


Ezra 10:16
Bible Versions
And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, [with] certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by [their] names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
And the children {H1121} of the captivity {H1473} did so {H6213}. And Ezra {H5830} the priest {H3548}, with certain {H582} chief {H7218} of the fathers {H1}, after the house {H1004} of their fathers {H1}, and all of them by their names {H8034}, were separated {H914}, and sat down {H3427} in the first {H259} day {H3117} of the tenth {H6224} month {H2320} to examine {H1875} the matter {H1697}.
The exiles did as agreed. 'Ezra the cohen chose heads of fathers' clans by name, and they began their sessions to look into the matter on the first day of the tenth month.
So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,
And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers’ houses, after their fathers’ houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
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