Ezra the priest See note on Ezra 7:11.

Ye have transgressed R.V. Ye have trespassed, as in Ezra 10:2; Ezra 10:6; Ezra 9:4 and Nehemiah 1:8; Nehemiah 13:27. It is best to keep -transgress" and -transgression" for the Hebrew words -pâsha" and -pesha", which only once occur in this book (Ezra 10:13) but are very frequent elsewhere.

and have taken strange wives R.V. and have married strange women. See note on Ezra 10:2.

to increase the trespass of Israel R.V. to increase the guilt of Israel. The -guilt" or -guiltiness of Israel", see on Ezra 9:6; Ezra 9:15. The fresh offence had added to the black account against Israel.

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