Ezra 10:11 - Exposition

Make confession . This is undoubtedly the true meaning of t'nu thodah in this place, and not " give praise" ( δότε αἴνεσιν ), as the LXX . render. Separate yourselves from the people of the land . The marriages naturally led on to familiar intercourse with the relatives and friends of the women, and so tended to break down the barrier between Jew and Gentile which it had been the special object of the Mosaic legislation to erect.