⁷⁰ Then I rose from my fast, with my garments and my holy vestments torn, and kneeling down and stretching out my hands to the Lord I said,

⁸⁴ and gave us such a root as this, but we turned back again to transgress your law by mixing with the uncleanness of the nations of the land.^(A)

⁹² Then Ezra rose up and made the leaders of the priests and Levites of all Israel swear that they would do this. And they swore to it.

⁷ Then Ezra stood up and said to them, “You have broken the law and married foreign women and so have increased the sin of Israel.

⁹ and do his will; separate yourselves from the nations of the land and from your foreign wives.”

¹² So let the leaders of the multitude stay, and let all those in our settlements who have foreign wives come at the time appointed

¹⁷ And the cases of the men who had foreign wives were brought to an end by the new moon of the first month.^(A)

¹⁸ Of the priests, those who were brought in and found to have foreign wives were: ¹⁹ of the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his kindred, Maaseiah, Eliezar, Jarib, and Jodan.^{(B) 20} They pledged themselves to put away their wives and to offer rams in expiation of their error. ²¹ Of the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah and Maaseiah and Shemaiah and Jehiel and Azariah. ²² Of the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, and Nathanael, and Gedaliah, and Salthas.

²³ And of the Levites: Jozabad and Shimei and Kelaiah, who was Kelita, and Pethahiah and Judah and Jonah. ²⁴ Of the temple singers: Eliashib and Zaccur. ²⁵ Of the gatekeepers: Shallum and Telem.

²⁶ Of Israel: of the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Asibias, and Benaiah. ²⁷ Of the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah and Zechariah, Jezrielus and Abdi, and Jeremoth and Elijah. ²⁸ Of the descendants of Zamoth: Eliadas, Eliashib, Othoniah, Jeremoth, and Zabad and Zerdaiah. ²⁹ Of the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan and Hananiah and Zabbai and Emathis. ³⁰ Of the descendants of Mani: Olamus, Mamuchus, Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal and Jeremoth. ³¹ Of the descendants of Addi: Naathus and Moossias, Laccunus and Naidus, and Bescaspasmys and Sesthel, and Belnuus and Manasseas. ³² Of the descendants of Annan, Elionas and Asaias and Melchias and Sabbaias and Simon Chosamaeus. ³³ Of the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai and Mattattah and Zabad and Eliphelet and Manasseh and Shimei. ³⁴ Of the descendants of Bani: Jeremai, Momdius, Maerus, Joel, Mamdai and Bedeiah and Vaniah, Carabasion and Eliashib and Mamitanemus, Eliasis, Binnui, Elialis, Shimei, Shelemiah, Nethaniah. Of the descendants of Ezora: Shashai, Azarel, Azael, Samatus, Zambris, Joseph. ³⁵ Of the descendants of Nooma: Mazitias, Zabad, Iddo, Joel, Benaiah. ³⁶ All these had married foreign women, and they put them away together with their children.