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And those who had returned from exile acted in accordance with all this.
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Ezra the priest chose for himself the leading men of their ancestral houses, all of them by name; and on the new moon of the tenth month they began their sessions to investigate the matter.
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And the cases of the men who had foreign wives were brought to an end by the new moon of the first month.
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Of the priests, those who were brought in and found to have foreign wives were:
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of the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his kindred, Maaseiah, Eliezar, Jarib, and Jodan.
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