Ezra 10:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.”

Ezra 10:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 10:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 10:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before God’s house, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very bitterly.”

Ezra 10:1 — World English Bible

Ezra 10:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore. ”

Ezra 10:1 — American Standard Version

Ezra 10:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And at Ezra's praying, and at his making confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there have been gathered unto him out of Israel an assembly very great--men and women and children--for the people have wept, multiplying weeping.”

Ezra 10:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 10:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And while Ezra prayed, and made confession, weeping and falling down before the house ofGod, there were gathered to him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children; for the people wept very much. ”

Ezra 10:1 — Darby Translation

Ezra 10:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whiles Ezra prayed thus, and confessed himselfe weeping, and falling downe before the house of God, there assembled vnto him of Israel a very great Congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept with a great lamentation.”

Ezra 10:1 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 10:1 in Context — Ezra 10

1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

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What Does Ezra 10:1 Mean?

Ezra 10:1 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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