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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Ezra 10 Brenton's Septuagint Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/ezra/10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/ezra/10-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Brenton</a> > Ezra 10</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ezra/9.htm" title="Ezra 9">◄</a> Ezra 10 <a href="../nehemiah/1.htm" title="Nehemiah 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Brenton's Septuagint Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/ezra/10-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Shecaniah’s Encouragement<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>So when Esdras <i>had</i> prayed, and when he <i>had</i> confessed, weeping and praying before the house of God, a very great assembly of Israel came together to him, men and women and youths; for the people wept, and wept aloud. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And Sechenias the son of Jeel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Esdras, We have broken covenant with our God, and have taken strange wives of the nations of the land: yet now there is patience <i>of hope</i> to Israel concerning this thing. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Now then let us make a covenant with our God, to put away all the wives, and their offspring, as thou shalt advise: <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>arise, and alarm them with the commands of our God; and let <i>it</i> be done according to the law. Rise up, for the matter <i>is</i> upon thee; and we <i>are</i> with thee: be strong and do.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then Esdras arose, and caused the rulers, the priests, and Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word: and they swore.<p> <A name="7"></a><p class="hdg">The People’s Confession of Sin<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And Esdras rose up from before the house of God, and went to the treasury of Joanan the son of Elisub; he even went thither: he ate no bread, and drank no water; for he mourned over the unfaithfulness <i>of them</i> of the captivity. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And they made proclamation throughout Juda and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should assemble at Jerusalem, <i>saying</i>, <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Every one who shall not arrive within three days, as <i>is</i> 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.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>So all the men of Juda and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. This <i>was</i> the ninth month: on the twentieth day of the month all the people sat down in the street of the house of the Lord, because of their alarm concerning the word, and because of the storm. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And Esdras the priest arose, and said to them, Ye have broken covenant, and have taken strange wives, to add to the trespass of Israel. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Now therefore give praise to the Lord God of our fathers, and do that which is pleasing in his sight: and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the strange wives. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then all the congregation answered and said, This thy word <i>is</i> powerful upon us to do it. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But the people <i>is</i> numerous, and the season <i>is</i> stormy, and there is no power to stand without, and the work is more than enough for one day or for two; for we have greatly sinned in this matter. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Let now our rulers stand, and for all those in our cities who have taken strange wives, let them come at appointed times, and with them elders from every several city, and judges, to turn away the fierce wrath of our God from us concerning this matter. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Only Jonathan the son of Asael, and Jazias the son of Thecoe <i>were</i> with me concerning this; and Mesollam, and Sabbathai the Levite helped them.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And the children of the captivity did thus: and Esdras the priest, and heads of families according to <i>their</i> 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 name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And they made an end with all the men who had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.<p> <A name="19"></a><p class="hdg">Those Guilty of Intermarriage<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And there were found <i>some</i> of the sons of the priests who had taken strange wives: of the sons of Jesus the son of Josedec, and his brethren; Maasia, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gadalia. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And they pledged themselves to put away their wives, and <i>offered</i> a ram of the flock for a trespass-offering because of their trespass. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And of the sons of Emmer; Anani, and Zabdia. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And of the sons of Eram; Masael, and Elia, and Samaia, and Jeel, and Ozia. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And of the sons of Phasur; Elionai, Maasia, and Ismael, and Nathanael, and Jozabad, and Elasa.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And of the Levites; Jozabad, and Samu, and Colia (he <i>is</i> Colitas,) and Phetheia, and Judas, and Eliezer.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And of the singers; Elisab: and of the porters; Solmen, and Telmen, and Oduth.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Also of Israel: of the sons of Phoros; Ramia, and Azia, and Melchia, and Meamin, and Eleazar, and Asabia, and Banaia. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And of the sons of Helam; Matthania, and Zacharia, and Jaiel, and Abdia, and Jarimoth, and Elia. <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And of the sons of Zathua; Elionai, Elisub, Matthanai, and Armoth, and Zabad, and Oziza. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And of the sons of Babei; Joanan, Anania, and Zabu, and Thali. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And of the sons of Banui; Mosollam, Maluch, Adaias, Jasub, and Saluia, and Remoth. <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And of the sons of Phaath Moab; Edne, and Chalel, and Banaia, Maasia, Matthania, Beseleel, and Banui, and Manasse. <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>And of the sons of Eram; Eliezer, Jesia, Melchia, Samaias, Semeon, <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Benjamin, Baluch, Samaria. <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>And of the sons of Asem; Metthania, Matthatha, Zadab, Eliphalet, Jerami, Manasse, Semei. <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And of the sons of Bani; Moodia, Amram, Uel, <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Banaia, Badaia, Chelkia, <A name="37"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Uvania, Marimoth, Eliasiph, <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Matthania, Matthanai: <A name="39"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>and <i>so</i> did the children of Banui, and the children of Semei, <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>and Selemia, and Nathan, and Adaia, <A name="41"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>Machadnabu, Sesei, Sariu, <A name="42"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Ezriel, and Selemia, and Samaria, <A name="43"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>and Sellum, Amaria, Joseph. <A name="44"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>Of the sons of Nabu; Jael, Matthanias, Zabad, Zebennas, Jadai, and Joel, and Banaia. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ezra/10-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>All these had taken strange wives, and had begotten sons of them.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ezra/9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ezra 9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ezra 9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../nehemiah/1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>