1Whiles Ezra prayed thus, and confessed himselfe weeping, and falling downe before the house of God, there assembled vnto him of Israel a very great Congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept with a great lamentation.

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Daniel 9:20, Daniel 9:20, Psalms 119:136, Psalms 119:136, Romans 9:2

2Then Shechaniah the sonne of Iehiel one of the sonnes of Elam answered, and sayd to Ezra, We haue trespassed against our God, and haue taken strange wiues of the people of the land, yet nowe there is hope in Israel concerning this.

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Nehemiah 13:27, Nehemiah 13:27, Ezra 9:2, Ezra 9:2, Exodus 34:12

3Now therfore let vs make a couenant with our God, to put away all the wiues (and such as are borne of them) according to the counsell of the Lord, and of those that feare the commandements of our God, and let it be done according to the Lawe.

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Deuteronomy 7:2, Deuteronomy 7:3, Deuteronomy 7:2, Deuteronomy 7:3, Ezra 9:4

4Arise: for the matter belogeth vnto thee: we also wil be with thee: be of comfort and do it.

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1 Chronicles 28:10, 1 Chronicles 28:10, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Hebrews 12:12

5Then arose Ezra, and caused the chiefe Priestes, the Leuites, and all Israel, to sweare that they would doe according to this worde. So they sware.

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Nehemiah 13:25, Nehemiah 13:25, Nehemiah 5:12, Nehemiah 5:12, Proverbs 9:9

6And Ezra rose vp from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Iohanan the sonne of Eliashib: he went euen thither, but he did eate neither bread, nor drunke water: for he mourned, because of the transgression of them of the captiuitie.

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Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 9:18, John 4:31, John 4:34, Nehemiah 12:22

7And they caused a proclamation to goe throughout Iudah and Ierusalem, vnto all them of the captiuitie, that they should assemble themselues vnto Ierusalem.

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2 Chronicles 30:5, Ezra 1:1, 2 Chronicles 30:5, Ezra 1:1

8And whosoeuer woulde not come within three dayes according to the counsel of the Princes and Elders, all his substance should be forfait, and he should be separate from the Congregation of them of the captiuitie.

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Ezra 7:26, Ezra 7:26, Matthew 18:17, Joshua 6:19, Leviticus 27:28

9Then all the men of Iudah and Beniamin assembled theselues vnto Ierusalem within three dayes, which was the twentieth day of the ninth moneth, and all the people sate in the streete of the house of God, trembling for this matter, and for the raine.

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1 Samuel 12:17, 1 Samuel 12:18, 1 Samuel 12:17, 1 Samuel 12:18, Esther 2:16

10And Ezra the Priest stoode vp, and said vnto them, Ye haue transgressed, and haue taken strange wiues, to increase the trespasse of Israel.

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Ezra 9:6, Matthew 23:32, Numbers 32:14, 2 Chronicles 28:13, Joshua 22:17

11Now therefore giue praise vnto the Lord God of your fathers, and do his will, and separate your selues from the people of the land, and from the strange wiues.

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Isaiah 1:16, Isaiah 1:18, Joshua 7:19, Romans 12:2, Ezra 10:3

12And all the Congregation answered, and sayd with a loude voyce, So will we do according to thy wordes vnto vs.

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Psalms 78:37, Psalms 78:57, Ezra 10:3, Ezra 10:4, Nehemiah 13:23

13But the people are many, and it is a raynie weather, and we are not able to stande without, neither is it the worke of one day or two: for we are many that haue offended in this thing.

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Ezra 10:18, Ezra 10:44, Matthew 7:13, Matthew 7:14, Ezra 10:18

14Let our rulers stand therefore before all the Congregation, and let all them which haue taken strange wiues in our cities, come at the time appoynted, and with them the Elders of euery citie and the Iudges thereof, til the fierce wrath of our God for this matter turne away from vs.

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2 Chronicles 29:10, 2 Chronicles 30:8, 2 Chronicles 29:10, 2 Chronicles 30:8, Numbers 25:4

15Then were appoynted Ionathan the sonne of Asah-el, and Iahaziah the sonne of Tikuah ouer this matter, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Leuites helped them.

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Nehemiah 11:16, Nehemiah 11:16, Nehemiah 10:20, Nehemiah 12:33, Nehemiah 3:6

16And they of the captiuitie did so, and departed, euen Ezra the Priest, and the men that were chiefe fathers to the familie of their fathers by name, and sate downe in the first day of the tenth moneth to examine the matter.

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Job 29:16, Deuteronomy 13:14, John 7:51, Job 29:16, Deuteronomy 13:14

17And vntill the first day of the first moneth they were finishing the businesse with al the men that had taken strange wiues.

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18And of the sonnes of the Priests there were men founde, that had taken strange wiues, to wit, of the sonnes of Ieshua, the sonne of Iozadak, and of his brethren, Maaseiah, Aeliezer, and Iarib and Gedaliah.

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Ezra 3:2, Ezra 2:2, Ezra 5:2, Zechariah 3:1, Haggai 1:1

19And they gaue their hads, that they would put away their wiues, and they that had trespassed, gaue a ramme for their trespasse.

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Leviticus 6:6, Leviticus 6:6, 2 Kings 10:15, 2 Kings 10:15, 2 Chronicles 30:8

20And of the sonnes of Immer, Honani, and Zebadiah.

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Ezra 2:37, 1 Chronicles 24:14, Ezra 2:37, 1 Chronicles 24:14, Nehemiah 7:40

21And of the sonnes of Harim, Maaseiah, and Eliiah, and Shemaiah, and Iehiel, and Vzziah.

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1 Chronicles 24:8, 1 Chronicles 24:8, Ezra 2:39, Nehemiah 7:42, Ezra 2:39

22And of ye sonnes of Pashur, Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Iozabad, and Elasah.

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1 Chronicles 9:12, 1 Chronicles 9:12, Ezra 2:38, Nehemiah 7:41, Ezra 2:38

23And of the Leuites, Iozabad and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (which is Kelitah) Pethahiah, Iudah and Eliezer.

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Nehemiah 11:16, Nehemiah 10:10, Ezra 8:33, Nehemiah 11:16, Nehemiah 10:10

24And of the singers, Eliashib. And of the porters, Shallum, and Telem, and Vri.

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25And of Israel: of the sonnes of Parosh, Ramiah, and Iesiah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchiiah, and Benaiah.

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Ezra 2:3, Ezra 2:3, Nehemiah 7:8, Nehemiah 7:8

26And of the sonnes of Elam, Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Iehiel, and Abdi, and Ieremoth, and Eliah.

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Ezra 10:2, Ezra 10:2, Nehemiah 7:12, Ezra 8:7, Ezra 2:31

27And of the sonnes of Zattu, Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Ierimoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

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Nehemiah 7:13, Ezra 2:8, Nehemiah 7:13, Ezra 2:8

28And of the sonnes of Bebai, Iehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

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Nehemiah 7:16, Ezra 8:11, Ezra 2:11, Nehemiah 7:16, Ezra 8:11

29And of the sonnes of Bani, Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Iashub, and Sheal, Ieramoth.

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Nehemiah 7:15, Ezra 2:10, Nehemiah 10:4, Nehemiah 7:15, Ezra 2:10

30And of the sonnes of Pahath Moab, Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

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Nehemiah 7:11, Ezra 8:4, Ezra 2:6, Nehemiah 7:11, Ezra 8:4

31And of the sonnes of Harim, Eliezer, Ishiiah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

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Nehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 3:11, Ezra 2:32, Nehemiah 7:35, Ezra 2:32

32Beniamin, Malluch, Shamariah.

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33Of the sonnes of Hashum, Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Ieremai, Manasseh, Shimei.

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Ezra 2:19, Nehemiah 7:22, Ezra 2:19, Nehemiah 7:22

34Of the sonnes of Bani, Maadai, Amram, and Vel,

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35Banaiah, Bediah, Chelluh,

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36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

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37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Iaasau,

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38And Banni, and Bennui, Shimei,

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39And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

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40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

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41Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

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42Shallum, Amariah, Ioseph.

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43Of the sonnes of Nebo, Ieiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iadau, and Ioel, Benaiah.

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Ezra 2:29, Ezra 2:29, Nehemiah 7:33, Nehemiah 7:33

44All these had taken strange wiues: and among them were women that had children.

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Ezra 10:3, Proverbs 2:16, Proverbs 5:20, Proverbs 5:3, Ezra 10:3