Ezra 10:13

But the people [are] many, and [it is] a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither [is this] a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

But {H61} the people {H5971} are many {H7227}, and it is a time {H6256} of much rain {H1653}, and we are not able {H3581} to stand {H5975} without {H2351}, neither is this a work {H4399} of one {H259} day {H3117} or two {H8147}: for we are many {H7235} that have transgressed {H6586} in this thing {H1697}.

But there are many people, and it's the rainy season - we can't stay out here in the open. Also, it isn't the work of a day or two; for there are many of us who have committed this crime.

But there are many people here, and it is the rainy season. We are not able to stay out in the open. Nor is this the work of one or two days, for we have transgressed greatly in this matter.

But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without: neither is this a work of one day or two; for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.

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Cross-References

  • Ezra 10:18 (2 votes)

    And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: [namely], of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

  • Ezra 10:44 (2 votes)

    All these had taken strange wives: and [some] of them had wives by whom they had children.

  • Matthew 7:13 (2 votes)

    Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

  • Matthew 7:14 (2 votes)

    Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.