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Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, <i>and</i> Athlai.<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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, <i>and</i> Athlai;<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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, <i>and</i> Athlai;<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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai;<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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, <i>and</i> Athlai;<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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai <i>and</i> Athlai;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and of the sons also of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bebai’s descendants: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bebai&#8217s descendants: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai; <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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai from the family of Bebai; <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 Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.<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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Clan of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From Bebai's descendants: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. <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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. <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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.<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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. <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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.<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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.<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 Bebai: Jehohanan Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.<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 Babai, Johanan, Hanania, Zabbai, Athalai: <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 Bebai, Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.<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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;<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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.<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 Bebai, Johanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.<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 Babi: Yokhanan, KhananYah, Zabi, Athli.<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 Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.<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 Babei; Joanan, Anania, and Zabu, and Thali.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/10-28.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=2824" 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">27</span>From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza. <span class="reftext">28</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/893.htm" title="893: bê·ḇāy (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite. Probably of foreign origin; Bebai, An Israelite.">of Bebai:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3076.htm" title="3076: yə·hō·w·ḥā·nān (N-proper-ms) -- From Yhovah and chanan; Jehovah-favored; Jehochanan, the name of eight Israelites.">Jehohanan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2608.htm" title="2608: ḥă·nan·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Chananyahuw; from chanan and Yahh; Jah has favored; Chananjah, the name of thirteen Israelites.">Hananiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2079.htm" title="2079: zab·bay (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite. Probably by orthographical error for Zakkay; Zabbai, An Israelite.">Zabbai,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6270.htm" title="6270: ‘aṯ·lāy (N-proper-ms) -- Athlai. From an unused root meaning to compress; constringent; Athlai, an Israelite.">and Athlai.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.…<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="/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="/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="/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="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a></span><br />A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.<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="/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="/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="/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="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-12</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. / Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.</p><p class="hdg">Bebai</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/2-11.htm">Ezra 2:11</a></b></br> The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/8-11.htm">Ezra 8:11</a></b></br> And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/7-16.htm">Nehemiah 7:16</a></b></br> The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/8-11.htm">Bebai</a> <a href="/ezra/8-11.htm">Be'bai</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-11.htm">Hananiah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-23.htm">Hanani'ah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Jehohanan</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-15.htm">Jehoha'nan</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-20.htm">Zabbai</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-20.htm">Zab'bai</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/7-16.htm">Bebai</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-16.htm">Be'bai</a> <a href="/ezra/10-29.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-29.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-8.htm">Hananiah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-30.htm">Hanani'ah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-18.htm">Jehohanan</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-18.htm">Jehoha'nan</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-20.htm">Zabbai</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-20.htm">Zab'bai</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 Bebai:</b><br>The mention of Bebai connects to the list of exiles who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel, as recorded in <a href="/ezra/2-11.htm">Ezra 2:11</a>. Bebai was a family head whose descendants were part of the Jewish community that returned from Babylonian captivity. This highlights the continuity of the Jewish lineage and the importance of maintaining genealogical records, which were crucial for the restoration of Israel's religious and social order.<p><b>Jehohanan:</b><br>The name Jehohanan means "Yahweh is gracious." Names in the Bible often reflect the character or destiny of individuals, and this name underscores the grace of God in the lives of His people. Jehohanan's inclusion in this list signifies his role in the community's efforts to reform and purify themselves according to the Law of Moses.<p><b>Hananiah:</b><br>Hananiah, meaning "Yahweh has been gracious," is a common name in the Old Testament, shared by several notable figures. This reflects the recurring theme of God's grace and favor towards His people. Hananiah's presence in this list may also suggest a commitment to uphold the covenant and separate from foreign influences, as was the focus of Ezra's reforms.<p><b>Zabbai:</b><br>Zabbai, whose name means "pure" or "clean," may symbolize the purification process that the Israelites were undergoing. The context of <a href="/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a> involves the Israelites repenting and separating from foreign wives to restore their covenant relationship with God. Zabbai's name aligns with the theme of cleansing and renewal.<p><b>Athlai:</b><br>Athlai, meaning "afflicted" or "oppressed," could reflect the hardships faced by the returning exiles. The inclusion of Athlai in this list serves as a reminder of the struggles and perseverance of the Jewish community as they sought to reestablish their identity and faithfulness to God in the face of adversity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/bebai.htm">Bebai</a></b><br>A family or clan mentioned in the context of the return from Babylonian exile. The descendants of Bebai were among those who had intermarried with foreign women, which was against the Law of Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehohanan.htm">Jehohanan</a></b><br>One of the descendants of Bebai who is listed in the context of those who had taken foreign wives. His name means "Yahweh is gracious."<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hananiah.htm">Hananiah</a></b><br>Another descendant of Bebai, also involved in the intermarriage issue. His name means "Yahweh has been gracious."<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zabbai.htm">Zabbai</a></b><br>A member of the Bebai family, listed among those who had intermarried. His name means "pure" or "clean."<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/athlai.htm">Athlai</a></b><br>The last of the Bebai descendants mentioned in this verse. His name means "afflicted" or "oppressed."<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience_to_god's_law.htm">The Importance of Obedience to God's Law</a></b><br>The issue of intermarriage highlights the need for obedience to God's commands. The Israelites were called to be a distinct people, set apart for God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The listing of names in <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a> signifies a public acknowledgment of sin and a commitment to repentance. This serves as a model for believers to confess and turn away from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_relationships.htm">The Influence of Relationships</a></b><br>The intermarriages posed a threat to the spiritual integrity of the Israelites. This underscores the importance of forming relationships that encourage and support one's faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_in_restoration.htm">God's Grace in Restoration</a></b><br>Despite their disobedience, the Israelites experienced God's grace as they sought to restore their covenant relationship with Him. This reminds us of God's willingness to forgive and restore us when we repent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The communal nature of the confession and reform in <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a> demonstrates the role of community in holding one another accountable to God's standards.<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/will_you_come,_lord_jesus.htm">Who was Shechaniah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_hananiah's_short_exile_prophecy_be_trusted.htm">In Jeremiah 28:1-4, how can Hananiah's prophecy of a short Babylonian captivity be trusted given the historical evidence of a much longer exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezra_10_10_align_with_anti-divorce.htm">Ezra 10:10 - How is this command to divorce reconcileable with other biblical teachings that appear to disapprove of divorce?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_separate_if_some_converted.htm">Ezra 10:44 - How can a just God require separating from wives and children if some may have converted to the faith?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-28.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 Bebai:</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּבָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ḇāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_893.htm">Strong's 893: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bebai -- an Israelite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jehohanan,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹחָנָ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·w·ḥā·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3076.htm">Strong's 3076: </a> </span><span class="str2">Johanan -- 'the LORD has been gracious', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hananiah,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲנַנְיָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·nan·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2608.htm">Strong's 2608: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hananiah -- 'Yah has been gracious', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Zabbai,</span><br /><span class="heb">זַבַּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(zab·bay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2079.htm">Strong's 2079: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zabbai -- an Israelite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Athlai.</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתְלָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘aṯ·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6270.htm">Strong's 6270: </a> </span><span class="str2">Athlai</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-28.htm">Ezra 10:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/10-28.htm">Ezra 10:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/10-28.htm">Ezra 10:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/10-28.htm">Ezra 10:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/10-28.htm">Ezra 10:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-28.htm">Ezra 10:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-28.htm">Ezra 10:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-28.htm">Ezra 10:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-28.htm">Ezra 10:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/10-28.htm">Ezra 10:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/10-28.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:28 Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan Hananiah (Ezr. 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