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Ezra 9

Ezra 9:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For they have taken
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
b of their daughters
bath (Hebrew #1323)
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, X first, X old, + owl, town, village.
Pronounce: bath
Origin: from 1129 (as feminine of 1121)
for themselves, and for their sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
: so that the holy
qodesh (Hebrew #6944)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
KJV usage: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
Pronounce: ko'-desh
Origin: from 6942
d seed
zera` (Hebrew #2233)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
KJV usage: X carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing- time.
Pronounce: zeh'-rah
Origin: from 2232
havee mingled
`arab (Hebrew #6148)
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
KJV usage: engage, (inter-)meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.
Pronounce: aw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
themselves with the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
of those lands
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
: yea, the hand
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
of the princes
sar (Hebrew #8269)
a head person (of any rank or class)
KJV usage: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
Pronounce: sar
Origin: from 8323
and rulers
cagan (Hebrew #5461)
a prefect of a province
KJV usage: prince, ruler.
Pronounce: saw-gawn'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to superintend
hath been chief
ri'shown (Hebrew #7223)
from 7221; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
KJV usage: ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
Pronounce: ree-shone'
Origin: or riishon {ree-shone'}
in this trespass
ma`al (Hebrew #4604)
treachery, i.e. sin
KJV usage: falsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, X very.
Pronounce: mah'-al
Origin: from 4603
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Ex. 34:16• 16And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. (Ex. 34:16)
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Neh. 13:23• 23In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: (Neh. 13:23)
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Deut. 14:2• 2For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. (Deut. 14:2)
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Isa. 6:13• 13But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. (Isa. 6:13)
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2 Cor. 6:14• 14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (2 Cor. 6:14)

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Daughter,
Prince; Princess,
Seed,
Trespass

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Ministry on This Verse

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taken of their.
Ezra 10:18‑44• 18And 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.
 19And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
 20And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
 21And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
 22And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
 23Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
 24Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
 25Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
 26And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
 27And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
 28Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
 29And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
 30And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
 31And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
 32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
 33Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
 34Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
 35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
 36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
 37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
 38And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
 39And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
 40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
 41Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
 42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
 43Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
 44All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children. (Ezra 10:18‑44)
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Ex. 34:16• 16And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. (Ex. 34:16)
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Deut. 7:1‑4• 1When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
 2And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them:
 3Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
 4For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. (Deut. 7:1‑4)
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Neh. 13:23‑24• 23In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
 24And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. (Neh. 13:23‑24)
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Mal. 2:11• 11Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. (Mal. 2:11)
the holy seed.
Ex. 19:6• 6And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. (Ex. 19:6)
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Ex. 22:31• 31And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. (Ex. 22:31)
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Deut. 7:6• 6For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. (Deut. 7:6)
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Deut. 14:2• 2For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. (Deut. 14:2)
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Isa. 6:13• 13But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. (Isa. 6:13)
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Mal. 2:15• 15And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. (Mal. 2:15)
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1 Cor. 7:14• 14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. (1 Cor. 7:14)
mingled.
Gen. 6:2• 2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. (Gen. 6:2)
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Neh. 13:3,23‑24• 3Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
 23In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
 24And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. (Neh. 13:3,23‑24)
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2 Cor. 6:14• 14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? (2 Cor. 6:14)
the hand.
Ezra 10:18‑44• 18And 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.
 19And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
 20And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
 21And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
 22And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
 23Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
 24Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
 25Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
 26And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
 27And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
 28Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
 29And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
 30And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
 31And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
 32Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
 33Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
 34Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
 35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
 36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
 37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
 38And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
 39And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
 40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
 41Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
 42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
 43Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
 44All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children. (Ezra 10:18‑44)
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Neh. 13:4,17,28• 4And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
 17Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
 28And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me. (Neh. 13:4,17,28)
• Paul makes it perfectly clear in his second letter to the Corinthians what this means to us  (2 Cor. 6:14,17-18). (“The Condition of the Remnant in Judea -Ezra 9:1-2” by N. Simon)
• Intermarriages. This had been expressly forbidden. (That it was not intermarriages only may be gathered from the passage above cited from Exodus, as also from Numb. 25; in fact, all the abominations of the idolatry of the several nations named were connected with these marriages.) See Exod. 34:12-16. It was therefore in willful disobedience that they had contracted these shameful alliances with the world, for this is what these marriages typify-the besetting sin of God's people in every age. (“The Book of Ezra: Restoration From Babylon: Ezra 9” by E. Dennett)
• "One sinner destroyeth much good" (Eccles. 9:18), especially when that one has a place of position and influence. (“The Book of Ezra: Restoration From Babylon: Ezra 9” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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for they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and have mingled the holy seed with the peoples of the lands; and the hand of the princes and rulersd has been chief in this unfaithfulness.

JND Translation Notes

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Segan, a Persian word.