Ezra 10:18-43

18 Among the cohanim were found these who had married foreign women: of the sons of Yeshua the son of Yotzadak and his brothers: Ma'aseiyah, Eli'ezer, Yariv and G'dalyah.
19 They promised that they would send their wives away; and since they were guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt.
20 Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Z'vadyah;
21 of the sons of Harim: Ma'aseiyah, Eliyah, Sh'ma'yah, Yechi'el and 'Uziyah;
22 of the sons of Pash'chur: Elyo'einai, Ma'aseiyah, Yishma'el, N'tan'el, Yozavad and El'asah.
23 Of the L'vi'im: Yozavad, Shim'i, K'layah (also known as K'lita), P'tachyah, Y'hudah and Eli'ezer.
24 Of the singers: Elyashiv. Of the gatekeepers: Shalum, Telem and Uri.
25 Of Isra'el: of the descendants of Par'osh: Ramyah, Yizziyah, Malkiyah, Miyamin, El'azar, Malkiyah and B'nayah;
26 of the descendants of 'Eilam: Mattanyah, Z'kharyah, Yechi'el, 'Avdi, Yeremot and Eliyah;
27 of the descendants of Zatu: Elyo'einai, Elyashiv, Mattanyah, Yeremot, Zavad and 'Aziza;
28 of the descendants of B'vai: Y'hochanan, Hananyah, Zabai and 'Atlai;
29 of the descendants of Bani: Meshulam, Malukh, 'Adayah, Yashuv, Sh'al and Ramot;
30 of the descendants of Pachat-Mo'av: 'Adna, K'lal, B'nayah, Ma'aseiyah, Mattanyah, B'tzal'el, Binui and M'nasheh;
31 of the descendants of Harim: Eli'ezer, Yishiyah, Malkiyah, Sh'ma'yah, Shim'on,
32 Binyamin, Malukh, and Sh'maryah;
33 of the descendants of Hashum: Matnai, Matatah, Zavad, Elifelet, Yeremai, M'nasheh and Shim'i;
34 of the descendants of Bani: Ma'adai, 'Amram, U'el,
35 B'nayah, Bedyah, K'luhu,
36 Vanyah, M'remot, Elyashiv,
37 Mattanyah, Matnai, Ya'asai,
38 Bani, Binui, Shim'i,
39 Shelemyah, Natan, 'Adayah,
40 Makhnavdai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 'Azar'el, Shelemyah, Sh'maryah,
42 Shalum, Amaryah and Yosef; and
43 of the descendants of N'vo: Ye'i'el, Mattityah, Zavad, Z'vina, Yadai, Yo'el and B'nayah.

Ezra 10:18-43 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 10

Upon Ezra's prayer and confession, it was proposed by Shechaniah, that those who had married strange wives should put them away with their children, which they swore to do, Ezr 10:1-5, and proclamation was made throughout the land for all to meet at Jerusalem in three days' time, and accordingly they did, Ezr 10:6-9 when, at the exhortation of Ezra, all agreed to it, and persons were appointed to see it done, and the work was finished in the space of three months, Ezr 10:10-17 and a list of the names of those is given who had married such wives, and now put them away; of the priests, Ezr 10:18-22, of the Levites, Ezr 10:23,24, of the other Israelites, Ezr 10:24-44.

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