16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezra 10:16:1 ⧉וַיּֽ͏ַעֲשׂוּ־כֵן֮vayaasukhenand they did so Ezra 10:16:2 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbeneisons of Ezra 10:16:3 ⧉הַגּוֹלָה֒hagolathe exile community Ezra 10:16:4 ⧉וַיִּבָּדְלוּ֩vayibbadluand were separated or set apart Ezra 10:16:5 ⧉עֶזְרָ֨אezraEzra Ezra 10:16:6 ⧉הַכֹּהֵ֜ןhakohenthe priest Ezra 10:16:7 ⧉אֲנָשִׁ֨יםanashimmen Ezra 10:16:8 ⧉רָאשֵׁ֧יrasheiheads of Ezra 10:16:9 ⧉הָאָב֛וֹתhaavotthe fathers Ezra 10:16:10 ⧉לְבֵ֥יתleveitby house of Ezra 10:16:11 ⧉אֲבֹתָ֖םavotamtheir fathers Ezra 10:16:12 ⧉וְכֻלָּ֣םvekhullamand all of them Ezra 10:16:13 ⧉בְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbeshemotby names Ezra 10:16:14 ⧉וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvayeshevuand they sat Ezra 10:16:15 ⧉בְּי֤וֹםbeyomon day Ezra 10:16:16 ⧉אֶחָד֙ekhadone Ezra 10:16:17 ⧉לַחֹ֣דֶשׁlakhodeshof the month Ezra 10:16:18 ⧉הָעֲשִׂירִ֔יhaasirithe tenth Ezra 10:16:19 ⧉לְדַרְי֖וֹשׁledaryoshto seek out or to inquire into Ezra 10:16:20 ⧉הַדָּבָֽר׃hadavarthe matter |
16. Formal Translation So the exiles did so, and Ezra the priest separated men who were heads of the fathers of their ancestral houses, all listed by name, and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. |
16. Dynamic Translation The exiles did so, and Ezra the priest chose men who were family heads, each representing his ancestral house and listed by name. On the first day of the tenth month, they sat down to investigate the matter. |