Ezra 9:2

“For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and the holy offspring has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands; and the hand of the officials and the officials has been first in this unfaithfulness.””

Ezra 9:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 9:2, word by word

they have takenנָשְׂאוּnasu

take

To get something; with "a wife", to marry.

Where else “nasu” appears
of their daughtersבְּנֹתֵיbenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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and for their sonsבְנֵיvene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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the holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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offspringזֶרַעzera

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

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has mixed itselfהִתְעָרְבוּhitarvu

mingle

To mingle with others until one is no longer distinct.

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with the peoplesעַמֵּיame

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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of the landsאֲרָצוֹתaratsot

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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and the handיַדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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of the officialsשָּׂרִיםsarim

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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and the officialsסְּגָנִיםseganim

official, magistrate

Official, magistrate: one who holds a government office under a higher chief. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the authorities of the people together with the leaders.

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has beenהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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firstרִאשׁוֹנָהrishona

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

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unfaithfulnessמַּעַלmaal

unfaithfulness

Unfaithfulness, a breach of trust.

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The context

1And when these things were finished, the officials approached me, saying, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, according to their abominations, those of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, the Ammonite, the Moabite, the Egyptian, and the Amorite.

2 · This verse (above)

3And when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled out some of the hair of my head and my beard, and sat appalled.

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