16. So the returned captives did what was suggested. Ezra the priest chose men who were leaders of the family groups and named one from each family division. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to study each case.
17. By the first day of the first month, they had finished with all the men who had married non-Jewish women.
18. These are the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women:From the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and Jeshua’s brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
19. (They all promised to divorce their wives, and each one brought a male sheep from the flock as a penalty offering.)
20. From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
21. From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22. From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23. Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
24. Among the singers: Eliashib.Among the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
25. And among the other Israelites, these married non-Jewish women:From the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah, and Benaiah.
26. From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27. From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
28. From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
29. From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.
30. From the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
31. From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32. Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
33. From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
34. From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,