Ezra 10:2
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
מִקְוֶה
something waited for, i.e. confidence (objective or subjective); also a collection, i.e. (of water) a pond, or (of men and horses) a caravan or drove
בֵּן
the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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נׇכְרִי
foreign
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נׇכְרִי
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)
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עֵילָם
Elam
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עֵילָם
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
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מָעַל
we have acted unfaithfully
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מָעַל
we have acted unfaithfully
properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
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יֵשׁ
there
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יֵשׁ
there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
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יְחִיאֵל
Jehiel
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יְחִיאֵל
Jechiel (or Jechavel), the name of eight Israelites
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שְׁכַנְיָה
Shecaniah
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שְׁכַנְיָה
Shekanjah, the name of nine Israelites
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