Ezra 10:17
What does Ezra 10:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 10:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 10:17 means
By the first day of the first month, the commission completes its work with all the men who had married foreign women. The timeline—from the first day of the tenth month to the first day of the first month—shows a months-long, careful process. It was not rushed, though it was urgent. Completion indicates that every case was heard and concluded. The reform was both comprehensive and finite: there was a start, a diligent review, and a proper end. This closure allows the community to move forward under renewed obedience, having addressed the specific covenant breach in a disciplined and accountable manner.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they made an end with all the men that had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they made an end with all the men that had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they got to the end of all the men who were married to strange women by the first day of the first month.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and they finish with all the men who have settled strange women unto the first day of the first month.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they ended with all the men that had taken foreign wives by the first day of the first month.
Context
Having begun in the tenth month, the investigation now ends in the first month, marking deliberate progress. With the process complete, the narrative turns to results: a list of those implicated, beginning with priests. Recording names underscores transparency and the equal application of standards. In the following verses, readers see that even notable families were not exempt, reinforcing the integrity of the reform and the seriousness with which the community pursued faithfulness to God’s law.
v.16And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers’ houses, after their fathers’ houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
v.17This passage
v.18And among the sons of the priests there were found that had married foreign women: namely, of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.