Leeser(i)
14 Let however our princes stand forward for all the congregation, and let all those in our cities who have brought home strange wives come at appointed times, and with them the elders of each and every city, and its judges, until the fierce wrath of our God be turned away from us for this whole matter.
15 Only Jonathan the son of ‘Assahel and Jachzeyah the son of Thikvah withstood this proposal: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite assisted them.
16 And the children of the exile did so. And then were set apart ‘Ezra the priest, and certain chiefs of the divisions, for their family divisions, and all of them designated by their names; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
17 And they made an end with all, with the men that had brought home strange wives, not before the first day of the first month.
18 And there were found among the sons of the priests that had brought home strange wives, namely, of the sons of Jeshua’ the son of Jozadak, and his brethren: Ma’asseyah, and Eli’ezer, and Jarib, and Gedalyah.
19 And they gave their hand to put away their wives, and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
20 And of the sons of Immer: Chanani, and Zebadyah.
21 And of the sons of Charim: Ma’asseyah, and Elijah, and Shema’yah, and Jechiel, and ‘Uzziyah.
22 And of the sons of Pashchur: Elyo’enai, Ma’asseyah. Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and El’assah.
23 Also of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shim’i, and Kelayan, the same is Kelita, Pethachyah, Judah, and Eli’ezer.
24 And of the singers, Elyashib; and of the gate-keepers, Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
25 And of Israel: Of the sons of Par’osh, Ramyah, and Yizziyah, and Malkiyah, and Miyamin, and El’azar, and Malkiyah, and Benayah.
26 And of the sons of ‘Elam; Matthanyah, Zecharyah, and Jechiel, and ‘Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliyah.
27 And of the sons of Zatthu: Elyo’enai, Elyashib, Matthanyah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and ‘Aziza.
28 And of the sons of Bebai: Jehochanan, Chananyah, Zabbai, and ‘Athlai.
29 And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and ‘Adayah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
30 And of the sons of Pachath-moab: ‘Adna, and Kelal, Benayah, Ma’asseyah, Matthanyah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Menasseh.
31 And of the sons of Charim: Eli’ezer, Yishiyah, Malkiyah, Shema’yah, Shim’on,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemaryah.
33 Of the sons of Chashum: Matthenai, Matthathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Menasseh, and Shim’i.
34 Of the sons of Bani: Ma’adai, ‘Amram, and Uel,
35 Benayah, Bedeyah, Keluhu,
36 Vanyah, Meremoth, Elyashib,
37 Matthanyah, Matthenai, and Ja’assai,
38 And Bani, and Binnui, and Shim’i,
39 And Shelemyah, and Nathan, and ‘Adayah,
40 Machnadbai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 ‘Asar’el, and Shelemyahu, Shemaryah,
42 Shallum, Amaryah, and Joseph.
43 Of the sons of Nebo: Je’iel, Matthithyah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benayah.
44 All these had taken strange wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.