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href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles. <a href="/kjv/ezra/10.htm">King James Bible</a> And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away. <a href="/nkjv/ezra/10.htm">New King James Version</a> and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the instructions of the leaders and elders, all his property would be confiscated, and he himself would be separated from the assembly of those from the captivity. <a href="/nasb_/ezra/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and that whoever did not come within three days, in accordance with the counsel of the leaders and the elders, all his property would be forfeited, and he himself would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles. <a href="/nasb/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the leaders and the elders, all his possessions should be forfeited and he himself excluded from the assembly of the exiles. <a href="/nasb77/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the leaders and the elders, all his possessions should be forfeited and he himself excluded from the assembly of the exiles. <a href="/lsb/ezra/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the prince and the elders, all his possessions should be devoted to destruction and he himself separated from the assembly of the exiles. <a href="/amp/ezra/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and that whoever would not come within three days, by order of the counsel of the leaders and the elders, all his possessions and property would be forfeited and he himself would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles. <a href="/csb/ezra/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Whoever did not come within three days would forfeit all his possessions, according to the decision of the leaders and elders, and would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles. <a href="/hcsb/ezra/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Whoever did not come within three days would forfeit all his possessions, according to the decision of the leaders and elders, and would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles. <a href="/asv/ezra/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> and that whosoever came not within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity. <a href="/erv/ezra/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> and that whosoever came not within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of the captivity. <a href="/gwt/ezra/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If any of them didn't come within three days as the leaders and the older men had advised, then they would lose all their property and be excluded from the community of former exiles. <a href="/gnt/ezra/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> by order of the leaders of the people. If any failed to come within three days, all their property would be confiscated, and they would lose their right to be members of the community. <a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> Whoever would not come within three days would forfeit his assets and be separated from the community of the returning exiles, just as the high officials and elders had advised. <a href="/msb/ezra/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles. <a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Everyone who did not come within three days would thereby forfeit all his property, in keeping with the counsel of the officials and the elders. Furthermore, he himself would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles. <a href="/nheb/ezra/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and that whoever did not come within three days, according to the counsel of the officials and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity. <a href="/wbt/ezra/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away. <a href="/web/ezra/10.htm">World English Bible</a> and that whoever didn’t come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his possessions should be forfeited, and he himself separated from the assembly of the captivity. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezra/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and everyone who does not come in by the third day, according to the counsel of the heads and the elderly, all his substance is devoted, and himself separated from the assembly of the expulsion. <a href="/ylt/ezra/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and every one who cometh not in by the third day, according to the counsel of the heads and of the elders, all his substance is devoted, and himself separated from the assembly of the removal. <a href="/slt/ezra/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And every one who shall not come in three days according to the counsel of the chiefs and the old men, all his substance shall be devoted, and he shall be separated from the convocation of the exile.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezra/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the ancients, all his substance should be taken away, and he should be cast out of the company of them that were returned from captivity. <a href="/cpdv/ezra/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And all those who would not arrive within three days, in accord with the counsel of the leaders and the elders, would have all his substance taken away, and he would be cast out of the assembly of the transmigration. <a href="/nabre/ezra/10.htm">New American Bible</a> and that whoever failed to appear within three days would, according to the judgment of the leaders and elders, suffer the confiscation of all his possessions, and would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles. <a href="/nrsvce/ezra/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and that if any did not come within three days, by order of the officials and the elders all their property should be forfeited, and they themselves banned from the congregation of the exiles.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezra/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And that whosoever would not come within three days, it should be done to him according to the counsel of the elders and the chiefs, all his wealth could be forfeited and he himself separated from the people of Israel. <a href="/hpbt/ezra/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And everyone whoever will not come in three days, it shall be done to him according to the counsel of the Elders and of the Princes: his possessions shall be destroyed and he shall be separated from the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezra/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and that whosoever came not within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of the captivity. <a href="/sep/ezra/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/ezra/10-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=2607" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">The People's Confession of Sin</a> …7And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem. 8<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Whoever</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">failed</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">to appear</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: liš·lō·šeṯ (Prep-l:: Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">within three</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/2763.htm" title="2763: yā·ḥo·ram (V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to seclude; specifically to devote to religious uses; physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose.">would forfeit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7399.htm" title="7399: rə·ḵū·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Property, goods. Or rkush; from passive participle of rakash; property.">his property,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="6098: ka·‘ă·ṣaṯ (Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- Counsel, advice. From ya'ats; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence.">according to the counsel</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: haś·śā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">of the leaders</a> <a href="/hebrew/2205.htm" title="2205: wə·haz·zə·qê·nîm (Conj-w, Art:: Adj-mp) -- Old. From zaqen; old.">and elders,</a> <a href="/hebrew/914.htm" title="914: yib·bā·ḏêl (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be divided, separate. A primitive root; to divide.">and would himself be expelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: miq·qə·hal (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">from the assembly</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: hag·gō·w·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles.">of the exiles.</a> 9So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25</a> I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! <a href="/deuteronomy/13-17.htm">Deuteronomy 13:17</a> Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers, <a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">Leviticus 27:28-29</a> Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD. / No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death. <a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26-27</a> And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.” / So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants. <a href="/joshua/7-24.htm">Joshua 7:24-25</a> Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor. / “Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies. <a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a> For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.” <a href="/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13</a> And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8</a> Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. <a href="/proverbs/15-10.htm">Proverbs 15:10</a> Discipline is harsh for him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die. <a href="/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20</a> But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. <a href="/matthew/18-17.htm">Matthew 18:17</a> If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. <a href="/matthew/18-18.htm">Matthew 18:18</a> Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. <a href="/luke/10-16.htm">Luke 10:16</a> Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.” <a href="/john/20-23.htm">John 20:23</a> If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.” <a href="/acts/3-23.htm">Acts 3:23</a> Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.And that whosoever<a href="/ezra/7-26.htm">Ezra 7:26</a> And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.<a href="/judges/21-5.htm">Judges 21:5</a> And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.<a href="/1_samuel/11-7.htm">1 Samuel 11:7</a> And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.forfeited.<a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">Leviticus 27:28</a> Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.<a href="/joshua/6-19.htm">Joshua 6:19</a> But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.himself separated<a href="/nehemiah/13-3.htm">Nehemiah 13:3</a> Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.<a href="/matthew/18-17.htm">Matthew 18:17</a> And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.<a href="/john/9-22.htm">John 9:22,34</a> These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/1-7.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-26.htm">Banned</a> <a href="/ezra/10-7.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/ezra/10-3.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-11.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ezra/6-14.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/ezra/2-62.htm">Excluded</a> <a href="/ezra/10-7.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-46.htm">Expelled</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-5.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-16.htm">Forfeit</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-9.htm">Forfeited</a> <a href="/ezra/7-26.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezra/5-10.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-23.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/ezra/7-21.htm">Order</a> <a href="/ezra/7-23.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/ezra/4-19.htm">Past</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-7.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezra/7-26.htm">Property</a> <a href="/ezra/8-16.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/ezra/8-21.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/ezra/8-32.htm">Three</a> <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Whosoever</a> <a href="/ezra/8-29.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/19-18.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/ezra/10-12.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-26.htm">Banned</a> <a href="/ezra/10-16.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-17.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/ezra/10-12.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-15.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/esther/7-4.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ezra/10-14.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Excluded</a> <a href="/ezra/10-16.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Expelled</a> <a href="/job/19-14.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Forfeit</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-10.htm">Forfeited</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-16.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-7.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-16.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Order</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-65.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Past</a> <a href="/esther/3-13.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/ezra/10-14.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-3.htm">Property</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-2.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/ezra/10-14.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/ezra/10-11.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/job/1-3.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">Three</a> <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Whosoever</a> <a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 10</div>1. <a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Ezra encouraged to reform the strange marriages</a> 6. <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Ezra assembles the people</a> 9. <a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">The people repent, and promise amendment</a> 15. <a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">The care to perform it</a> 18. <a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">The names of them which had married strange wives</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The three-day period is significant in biblical narratives, often symbolizing completeness or divine intervention, as seen in Jonah's three days in the fish and Jesus' resurrection on the third day. The urgency reflects the need for immediate repentance and action in the community.would forfeit all his property The forfeiture of property was a severe consequence, highlighting the gravity of disobedience. In ancient Israel, land and property were tied to one's identity and inheritance, as seen in the division of the Promised Land among the tribes. This punishment underscores the importance of communal unity and obedience to God's law, as property was a sign of God's blessing and covenant.according to the counsel of the leaders and elders The leaders and elders were responsible for maintaining order and adherence to the law. Their counsel reflects the collective wisdom and authority within the community, reminiscent of the role of elders in other biblical contexts, such as Moses appointing elders to help govern Israel. This structure ensured decisions were made with consideration of tradition and divine guidance.and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles Expulsion from the assembly was a form of excommunication, severing the individual from the religious and social life of the community. This reflects the seriousness of maintaining purity and obedience among the returned exiles, who were rebuilding their identity and relationship with God. The assembly of exiles represents those who returned from Babylonian captivity, a remnant chosen to restore Jerusalem and the temple, paralleling the concept of a faithful remnant in prophetic literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a> A scribe and priest who led the second group of exiles back to Jerusalem. He was instrumental in the spiritual and religious reform of the Jewish people. 2. <a href="/topical/l/leaders_and_elders.htm">Leaders and Elders</a> The governing body of the Jewish community in Jerusalem, responsible for making decisions and enforcing laws among the returned exiles. 3. <a href="/topical/a/assembly_of_the_exiles.htm">Assembly of the Exiles</a> The community of Jewish people who returned from Babylonian captivity to rebuild Jerusalem and restore their religious practices. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The central place of worship and the city where the Jewish exiles returned to rebuild the temple and reestablish their community. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a> The Jewish people who had been taken into captivity in Babylon and were now returning to their homeland to restore their faith and community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_accountability.htm">The Importance of Community Accountability</a> The assembly of the exiles highlights the necessity of community in maintaining faithfulness to God’s commands. Accountability within the community helps ensure adherence to God's laws. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> The severe consequences for failing to appear emphasize the seriousness of communal obligations and the need for personal responsibility in spiritual matters. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_authority.htm">Leadership and Authority</a> The role of leaders and elders in guiding and enforcing the community's spiritual direction underscores the importance of godly leadership in maintaining order and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a> The gathering of the exiles for spiritual renewal reflects the ongoing need for personal and communal restoration in our walk with God. <a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god's_commands.htm">Commitment to God’s Commands</a> The forfeiture of property and expulsion serve as a reminder of the cost of disobedience and the importance of prioritizing God’s commands in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 10</a> <a href="/q/why_did_some_jews_thrive_in_babylon.htm">If the Babylonian Exile was as devastating as described, why do some records suggest many Jews prospered in Babylon?</a> <a href="/q/how_verify_ezra_8_2-14_genealogies.htm">In Ezra 8:2-14, how can these genealogies be accurately verified given the long exile gap and sparse extrabiblical records?</a> <a href="/q/are_nehemiah_10_1-27_names_accurate.htm">Is the extensive list of names in Nehemiah 10:1-27 historically consistent with known genealogical records, or are there discrepancies?</a> <a href="/q/do_i_discipline_my_body_and_control_it.htm">What does 'The joy of the Lord is your strength' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Within three days. The limits of Judaea at this time appear to have been Bethel on the north, Beersheba on the south, Jericho on the east, and the Mediterranean upon the west. As the frontier was nowhere much more than forty miles from Jerusalem, three days from the day that they heard the proclamation would be sufficient time to allow all the able-bodied men to reach the capital. Forfeited. Literally, "devoted," i.e. confiscated to the temple treasury. Separated from the congregation. i.e. excommunicated. <a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Whoever וְכֹל֩ (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every failed לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no to appear יָב֜וֹא (yā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go within three לִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (liš·lō·šeṯ) Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice days הַיָּמִ֗ים (hay·yā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day would forfeit יָחֳרַ֖ם (yā·ḥo·ram) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2763.htm">Strong's 2763: </a> To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every his property, רְכוּשׁ֑וֹ (rə·ḵū·šōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7399.htm">Strong's 7399: </a> Property, goods according to the counsel כַּעֲצַ֤ת (ka·‘ă·ṣaṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6098.htm">Strong's 6098: </a> Advice, plan, prudence of the leaders הַשָּׂרִים֙ (haś·śā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince and elders, וְהַזְּקֵנִ֔ים (wə·haz·zə·qê·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> Old and would himself be expelled יִבָּדֵ֖ל (yib·bā·ḏêl) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_914.htm">Strong's 914: </a> To be divided, separate from the assembly מִקְּהַ֥ל (miq·qə·hal) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> Assembly, convocation, congregation of the exiles. הַגּוֹלָֽה׃ (hag·gō·w·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> Exile, exiles <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-8.htm">Ezra 10:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezra/10-8.htm">Ezra 10:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezra/10-8.htm">Ezra 10:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezra/10-8.htm">Ezra 10:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezra/10-8.htm">Ezra 10:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-8.htm">Ezra 10:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-8.htm">Ezra 10:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-8.htm">Ezra 10:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-8.htm">Ezra 10:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezra/10-8.htm">Ezra 10:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezra/10-8.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:8 And that whoever didn't come within three (Ezr. 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