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Hanani, and Zebadiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Of the sons of Immer, <i>there were</i> Hanani and Zebadiah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Of the sons of Immer there were Hanani and Zebadiah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And of the sons of Immer <i>there were</i> Hanani and Zebadiah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Of the sons of Immer <i>there were</i> Hanani and Zebadiah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hanani and Zebadiah from Immer’s descendants;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hanani and Zebadiah from Immer&#8217s descendants; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Hanani and Zebadiah from the family of Immer; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And of the sons of Immer; Hanani and Zebadiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Clan of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From Immer's descendants: Hanani and Zebadiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And from the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And of the sons of Emmer, Hanani, and Zebedia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And from the sons of Immer, Hanani and Zebadiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Of the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And of the sons of Immer, Hanani and Zechariah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />From children of Amir: Khanani and Zekaryah.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And of the sons of Emmer; Anani, and Zabdia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/10-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=2756" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Those Guilty of Intermarriage</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·mib·bə·nê (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">From the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/564.htm" title="564: ’im·mêr (N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr., perhaps also a place in Bab. From 'amar; talkative; Immer, the name of five Israelites.">of Immer:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2607.htm" title="2607: ḥă·nā·nî (N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr. From chanan; gracious; Chanani, the name of six Israelites.">Hanani</a> <a href="/hebrew/2069.htm" title="2069: ū·zə·ḇaḏ·yāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Zbadyahuw; from zabad and Yahh; Jah has given; Zebadjah, the name of nine Israelites.">and Zebadiah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-27</a></span><br />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! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15-16</a></span><br />Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a></span><br />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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-12.htm">1 Corinthians 7:12-14</a></span><br />To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. / And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. / For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a></span><br />Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30</a></span><br />We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31</a></span><br />And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">2 Kings 17:33-34</a></span><br />They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm">2 Chronicles 21:6</a></span><br />And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2</a></span><br />Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.</p><p class="hdg">Immer</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/2-37.htm">Ezra 2:37</a></b></br> The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/24-14.htm">1 Chronicles 24:14</a></b></br> The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/7-40.htm">Nehemiah 7:40</a></b></br> The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/10-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-34.htm">Hanani</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-34.htm">Hana'ni</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Immer</a> <a href="/ezra/8-8.htm">Zebadiah</a> <a href="/ezra/8-8.htm">Zebadi'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/10-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-21.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-2.htm">Hanani</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-2.htm">Hana'ni</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-29.htm">Immer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-15.htm">Zebadiah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-15.htm">Zebadi'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Ezra encouraged to reform the strange marriages</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Ezra assembles the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">The people repent, and promise amendment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">The care to perform it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">The names of them which had married strange wives</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>From the descendants of Immer:</b><br>The descendants of Immer were one of the priestly families who returned from the Babylonian exile. Immer was one of the 24 priestly divisions established by King David (<a href="/1_chronicles/24-14.htm">1 Chronicles 24:14</a>). This division was responsible for serving in the temple, highlighting the importance of maintaining purity and adherence to the Law among the priesthood. The mention of Immer here underscores the need for the priests to lead by example in the community's spiritual renewal.<p><b>Hanani and Zebadiah:</b><br>Hanani and Zebadiah are listed as individuals from the priestly line of Immer who had taken foreign wives, which was against the Mosaic Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). Their inclusion in this list signifies their willingness to repent and rectify their actions by sending away their foreign wives, as part of the community's commitment to reestablishing covenant faithfulness. This act of repentance is a theme seen throughout the Old Testament, where returning to God's commands is necessary for spiritual restoration. The names Hanani and Zebadiah, meaning "gracious" and "Yahweh has bestowed," respectively, reflect the hope of divine grace and blessing upon their repentance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a></b><br>A scribe and priest who led the second group of exiles back to Jerusalem from Babylon. He was instrumental in the spiritual and religious reform of the Jewish people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/descendants_of_immer.htm">Descendants of Immer</a></b><br>A priestly family line. The mention of Hanani and Zebadiah indicates their involvement in the events of <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a>, where the Israelites were called to separate from foreign wives.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hanani_and_zebadiah.htm">Hanani and Zebadiah</a></b><br>Members of the priestly family of Immer who were identified as having taken foreign wives, which was against the Law of Moses.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place of worship and the city to which the exiles returned. It was the focal point of the religious reforms led by Ezra.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_repentance.htm">The Event of Repentance</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a>, the Israelites, under Ezra's leadership, confessed their sins and took action to rectify their disobedience to God's laws, particularly concerning intermarriage with foreign women.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The account of Hanani and Zebadiah highlights the necessity of adhering to God's commandments, especially for those in leadership positions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>True repentance involves not just confession but also taking concrete steps to correct one's wrongs, as demonstrated by the actions of the Israelites in <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a>.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The communal nature of the repentance in <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a> shows the importance of holding each other accountable within the faith community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_spiritual_renewal.htm">The Role of Leadership in Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>Ezra's leadership was crucial in guiding the people back to faithfulness, illustrating the impact of godly leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_compromise.htm">The Consequences of Compromise</a></b><br>The intermarriages represented a compromise of faith, reminding believers of the dangers of allowing cultural influences to lead them away from God's standards.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 20-22.</span> - On the priestly families of <span class="cmt_word">Immer</span>, <span class="cmt_word">Harim</span>, and <span class="cmt_word">Pashur</span> see above, <a href="/ezra/2-37.htm">Ezra 2:37-39</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">From the descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִבְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mib·bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Immer:</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמֵּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_564.htm">Strong's 564: </a> </span><span class="str2">Immer -- the name of several Israelites, perhaps also a place in Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hanani</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲנָ֖נִי</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·nā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2607.htm">Strong's 2607: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hanani -- the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Zebadiah.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּזְבַדְיָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·zə·ḇaḏ·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2069.htm">Strong's 2069: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zebadiah -- 'Yah has bestowed', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-20.htm">Ezra 10:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/10-20.htm">Ezra 10:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/10-20.htm">Ezra 10:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/10-20.htm">Ezra 10:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/10-20.htm">Ezra 10:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-20.htm">Ezra 10:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-20.htm">Ezra 10:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-20.htm">Ezra 10:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-20.htm">Ezra 10:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/10-20.htm">Ezra 10:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/10-20.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:20 Of the sons of Immer: Hanani (Ezr. 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