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Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, one from each family division, and all of them designated by name. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to investigate the cases, <a href="/nlt/ezra/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> So this was the plan they followed. Ezra selected leaders to represent their families, designating each of the representatives by name. On December 29, the leaders sat down to investigate the matter. <a href="/esv/ezra/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the returned exiles did so. Ezra the priest selected men, heads of fathers’ houses, according to their fathers’ houses, each of them designated by name. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to examine the matter; <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation, <a href="/kjv/ezra/10.htm">King James Bible</a> And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. <a href="/nkjv/ezra/10.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the descendants of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of the fathers’ households, were set apart by the fathers’ households, each of them by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. <a href="/nasb_/ezra/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest selected men who were the heads of fathers’ households for each of their father’s households, all of them by name. So they convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter. <a href="/nasb/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> But the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest selected men who were heads of fathers&#8217 households for each of their father&#8217s households, all of them by name. So they convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter. <a href="/nasb77/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest selected men who were heads of fathers’ households for each of their father’s households, all of them by name. So they convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter. <a href="/lsb/ezra/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest separated out men who were heads of fathers’ households for each of their father’s households, all of them by name. So they convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter. <a href="/amp/ezra/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the [former] exiles did so. Ezra the priest and men who were heads of fathers’ households were selected, according to their fathers’ households, each of them by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter. <a href="/csb/ezra/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The exiles did what had been proposed. The priest Ezra selected men who were family heads, all identified by name, to represent their ancestral families. They convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter, <a href="/hcsb/ezra/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The exiles did what had been proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family leaders, all identified by name, to represent their ancestral houses. They convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter, <a href="/asv/ezra/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers' houses, after their fathers' houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. <a href="/cev/ezra/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Everyone else who had returned from exile agreed with the plan. So Ezra the priest chose men who were heads of the families, and he listed their names. They started looking into the matter on the first day of the tenth month, <a href="/erv/ezra/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers' houses, after their fathers' houses, 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. <a href="/gwt/ezra/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The former exiles did this. Ezra the priest chose men who were heads of families. He chose one from each family division. (They were all [listed] by name.) They sat down on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter. <a href="/gnt/ezra/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> The returned exiles accepted the plan, so Ezra the priest appointed men from among the heads of the clans and recorded their names. On the first day of the tenth month they began their investigation, <a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> So those who had returned from exile did this. Ezra the priest and leaders of certain ancestral groups listed by name devoted themselves to examine the situation on the first day of the tenth month. <a href="/msb/ezra/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation, <a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a> So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out by name men who were leaders in their family groups. They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month, <a href="/nheb/ezra/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But the descendants of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest selected for himself men, heads of fathers? houses, according to their fathers? houses, and all of them by their names. So they began their sessions on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. <a href="/wbt/ezra/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. <a href="/web/ezra/10.htm">World English Bible</a> The children of the captivity did so. Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers’ households, after their fathers’ houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezra/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the sons of the expulsion do so, and Ezra the priest, [and] men, heads of the fathers, for the house of their fathers, are separated, even all of them by name, and they sit on the first day of the tenth month, to examine the matter; <a href="/ylt/ezra/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the sons of the removal do so, and Ezra the priest, and men, heads of the fathers, for the house of their fathers, are separated, even all of them by name, and they sit on the first day of the tenth month, to examine the matter; <a href="/slt/ezra/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thus the sons of the exile will do. And they will be separated, Ezra the priest, men, heads of the fathers, for the house of their fathers, and all of them by names, and they will it down in one day to the tenth month to seek out the word.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezra/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the children of the captivity did so. And Esdras the priest, and the men heads of the families in the houses of their fathers, and all by their names, went and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. <a href="/cpdv/ezra/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the sons of the transmigration did so. And Ezra, the priest, and the men who were the leaders of the families in the houses of their fathers, and all according to their names, went and sat down, on the first day of the tenth month, so that they might examine the matter. <a href="/nabre/ezra/10.htm">New American Bible</a> The exiles did as agreed. Ezra the priest appointed as his assistants men who were heads of ancestral houses, one for each ancestral house, all of them designated by name. They held sessions to examine the matter, beginning with the first day of the tenth month. <a href="/nrsvce/ezra/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the returned exiles did so. Ezra the priest selected men, heads of families, according to their families, each of them designated by name. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to examine the matter.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezra/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest selected ten men, chiefs of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them were called by their names; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. <a href="/hpbt/ezra/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And thus did the children of the captivity, and Azra the Priest separated ten men, Chiefs of the fathers, for the house of their fathers, and all of them were called by name, and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezra/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers' houses, after their fathers' houses, 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. <a href="/sep/ezra/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/ezra/10-16.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=2711" 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> …15(Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.) 16<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">So the exiles</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘ă·śū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">did</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">as proposed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5830.htm" title="5830: ‘ez·rā (N-proper-ms) -- Help, three Isr. A variation of ezrah; Ezra, an Israelite.">Ezra</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/914.htm" title="914: way·yib·bā·ḏə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be divided, separate. A primitive root; to divide.">selected</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">who were family</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šê (N-mpc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">heads,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵul·lām (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">each of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: bə·šê·mō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">identified by name,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to represent their families.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">On the first</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6224.htm" title="6224: hā·‘ă·śî·rî (Art:: Number-oms) -- Tenth. From eser; tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or part.">of the tenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: lə·ḏar·yō·wōš (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">they launched</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the investigation,</a> 17and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.…<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/9-2.htm">Nehemiah 9:2</a> Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. <a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a> You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a> Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a> Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ... <a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-27</a> In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. / Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. / 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="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-13</a> I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. ... <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11-12</a> Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god. / As for the man who does this, may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who is awake and aware—even if he brings an offering to the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a> But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” <a href="/deuteronomy/17-9.htm">Deuteronomy 17:9-11</a> You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case. / You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you, / according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you. <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">2 Kings 23:3</a> So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a> Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a> For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/1_kings/8-61.htm">1 Kings 8:61</a> So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.” <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. <a href="/2_chronicles/19-8.htm">2 Chronicles 19:8-10</a> Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem. / He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD. / For every dispute that comes before you from your brothers who dwell in their cities—whether it regards bloodshed or some other violation of law, commandments, statutes, or ordinances—you are to warn them, so that they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come upon you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not incur guilt.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.to examine the matter<a href="/deuteronomy/13-14.htm">Deuteronomy 13:14</a> Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;<a href="/job/29-16.htm">Job 29:16</a> I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.<a href="/john/7-51.htm">John 7:51</a> Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/8-24.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/ezra/10-8.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezra/10-5.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/ezra/10-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/ezra/10-8.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Ezra</a> <a href="/ezra/10-11.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">First</a> <a href="/ezra/10-5.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/8-29.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">Month</a> <a href="/ezra/8-13.htm">Names</a> <a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-10.htm">Selected</a> <a href="/ezra/10-11.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-13.htm">Tenth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/7-67.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-2.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-18.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/ezra/10-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/7-18.htm">Examine</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-6.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Ezra</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-3.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezra/10-17.htm">First</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-9.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-14.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-13.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/ezra/10-17.htm">Month</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Names</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-4.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Selected</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-19.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-38.htm">Tenth</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So the exiles did as proposed. This phrase indicates the obedience of the returned exiles to the leadership of Ezra. The exiles had been living in a state of disobedience by intermarrying with foreign women, which was against the Mosaic Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). Their compliance with Ezra's proposal shows a collective repentance and a desire to restore their covenant relationship with God. This act of obedience is reminiscent of the Israelites' earlier commitments to follow God's commands, such as in <a href="/joshua/24-24.htm">Joshua 24:24</a>.Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, Ezra, a scribe and priest, was a key leader in the post-exilic community. His role as a priest underscores his authority in spiritual and legal matters. The selection of family heads reflects the patriarchal structure of Israelite society, where family leaders held significant influence. This method ensured that the investigation into unlawful marriages was conducted with fairness and accountability, as these leaders were respected figures within their communities.each of them identified by name, The identification by name emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility and accountability. In biblical times, names held significant meaning and were often associated with one's character or destiny. By naming these individuals, the text highlights the transparency and seriousness of the process. This practice of naming is seen throughout Scripture, such as in the genealogies, where names serve to establish identity and continuity.to represent their families. The family heads acted as representatives, a common practice in ancient Israel, where individuals often acted on behalf of their entire household. This representation ensured that the decisions made were binding and respected by all family members. It also reflects the communal nature of Israelite society, where the actions of one could affect the entire group, as seen in the story of Achan in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>.On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation, The timing of the investigation is significant. The tenth month, known as Tevet in the Hebrew calendar, falls in the winter season. This period was likely chosen to allow sufficient time for the exiles to gather and prepare for the investigation. The precise dating underscores the historical nature of the events and reflects the meticulous record-keeping characteristic of Ezra's writings. The investigation itself was a thorough process aimed at restoring the community's purity and adherence to God's law, similar to the reforms initiated by Nehemiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a> A priest and scribe who led the second group of exiles back to Jerusalem. He was instrumental in the spiritual and religious reform of the Jewish community. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a> The Jewish people who returned from Babylonian captivity to Jerusalem. They were tasked with rebuilding their community and adhering to the Law of Moses. 3. <a href="/topical/f/family_heads.htm">Family Heads</a> Leaders from each family division among the exiles. They were chosen to assist Ezra in investigating the issue of intermarriage with foreign women. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_first_day_of_the_tenth_month.htm">The First Day of the Tenth Month</a> This marks the beginning of the formal investigation into the matter of intermarriage, showing the organized and deliberate approach taken by Ezra and the leaders. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_investigation.htm">The Investigation</a> The process initiated by Ezra and the family heads to address the issue of intermarriage, which was seen as a violation of the covenant with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership_in_spiritual_reform.htm">The Importance of Leadership in Spiritual Reform</a> Ezra's role as a leader was crucial in guiding the people back to God's commandments. Spiritual leaders today must also be diligent in upholding and teaching biblical truths. <a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_community_accountability.htm">The Necessity of Community Accountability</a> The involvement of family heads in the investigation shows the importance of community accountability. Believers should hold each other accountable to live according to God's Word. <a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_compromise.htm">The Dangers of Compromise</a> Intermarriage with foreign women represented a compromise of faith. Christians must be vigilant against compromising their beliefs and values in a secular world. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_deliberate_action_in_addressing_sin.htm">The Role of Deliberate Action in Addressing Sin</a> The organized approach to investigating and resolving the issue demonstrates the need for deliberate action when addressing sin in our lives and communities. <a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">The Significance of Obedience to God's Commands</a> The exiles' willingness to follow Ezra's proposal underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands, even when it requires difficult decisions.<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/should_ezra_abandon_foreign_families.htm">Should Ezra have ordered abandoning foreign wives and children?</a> <a href="/q/ezra_10_15__why_few_oppose_this_action.htm">Ezra 10:15 – Why are only a few individuals mentioned as opposing this course of action, despite its obvious moral and social implications? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezra_10_10_align_with_anti-divorce.htm">Ezra 10:10 - How is this command to divorce reconcileable with other biblical teachings that appear to disapprove of divorce?</a> <a href="/q/ezra_10_9__could_all_gather_in_3_days.htm">Ezra 10:9 - Is it historically plausible that the entire population gathered in Jerusalem within three days as the text suggests?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - The children of the captivity did so. The people generally, notwithstanding the opposition of Jonathan, acquiesced in Ezra's decision, and acted accordingly. Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers. There is no "with," or other connective, in the original; but our translators did right in supplying one, since the conjunction ו, "and," has almost certainly fallen out of the text by the mistake of a copyist. After the house of their fathers. Rather, "for each father's house" - i.e. "for each family." It would seem from this clause that each recognised family was represented on the commission by its head. The number of such families appears by <a href="/ezra/2-3.htm">Ezra 2:3-61</a> to have been ninety-eight. And all of them by their names. Compare with this <a href="/ezra/8-20.htm">Ezra 8:20</a>. In both places Ezra probably means that a list of the names was made out, and was in his possession, though he does not think it necessary to give them. Were separated. i.e. "set apart for the business." And they sat down, i.e. "began their sittings," on the first day of the tenth month, the month Tebeth, corresponding nearly to our January. <a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So the exiles בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son did וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ (way·ya·‘ă·śū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make as proposed. כֵן֮ (ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus Ezra עֶזְרָ֨א (‘ez·rā) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5830.htm">Strong's 5830: </a> Ezra -- 'help', three Israelites the priest הַכֹּהֵ֜ן (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest selected וַיִּבָּדְלוּ֩ (way·yib·bā·ḏə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_914.htm">Strong's 914: </a> To be divided, separate men אֲנָשִׁ֨ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who were family הָאָב֛וֹת (hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father heads, רָאשֵׁ֧י (rā·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head each of them וְכֻלָּ֣ם (wə·ḵul·lām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every identified by name, בְּשֵׁמ֑וֹת (bə·šê·mō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name to represent their families. אֲבֹתָ֖ם (’ă·ḇō·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father On the first אֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first day בְּי֤וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of the tenth הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י (hā·‘ă·śî·rî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6224.htm">Strong's 6224: </a> Tenth, tenth month, part month לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month they convened לְדַרְי֖וֹשׁ (lə·ḏar·yō·wōš) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship the investigation, הַדָּבָֽר׃ (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-16.htm">Ezra 10:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezra/10-16.htm">Ezra 10:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezra/10-16.htm">Ezra 10:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezra/10-16.htm">Ezra 10:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezra/10-16.htm">Ezra 10:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-16.htm">Ezra 10:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-16.htm">Ezra 10:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-16.htm">Ezra 10:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-16.htm">Ezra 10:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezra/10-16.htm">Ezra 10:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezra/10-16.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:16 The children of the captivity did so (Ezr. 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