Ezra 10 · Geneva Bible Notes (1560) · Commentaries (Good Books Free)

¹ ^a He confessed his sinnes and the sinnes of the people.

¹ ^! The people repent and turne, and put away their strange wiues.

² ^b Meaning, that God wolde receiue them to mercie.

³ ^c Which are strangers and maried contrary to the Law of God.

⁴ ^d Because God hathe giuen thee autoritie, & learning to persuade the people herein and to commande them.

⁷ ^/ Ebr. sonnes of the captiuitie.

⁸ ^/ Or, condemned.

⁹ ^e Which conteined part of Nouember & parte of December.

⁹ ^f For the season was giuen to raine, & so the wether was more sharpe & colde, and also their conscience touched them.

¹⁰ ^g Ye haue layed one sinne vpon another.

¹¹ ^h Read {Josh. 7,19}

¹⁴ ⁱ Let them be appointed to examine this matter.

¹⁶ ^k Thei were to the chief cities to sit on this matter which was thre moneths in finishing.

¹⁹ ^l As a token that their wolde kepe promes & do it.

²⁵ ^m Meaning, of the commune people: for before he spake of the Priests & Leuites.

³⁰ ^/ Or, the captaine of Moab.

⁴⁴ ⁿ Which also were made illegitimate because the mariage was vnlawful.

Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Ezra 10