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Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>of</i> the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and <i>of</i> the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<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 Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and <i>of</i> the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and <i>of</i> the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<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 Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Harim’s descendants: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Harim&#8217s descendants: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, <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 Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<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 Harim; Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon;<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 Harim: Eliezer, Isshiah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From Harim's descendants: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, <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 Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<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 Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<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 Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<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 Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, <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 Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<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 Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Harim: Eleazar, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<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 Herem, Eliezer, Josue, Melchias, Semeias, Simeon, <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 Harim, Eliezer, Jeshua, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Simeon,<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 Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<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 Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And of the sons of Haram, Eliezer, Malchiah, Anshua, Shemaiah, Simeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The sons of Kharam: Eliazar, Melakyah, Anshu, Shemaiah, Shemun.<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 Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon;<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 Eram; Eliezer, Jesia, Melchia, Samaias, Semeon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/10-31.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=2850" 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">30</span>From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">From the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/2766.htm" title="2766: ḥā·rim (N-proper-ms) -- Consecrated, the name of several Isr. From charam; snub-nosed; Charim, an Israelite.">of Harim:</a> <a href="/hebrew/461.htm" title="461: ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer (N-proper-ms) -- From 'el and ezer; God of help; Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites.">Eliezer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3449.htm" title="3449: yiš·šî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr. Or Yishshiyahuw; from nashah and Yahh; Jah will lend; Jishshijah, the name of five Israelites.">Isshijah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4441.htm" title="4441: mal·kî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Malkiyahuw,; from melek and Yahh; king of Jah; Malkijah, the name of ten Israelites.">Malchijah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8098.htm" title="8098: šə·ma‘·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Shmamyahuw; from shama' and Yahh; Jah has heard; Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites.">Shemaiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8095.htm" title="8095: šim·‘ō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- From shama'; hearing; Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him.">Shimeon,</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.…<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 11:1-4</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. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. ...<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="/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/7-12.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="/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="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31-33</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. / First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. / Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.<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/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-8</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of 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="/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="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4-6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”</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 Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,</p><p class="hdg">Harim</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/2-32.htm">Ezra 2:32</a></b></br> The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/7-35.htm">Nehemiah 7:35</a></b></br> The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/3-11.htm">Nehemiah 3:11</a></b></br> Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.</p><p class="hdg">Malchijah </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/10-30.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-30.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ezra/10-23.htm">Eliezer</a> <a href="/ezra/10-23.htm">Elie'zer</a> <a href="/ezra/10-21.htm">Harim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-25.htm">Jishijah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-25.htm">Malchiah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-25.htm">Malchijah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-25.htm">Malchi'jah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-25.htm">Malkijah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-21.htm">Shemaiah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-21.htm">Shemai'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-6.htm">Simeon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/10-33.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-33.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/luke/3-29.htm">Eliezer</a> <a href="/luke/3-29.htm">Elie'zer</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-11.htm">Harim</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-3.htm">Jishijah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-14.htm">Malchiah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-11.htm">Malchijah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-11.htm">Malchi'jah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-11.htm">Malkijah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-29.htm">Shemaiah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-29.htm">Shemai'ah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-24.htm">Simeon</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 Harim:</b><br>The mention of Harim refers to one of the priestly families that returned from the Babylonian exile. Harim is listed among the families in <a href="/ezra/2-39.htm">Ezra 2:39</a> and <a href="/nehemiah/7-42.htm">Nehemiah 7:42</a>. This indicates the importance of maintaining genealogical records for the priesthood, as only those of verified lineage could serve in the temple. The return from exile was a fulfillment of God's promise to restore Israel, and the inclusion of priestly families highlights the reestablishment of proper worship.<p><b>Eliezer,</b><br>Eliezer is a common Hebrew name meaning "God is my help." The name reflects a reliance on divine assistance, which is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament. Eliezer's inclusion in this list signifies his role in the community's commitment to reform and adherence to the Law, as the chapter deals with the issue of intermarriage and the need for purity among the Israelites.<p><b>Isshijah,</b><br>Isshijah, also spelled Jeshaiah in some translations, means "Yahweh exists" or "Yahweh is salvation." This name underscores the theological emphasis on God's presence and deliverance. The presence of individuals with such names in the narrative serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and His people, which is central to the reforms being undertaken.<p><b>Malchijah,</b><br>Malchijah means "My king is Yahweh." This name reflects the theocratic nature of Israel, where God is recognized as the ultimate ruler. The inclusion of Malchijah in the list of those who addressed the issue of intermarriage suggests a commitment to living under God's kingship and adhering to His commandments, which were being compromised by foreign influences.<p><b>Shemaiah,</b><br>Shemaiah means "Yahweh has heard." This name is significant in the context of repentance and reform, as it implies that God is attentive to the prayers and actions of His people. The narrative of <a href="/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a> involves the community's collective repentance and desire to align with God's will, indicating that God hears and responds to their commitment to change.<p><b>Shimeon,</b><br>Shimeon, a variant of Simeon, means "heard." This name, like Shemaiah, emphasizes the idea of God hearing His people. The repetition of this theme in the names listed suggests a focus on divine responsiveness to human actions, particularly in the context of repentance and covenant renewal. The narrative of <a href="/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a> is about returning to faithfulness, and the names of those involved reflect the hope that God will hear and honor their efforts.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/harim.htm">Harim</a></b><br>A priestly family mentioned in the context of those who had taken foreign wives, which was against the Law of Moses. The family of Harim is noted for its involvement in the restoration of Jerusalem and the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliezer,_ishijah,_malchijah,_shemaiah,_shimeon.htm">Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon</a></b><br>These are individuals from the family of Harim who are specifically named as having taken foreign wives. Their inclusion in this list highlights the personal accountability and the need for repentance and reform.<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 Israelites' intermarriage with foreign women was a direct violation of God's commandments. This passage reminds us of the importance of adhering to God's Word in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_accountability.htm">Personal Accountability</a></b><br>The naming of individuals highlights the need for personal responsibility in spiritual matters. Each person is accountable for their actions before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_reform.htm">Repentance and Reform</a></b><br>The actions taken by the Israelites in <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a> demonstrate the necessity of repentance and making amends when we stray from God's path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_purity_and_holiness.htm">Community Purity and Holiness</a></b><br>The issue of intermarriage was not just a personal matter but affected the entire community's spiritual health. We are reminded of the importance of maintaining holiness within the body of believers.<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/what_are_ymca_and_ywca.htm">Who was Eliezer in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jeremiah_31_with_jewish_divisions.htm">How do we reconcile Jeremiah 31's vision of a unified Israel with ongoing historical divisions among Jewish communities?</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/how_was_nehemiah_10_31's_sabbath_feasible.htm">How can Nehemiah 10:31's strict Sabbath regulations be feasible, given the economic and agricultural demands of that era?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-31.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">וּבְנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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 Harim:</span><br /><span class="heb">חָרִ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·rim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2766.htm">Strong's 2766: </a> </span><span class="str2">Harim -- 'consecrated', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eliezer,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_461.htm">Strong's 461: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eliezer -- 'God is help', the name of several Israelites, also of a Damascene</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Isshijah,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשִּׁיָּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·šî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3449.htm">Strong's 3449: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isshiah -- the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Malchijah,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכִּיָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mal·kî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4441.htm">Strong's 4441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Malchijah -- 'my king is Yah', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shemaiah,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ma‘·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8098.htm">Strong's 8098: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shemaiah -- 'Yah hears', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shimeon,</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8095.htm">Strong's 8095: </a> </span><span class="str2">Simeon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite with a foreign wife</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-31.htm">Ezra 10:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/10-31.htm">Ezra 10:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/10-31.htm">Ezra 10:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/10-31.htm">Ezra 10:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/10-31.htm">Ezra 10:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-31.htm">Ezra 10:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-31.htm">Ezra 10:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-31.htm">Ezra 10:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-31.htm">Ezra 10:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/10-31.htm">Ezra 10:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/10-31.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:31 Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer Isshijah (Ezr. 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