KJV ORIGINAL
And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And they finished dealing with all the men who had married foreign wives by the first day of the first month.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how the Jewish leaders completed their process of addressing all the cases of men who had married women from other nations.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred after the Jewish people returned from exile in Babylon around 458 BC. Ezra discovered that many Jewish men had married women from surrounding pagan nations, which violated God's law and threatened to lead the people away from their faith. A commission was appointed to investigate each case and determine what action should be taken.
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