Ezra 10:16

And the sons of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, [with] certain heads of fathers, after their fathers' houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart. And they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to exami

Deuteronomy 13:14

then thou shall inquire, and make search, and ask diligently. And, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee,

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of him whom I did not know.

John 7:51

Does our law judge a man, unless it first may hear from himself and know what he does?

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Summary

And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.

To examine the matter

Bible References

To examine the matter

Deuteronomy 13:14
then thou shall inquire, and make search, and ask diligently. And, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee,
Job 29:16
I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of him whom I did not know.
John 7:51
Does our law judge a man, unless it first may hear from himself and know what he does?