely amonge the chyldren of Iesua the sonne of Iosedec and of hys brethren, Masiah, and Eliezer, Iarib and Gedalia, |
| 10:19 | and they gaue theyr handes there vpon, that they wolde put awaye their wyues: and for their trespasse offeryng, to geue a ramme for their trespasse. |
| 10:20 | And among the chyldren in Emer, Honany and Zabadia. |
| 10:21 | Amonge the chyldren of Harim, Maasia, Elia, Someiah, Iehiel, and Usia. |
| 10:22 | Amonge the chyldren of Phashur, Elioenai, Maasia, Ismael, Nethanel, Iosabad, |
| 10:23 | Simei and Kelaia (whych same is Kalithah) Pathahiah, Iuda, and Eleazar. |
| 10:24 | Among the syngers also Eliasib. And amonge the porters Sellum, and Telem and Uri. |
| 10:25 | And of Israel. Amonge the chyldren of Pharhos, Remia, Iesiah, Malchia, Miamin, Eleazar, Malchia and Banaia. |
| 10:26 | Amonge the chyldren of Elam, Methania, Zachary, Ieheil, Abdi, Ierimoth and Elia. |
| 10:27 | Amonge the chyldren of Zathu, Elioenai, Eliasib, Mathania, Ierimoth, Zabad and Aziza. |
| 10:28 | Amonge the chyldren of Bebai, Iehohanan, Hanania, Zabai, and Athalai. |
| 10:29 | Amonge the chyldren of Beni, Mesulam, Maluc, Adaiah, Iasub, Saal and Ierimoth, |
| 10:30 | Among the chyldren of the captayne Moab, Adna, Cholal, Benaia, Masia, Mathania, Bezelel, Benui and Manasse. |
| 10:31 | Among the chyldren of Harim, Eliezer, Iesia, Malchia, Semeia, and Simeon: |
| 10:32 | Ben Iamin, Malluch and Samaria. |
| 10:33 | Amonge the chyldren of Hasum, Mathanai, Mathathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Ieremy, Manasse and Simei. |
| 10:34 | Amonge the chyldren of Bani, Madai, Amram, Huel, |
| 10:35 | Banea, Cheluhi, Badaiah, |
| 10:36 | Uaniah, Maremoth, and Eliasib, |
| 10:37 | Mathania, Mathanai, Iaesai, |
| 10:38 | Bani, Beni, and Semeiah, |
| 10:39 | Selemia, Nathan, and Adaia, |
| 10:40 | Machnadbai, Sasai and Sarai, |
| 10:41 | Asarel, Selemiahu, & Samariah, |
| 10:42 | Sallum, Amaria, and Ioseph. |
| 10:43 | Amonge the chyldren of Nebo, Iehiel, Mathathia, Zabad, Zabina, Iadai, Ioel, and Banaia. |
| 10:44 | All these had taken straunge wiues. And among the same, there were some, that had chyldren by the wyues. |
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