KJV : And Shechaniah <07935> the son <01121> of Jehiel <03171>, [one] of the sons <01121> of Elam <05867>, answered <06030> (8799) and said <0559> (8799) unto Ezra <05830>, We have trespassed <04603> (8804) against our God <0430>, and have taken <03427> (8686) strange <05237> wives <0802> of the people <05971> of the land <0776>: yet now there is <03426> hope <04723> in Israel <03478> concerning this thing.NASB : Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.NASB# : Shecaniah<7935> the son<1121> of Jehiel<3171>, one of the sons<1121> of Elam<5867>, said<559> to Ezra<5830>, "We have been<4603> unfaithful<4603> to our God<430> and have married<3427> foreign<5237> women<802> from the peoples<5971> of the land<776>; yet now<6258> there<3426> is hope<4723> for Israel<3478> in spite<5921> of this<2088>.