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Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, <i>and</i> Ramoth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch and Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, <i>and</i> Jeremoth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch and Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal and Jeremoth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, <i>and</i> Jeremoth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch and Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal <i>and</i> Jeremoth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bani’s descendants: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bani&#8217s descendants: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth from the family of Bani; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Clan of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From Bani's descendants: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Jeremoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And from the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And of the sons of Bani, Mosollam, and Melluch, and Adaia, Jasub, and Seal, and Ramoth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And from the sons of Bani, Meshullam, and Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />of the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Of the sons of Bachi, of Tashlom, Malluch, Uzziah, Jashub, Saul, and Jeremoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />From the sons of Baki of Tashlum: Maluk, Uzziah and Yushab and Shawal and Yarmuth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And of the sons of Banui; Mosollam, Maluch, Adaias, Jasub, and Saluia, and Remoth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/10-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=2831" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Those Guilty of Intermarriage</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·mib·bə·nê (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">From the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/1137.htm" title="1137: bā·nî (N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr. From banah; built; Bani, the name of five Israelites.">of Bani:</a> <a href="/hebrew/4918.htm" title="4918: mə·šul·lām (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a number of Isr. From shalam; allied; Meshullam, the name of seventeen Israelites.">Meshullam,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4409.htm" title="4409: mal·lūḵ (N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr. Or Malluwkiy; from malak; remnant; Malluk, the name of five Israelites.">Malluch,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5718.htm" title="5718: wa·‘ă·ḏā·yāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or madayahuw; from adah and Yahh; Jah has adorned; Adajah, the name of eight Israelites.">Adaiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3437.htm" title="3437: yā·šūḇ (N-proper-ms) -- He will return, two Isr. Or Yashiyb; from shuwb; he will return; Jashub, the name of two Israelites.">Jashub,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7594.htm" title="7594: ū·šə·’āl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite with a foreign wife. From sha'al; request; Sheal, an Israelite.">Sheal,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3406.htm" title="3406: yə·rē·mōṯ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Yreymowth; or Yremowth; feminine plural from ruwm; elevations; Jerimoth or Jeremoth, the name of twelve Israelites.">and Jeremoth.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-27</a></span><br />In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. / Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. / I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a></span><br />Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15-16</a></span><br />Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-12.htm">1 Corinthians 7:12-14</a></span><br />To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. / And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. / For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a></span><br />Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31</a></span><br />And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30</a></span><br />We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">2 Kings 17:33-34</a></span><br />They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a></span><br />I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a></span><br />For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2</a></span><br />Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2-3</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. / I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.</p><p class="hdg">Bani</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/2-10.htm">Ezra 2:10</a></b></br> The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/7-15.htm">Nehemiah 7:15</a></b></br> The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.</p><p class="hdg">Binnui.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/10-4.htm">Nehemiah 10:4</a></b></br> Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/23-1.htm">Adaiah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-12.htm">Adai'ah</a> <a href="/ezra/8-10.htm">Bani</a> <a href="/ezra/10-28.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-28.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-1.htm">Jashub</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Jeremoth</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Jer'emoth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-44.htm">Malluch</a> <a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">Meshullam</a> <a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">Meshul'lum</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-5.htm">Ramoth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/10-39.htm">Adaiah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-39.htm">Adai'ah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-34.htm">Bani</a> <a href="/ezra/10-30.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-30.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/46-13.htm">Jashub</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-8.htm">Jeremoth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-8.htm">Jer'emoth</a> <a href="/ezra/10-32.htm">Malluch</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-4.htm">Meshullam</a> <a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">Meshul'lum</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-43.htm">Ramoth</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-1.htm">Ezra encouraged to reform the strange marriages</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Ezra assembles the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-9.htm">The people repent, and promise amendment</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">The care to perform it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">The names of them which had married strange wives</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>From the descendants of Bani:</b><br>The mention of Bani's descendants highlights the importance of genealogies in Jewish culture, emphasizing family lineage and tribal affiliation. Bani is a name that appears multiple times in the Old Testament, often associated with those returning from exile. This reflects the restoration of Israel's identity post-exile, as seen in Ezra and Nehemiah.<p><b>Meshullam:</b><br>Meshullam is a common name in the post-exilic community, appearing in various roles throughout Ezra and Nehemiah. The name means "friend" or "ally," suggesting a person of trust and reliability. Meshullam's presence in this list indicates his involvement in the covenant renewal and the community's commitment to purity and obedience to God's law.<p><b>Malluch:</b><br>Malluch is another name found in the lists of returnees and those who took foreign wives. The repetition of such names underscores the widespread issue of intermarriage and the need for reform. Malluch's inclusion signifies the collective responsibility of the community to uphold the covenant.<p><b>Adaiah:</b><br>Adaiah, meaning "Yahweh has adorned," is a name that appears in various genealogies, indicating a connection to priestly or Levitical lines. This connection highlights the religious significance of the reforms and the emphasis on returning to proper worship practices.<p><b>Jashub:</b><br>Jashub, meaning "he will return," is a name that resonates with the theme of repentance and restoration. It reflects the hope and expectation of returning to God's favor through obedience and separation from foreign influences.<p><b>Sheal:</b><br>Sheal is a less common name, but its inclusion in this list emphasizes the thoroughness of the reform efforts. Each individual and family was accountable for their actions, reinforcing the communal aspect of repentance and renewal.<p><b>Jeremoth:</b><br>Jeremoth, meaning "heights," may symbolize the aspiration to rise above past failures and return to a state of holiness. The name's presence in this context serves as a reminder of the spiritual elevation sought through adherence to God's commands and the rejection of foreign entanglements.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bani.htm">Bani</a></b><br>A family or clan within the tribe of Israel. The descendants of Bani were among those who had taken foreign wives, which was against the Law of Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/meshullam.htm">Meshullam</a></b><br>One of the descendants of Bani who is listed as having taken a foreign wife. His name means "friend" or "ally" in Hebrew.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/malluch.htm">Malluch</a></b><br>Another descendant of Bani, also involved in the issue of intermarriage. His name means "counselor" or "king" in Hebrew.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/adaiah.htm">Adaiah</a></b><br>A descendant of Bani, part of the group needing to repent and rectify their actions. His name means "Yahweh has adorned" or "Yahweh has made."<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jashub,_sheal,_and_jeremoth.htm">Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth</a></b><br>Other descendants of Bani, each implicated in the same issue of intermarriage. Their names respectively mean "he will return," "asked for," and "he is exalted."<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' disobedience in marrying foreign wives highlights the importance of adhering to God's commands. This serves as a reminder to prioritize God's instructions in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The actions taken by the descendants of Bani to rectify their disobedience demonstrate the power of repentance and the possibility of restoration with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The communal response to the issue of intermarriage shows the importance of holding each other accountable in faith communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_relationships.htm">The Influence of Relationships</a></b><br>The passage underscores the impact that relationships can have on one's spiritual life, encouraging believers to choose relationships that honor God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite the people's failures, God's faithfulness remains, offering hope and a path to redemption for those who turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezra_10_15__why_few_oppose_this_action.htm">Ezra 10:15 - Why are only a few individuals mentioned as opposing this course of action, despite its obvious moral and social implications?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_advise_peace_in_a_pagan_land.htm">In Jeremiah 29:4-7, how can God instruct his people to settle peacefully in a pagan land while other passages command separation from foreign nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_god_influence_cyrus_in_ezra_1_1.htm">In Ezra 1:1, how can God 'stir up' a pagan king like Cyrus to fulfill a divine plan, when he worshiped other gods?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezra.htm">What are the key themes in the Book of Ezra?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">From the descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִבְּנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mib·bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Bani:</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1137.htm">Strong's 1137: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bani -- the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Meshullam,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשֻׁלָּ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4918.htm">Strong's 4918: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meshullam -- the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Malluch,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלּוּךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(mal·lūḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4409.htm">Strong's 4409: </a> </span><span class="str2">Malluch -- the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Adaiah,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲדָיָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ḏā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5718.htm">Strong's 5718: </a> </span><span class="str2">Adaiah -- 'Yah has ornamented Himself', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jashub,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשׁ֖וּב</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3437.htm">Strong's 3437: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jashub -- 'He will return', two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sheal,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁאָ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·’āl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7594.htm">Strong's 7594: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sheal -- an Israelite with a foreign wife</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jeremoth.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָמֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3406.htm">Strong's 3406: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeremoth -- the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-29.htm">Ezra 10:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/10-29.htm">Ezra 10:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/10-29.htm">Ezra 10:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/10-29.htm">Ezra 10:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/10-29.htm">Ezra 10:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-29.htm">Ezra 10:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-29.htm">Ezra 10:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-29.htm">Ezra 10:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-29.htm">Ezra 10:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/10-29.htm">Ezra 10:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/10-29.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:29 Of the sons of Bani: Meshullam Malluch (Ezr. 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