Ezra 10:16
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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.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,
In other translations
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.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,
Hebrew words
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vaiya'asu-and they didH6213כֵןkhenthusH3651בְּנֵיbenei[the] children ofH1121הַגּוֹלָהhagolahthe exileH1473וַיִּבָּדְלוּvaiyibadeluand they separated themselvesH914עֶזְרָא'ezra'EzraH5830הַכֹּהֵןhakohenthe priestH3548אֲנָשִׁים'anashimmenH582רָאשֵׁיrashei[the] leaders ofH7218הָאָבוֹתha'avotthe fathersH1לְבֵיתleveitfor [the] house ofH1004אֲבֹתָם'avotamancestors theirH1וְכֻלָּםvekhulamand all of themH3605בְּשֵׁמוֹתbeshemotby namesH8034וַיֵּשְׁבוּvaiyeshevuand they sat downH3427בְּיוֹםbeyomon dayH3117אֶחָד'echadoneH259לַחֹדֶשׁlachodeshof the monthH2320הָעֲשִׂירִיha'asiri<the> tenthH6224לְדַרְיוֹשׁledaryooshto investigateH1875הַדָּבָר׃hadavarthe matterH1697
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Related verses
- Deuteronomy 13:14Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,
- Job 29:16I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
- John 7:51Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?“Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
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