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Ezra wept, prostrate in front of The Temple of God. As he prayed and confessed, a huge number of the men, women, and children of Israel gathered around him. All the people were now weeping as if their hearts would break.

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While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a large crowd of Israelites-men, women and children-gathered around him. They too wept bitterly.

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Now while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very bitterly.

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While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and throwing himself to the ground in front of the Temple of God, a large crowd of people from Israel--men, women, and children--gathered and wept bitterly with him.

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Shecaniah son of Jehiel of the family of Elam, acting as spokesman, said to Ezra: "We betrayed our God by marrying foreign wives from the people around here. But all is not lost; there is still hope for Israel.

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Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.

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And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, spoke up and said to Ezra, "We have trespassed against our God, and have taken pagan wives from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope in Israel in spite of this.

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Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, "We confess that we have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

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Let's make a covenant right now with our God, agreeing to get rid of all these wives and their children, just as my master and those who honor God's commandment are saying. It's what The Revelation says, so let's do it.

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Now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all these women and their children, in accordance with the counsel of my lord and of those who fear the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.

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Now therefore, let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and those who have been born to them, according to the advice of my master and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

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Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. We will obey the law of God.

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"Now get up, Ezra. Take charge--we're behind you. Don't back down."

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Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it."

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Arise, for this matter is your responsibility. We also are with you. Be of good courage, and do it."

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Take courage, for it is your duty to tell us how to proceed in setting things straight, and we will cooperate fully."

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So Ezra stood up and had the leaders of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel solemnly swear to do what Shecaniah proposed. And they did it.

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So Ezra rose up and put the leading priests and Levites and all Israel under oath to do what had been suggested. And they took the oath.

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Then Ezra arose, and made the leaders of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear an oath that they would do according to this word. So they swore an oath.

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So Ezra stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests and the Levites and all the people of Israel swear that they would do as Shecaniah had said. And they all swore a solemn oath.

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Then Ezra left the plaza in front of The Temple of God and went to the home of Jehohanan son of Eliashib where he stayed, still fasting from food and drink, continuing his mourning over the betrayal by the exiles. [JC]

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Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he was there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he continued to mourn over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

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Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came there, he ate no bread and drank no water, for he mourned because of the guilt of those from the captivity.

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Then Ezra left the front of the Temple of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He spent the night there, but he did not eat any food or drink. He was still in mourning because of the unfaithfulness of the returned exiles.

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A notice was then sent throughout Judah and Jerusalem ordering all the exiles to meet in Jerusalem.

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A proclamation was then issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem for all the exiles to assemble in Jerusalem.

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And they issued a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the descendants of the captivity, that they must gather at Jerusalem,

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Then a proclamation was made throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the returned exiles should come to Jerusalem.

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Anyone who failed to show up in three days, in compliance with the ruling of the leaders and elders, would have all his possessions confiscated and be thrown out of the congregation of the returned exiles.

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Anyone who failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, in accordance with the decision of the officials and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.

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and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the instructions of the leaders and elders, all his property would be confiscated, and he himself would be separated from the assembly of those from the captivity.

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Those who failed to come within three days would, if the leaders and elders so decided, forfeit all their property and be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.

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All the men of Judah and Benjamin met in Jerusalem within the three days. It was the twentieth day of the ninth month. They all sat down in the plaza in front of The Temple of God. Because of the business before them, and aggravated by the buckets of rain coming down on them, they were restless, uneasy, and anxious.

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Within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. And on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people were sitting in the square before the house of God, greatly distressed by the occasion and because of the rain.

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So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open square of the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of heavy rain.

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Within three days, all the people of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. This took place on December 19, and all the people were sitting in the square before the Temple of God. They were trembling both because of the seriousness of the matter and because it was raining.

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Ezra the priest stood up and spoke: "You've broken trust. You've married foreign wives. You've piled guilt on Israel.

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Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have been unfaithful; you have married foreign women, adding to Israel's guilt.

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Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have transgressed and have taken pagan wives, adding to the guilt of Israel.

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Then Ezra the priest stood and said to them: "You have sinned, for you have married pagan women. Now we are even more deeply under condemnation than we were before.

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Now make your confession to GOD, the God of your ancestors, and do what he wants you to do: Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives."

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Now make confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples around you and from your foreign wives."

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Now therefore, make confession to the LORD God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the pagan wives."

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Confess your sin to the LORD, the God of your ancestors, and do what he demands. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from these pagan women."

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The whole congregation responded with a shout, "Yes, we'll do it--just the way you said it!"

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The whole assembly responded with a loud voice: "You are right! We must do as you say.

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Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, "Yes! As you have said, so we must do.

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Then the whole assembly raised their voices and answered, "Yes, you are right; we must do as you say!"

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They also said, "But look, do you see how many people there are out here? And it's the rainy season; you can't expect us to stand out here soaking wet until this is done--why, it will take days! A lot of us are deeply involved in this transgression.

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But there are many people here and it is the rainy season; so we cannot stand outside. Besides, this matter cannot be taken care of in a day or two, because we have sinned greatly in this thing.

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But there are many people; it is the season for heavy rain, and we are not able to stand outside. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for there are many of us who have transgressed in this matter.

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Then they added, "This isn't something that can be done in a day or two, for many of us are involved in this extremely sinful affair. This is the rainy season, so we cannot stay out here much longer.

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Let our leaders act on behalf of the whole congregation. Have everybody who lives in cities and who has married a foreign wife come at an appointed time, accompanied by the elders and judges of each city. We'll keep at this until the hot anger of our God over this thing is turned away."

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Let our officials act for the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at a set time, along with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us."

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Please, let the leaders of our entire assembly stand; and let all those in our cities who have taken pagan wives come at appointed times, together with the elders and judges of their cities, until the fierce wrath of our God is turned away from us in this matter."

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Let our leaders act on behalf of us all. Everyone who has a pagan wife will come at the scheduled time with the leaders and judges of his city, so that the fierce anger of our God may be turned away from us concerning this affair."

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Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this.

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Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this.

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Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite gave them support.

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Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this course of action, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them.

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So the exiles went ahead with the plan. Ezra the priest picked men who were family heads, each one by name. They sat down together on the first day of the tenth month to pursue the matter.

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So the exiles did as was proposed. 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,

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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.

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So this was the plan that 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.

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By the first day of the first month they had finished dealing with every man who had married a foreign wife. [JC]

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and by the first day of the first month they finished dealing with all the men who had married foreign women.

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By the first day of the first month they finished questioning all the men who had taken pagan wives.

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By March 27 of the next year they had finished dealing with all the men who had married pagan wives.

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Among the families of priests, the following were found to have married foreign wives: The family of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

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Among the descendants of the priests, the following had married foreign women: From the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib and Gedaliah.

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And among the sons of the priests who had taken pagan wives the following were found of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

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These are the priests who had married pagan wives: From the family of Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

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They all promised to divorce their wives and sealed it with a handshake. For their guilt they brought a ram from the flock as a Compensation-Offering.

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(They all gave their hands in pledge to put away their wives, and for their guilt they each presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.)

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And they gave their promise that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they presented a ram of the flock as their trespass offering.

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They vowed to divorce their wives, and they each acknowledged their guilt by offering a ram as a guilt offering.

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The family of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

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From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

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Also of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;

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From the family of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

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The family of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

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From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel and Uzziah.

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of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah;

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From the family of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

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The family of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

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From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad and Elasah.

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of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

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From the family of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

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From the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah--that is, Kelita--Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

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Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer.

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Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

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These are the Levites who were guilty: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

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From the singers: Eliashib. From the temple security guards: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

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From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem and Uri.

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Also of the singers: Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

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This is the singer who was guilty: Eliashib. These are the gatekeepers who were guilty: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

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And from the other Israelites: The family of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah, and Benaiah.

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And among the other Israelites: From the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah and Benaiah.

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And others of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Jeziah, Malchiah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah;

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These are the other people of Israel who were guilty: From the family of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah.

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The family of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

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From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth and Elijah.

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of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Eliah;

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From the family of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

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The family of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

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From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad and Aziza.

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of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza;

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From the family of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

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The family of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

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From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai.

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of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;

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From the family of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

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The family of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.

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From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal and Jeremoth.

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of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Ramoth;

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From the family of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.

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The family of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

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From the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui and Manasseh.

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of the sons of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;

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From the family of Pahath-moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

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The family of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

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From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

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of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

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From the family of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

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Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

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Benjamin, Malluch and Shemariah.

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Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah;

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Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.

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The family of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

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From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei.

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of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei;

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From the family of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

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The family of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

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From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

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of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

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From the family of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

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Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,

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Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,

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Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluh,

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Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,

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Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

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Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

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Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

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Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

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Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

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Mattaniah, Mattenai and Jaasu.

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Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasai,

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Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

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The family of Binnui: Shimei,

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From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,

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Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

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From the family of Binnui: Shimei,

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Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

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Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

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Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

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Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

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Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

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Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

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Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

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Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

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Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

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Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

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Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

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Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

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Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

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Shallum, Amariah and Joseph.

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Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph;

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Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

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The family of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

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From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah.

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of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

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From the family of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

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All these had married foreign wives and some had also had children by them.

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All these had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.

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All these had taken pagan wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

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Each of these men had a pagan wife, and some even had children by these wives.