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1 Esdras 9:16-22 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

16. Ezra the priest appointed men from among the heads of the clans and recorded their names. On the first day of the tenth month they began their investigation,

17. and within the next three months they investigated all the cases of men with foreign wives.

18. The following is a list of the men who had foreign wives:Priests, listed by clans:

19. Clan of Joshua and his brothers, sons of Jozadak: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Jodan.

20. They promised to divorce their wives, and they offered rams as a sacrifice for their sins.

21. Clan of Immer: Hanani, Zebadiah, Manes, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Azariah

22. Clan of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nathanael, Okidelus, and Elasah

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