Ezra 10:10

“And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.”

"And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel." - Ezra 10:10
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What does Ezra 10:10 mean?

Ezra 10:10 (KJV) says, "And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel." This verse comes from the book of Ezra, which is a book in the Old Testament of the Bible. The book of Ezra is named…

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Ezra 10:38 - "And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,"
Ezra 10:37 - "Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,"
Ezra 10:40 - "Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,"
Ezra 10:32 - "Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah."
Ezra 10:36 - "Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,"
Ezra 10:35 - "Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,"
Ezra 10:42 - "Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph."
Ezra 10:41 - "Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,"
Ezra 10:39 - "And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,"
Ezra 10:20 - "And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah."
Ezra 7:10 - "For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments."
Ezra 10:34 - "Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,"
Ezra 10:5 - "Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware."
Ezra 2:10 - "The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two."
Ezra 10:21 - "And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah."
Ezra 10:24 - "Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri."
Ezra 10:28 - "Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai."
Ezra 10:31 - "And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,"
"Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah," - Ezra 10:41
"And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei," - Ezra 10:38
"And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah," - Ezra 10:39
"Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib," - Ezra 10:36
"Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai," - Ezra 10:40
"Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph." - Ezra 10:42