Ezra 10 · Verse 18

Ezra 10:18

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 10:18, King James Version

Ezra 10:18 in other translations

BSBAmong the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers:
WEBAmong the sons of the priests there were found who had married foreign women: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
ASVAnd among the sons of the priests there were found that had married foreign women: namely, of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
YLTAnd there are found of the sons of the priests that have settled strange women: of the sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah;
DARBYAnd among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken foreign wives, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren: Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
BBEAnd among the sons of the priests who were married to strange women were these: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak and his brothers, Maaseiah and Eliezer and Jarib and Gedaliah.
WebsterAnd among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken foreign wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

What does Ezra 10:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Ezr 10:18-44. Those That Had Taken Strange Wives.

18. among the sons of the priests--From the names of so many men of rank appearing in the following list, some idea may be formed of the great and complicated difficulties attending the reformatory work.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 10:15-44

The best reformers can but do their endeavour; when the Redeemer himself shall come to Zion, he shall effectually turn away ungodliness from Jacob. And when sin is repented of and forsaken, God will forgive it; but the blood of Christ, our Sin-offering, is the only atonement which takes away our guilt. No seeming repentance or amendment will benefit those who reject Him, for self-dependence proves them still…

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Ezra 10:18 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּמָּצֵא֙vai.yi.ma.Tze'and it was foundH4672
מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Neisome of [the] sons ofH1121
הַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
הֹשִׁ֖יבוּho.Shi.vuthey had marriedH3427
נָשִׁ֣יםna.ShimwomenH802
נָכְרִיּ֑וֹתna.khe.ri.YotforeignH5237
מִבְּנֵ֨יmi.be.Neisome of [the] sons ofH1121
יֵשׁ֤וּעַye.Shu.a'JeshuaH3442
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יֽוֹצָדָק֙yo.tza.DakJozadakH3136
וְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.Chavand brothers hisH251
מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahMaaseiahH4641
וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶרve.'e.li.'E.zerand EliezerH461
וְיָרִ֖יבve.ya.Rivand JaribH3402
וּגְדַלְיָֽה\׃u.ge.dal.Yahand GedaliahH1436

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Cross references for Ezra 10:18

  • Ezra 5:2

    Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

  • Ezra 3:2

    Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

  • Ezra 2:2

    Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

  • Haggai 1:1

    In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

  • Zechariah 3:1

    And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

  • Nehemiah 8:7

    Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:14-15

    And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

  • Nehemiah 8:4

    And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

  • 1 Samuel 2:22-24

    Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.

  • Malachi 2:8-9

    But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

  • Ezra 9:1

    Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

  • Nehemiah 13:28

    And 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the sons.
9:1; Le 21:7,13-15; 1Sa 2:22-24; Ne 13:28; Jer 23:11,14; Eze 44:22
Mal 2:8,9; 1Ti 3:11
Jeshua.
2:2; 3:2; 5:2; 1Ch 6:14,15; Ne 12:10; Hag 1:1; Zec 3:1
Joshua. Maaseiah.
Ne 8:4,7

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Context

  • Ezra 10:17

    And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

  • Ezra 10:18

    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 10:19

    And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.

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Ezra 10:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y de los hijos de los sacerdotes que habían tomado mujeres extranjeras, fueron hallados estos: De los hijos de Jesuá hijo de Josadec, y de sus hermanos: Maasías, y Eliezer, y Jarib, y Gedalías;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, parmi les fils des sacrificateurs, il s’en trouva qui avaient pris des femmes étrangères: des fils de Jéshua, fils de Jotsadak, et de ses frères: Maascéïa, et Éliézer, et Jarib, et Guedalia.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es fanden sich unter den Söhnen der Priester, welche fremde Weiber heimgeführt hatten, folgende: von den Söhnen Jeschuas, des Sohnes Jozadaks, und seinen Brüdern: Maaseja und Elieser und Jarib und Gedalja.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et inventi sunt de filiis sacerdotum qui duxerant uxores alienigenas. De filiis Josue filii Josedec, et fratres ejus, Maasia, et Eliezer, et Jarib, et Godolia.