


Ezra 10:2
Bible Versions
And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, [one] of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
And Shechaniah {H7935} the son {H1121} of Jehiel {H3171}, one of the sons {H1121} of Elam {H5867}, answered {H6030} and said {H559} unto Ezra {H5830}, We have trespassed {H4603} against our God {H430}, and have taken {H3427} strange {H5237} wives {H802} of the people {H5971} of the land {H776}: yet now there is {H3426} hope {H4723} in Israel {H3478} concerning this thing.
Sh'khanyah the son of Yechi'el, one of the descendants of 'Eilam, spoke up and said to 'Ezra, "We have acted treacherously toward our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples of the land. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Isra'el.
Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land: yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
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