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From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This is the singer who was guilty: Eliashib. These are the gatekeepers who were guilty: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also of the singers: Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Of the singers <i>there was</i> Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Of the singers there was Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And of the singers <i>there was</i> Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Of the singers <i>there was</i> Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Of the singers: Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The singers: Eliashib. The gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The singers: Eliashib. The gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Eliashib, the musician, had a foreign wife. These temple guards had foreign wives: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And of the singers; Eliashib; and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />From the singers: Eliashib From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Musicians: Eliashib Temple guards: Shallum, Telem, and Uri <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. <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 singers: Eliashib. And of the gatekeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.<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 singers: Eliashib. And of the gatekeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And from those singing: Eliashib: and from the gates: Shallum and Telem and Uri.<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 singing men, Elisiab: and of the porters, Sellum, and Telem, and <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 singing men, Eliashib. And from the gatekeepers, Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Of the singers: Eliashib; of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.<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 ministers, Elishah; and of the porters, Shallum, Etlam, and Udi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And from the Ministers: Elisha and from the Porters: Shlimu and Atlam and Udi.<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 singers: Eliashib; and of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And of the singers; Elisab: and of the porters; Solmen, and Telmen, and Oduth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/10-24.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=2787" 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">23</span>Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: ū·min- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">From</a> <a href="/hebrew/7891.htm" title="7891: ham·šō·rə·rîm (Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp) -- To sing. Or shuwr; a primitive root; to sing.">the singers:</a> <a href="/hebrew/475.htm" title="475: ’el·yā·šîḇ (N-proper-ms) -- God restores, the name of several Isr. From 'el and shuwb; God will restore; Eljashib, the name of six Israelites.">Eliashib.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: ū·min- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">From</a> <a href="/hebrew/7778.htm" title="7778: haš·šō·‘ă·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A gatekeeper. Or shomer: active participle of sha'ar; a janitor.">the gatekeepers:</a> <a href="/hebrew/7967.htm" title="7967: šal·lum (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a number of Isr. Or Shallum; the same as shilluwm; Shallum, the name of fourteen Israelites.">Shallum,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2928.htm" title="2928: wā·ṭe·lem (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to break up or treat violently; oppression; Telem, the name of a place in Idumaea, also of a temple doorkeeper.">Telem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/221.htm" title="221: wə·’ū·rî (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Fiery, three Isr. From 'uwr; fiery; Uri, the name of three Israelites.">and Uri.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>And among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.…<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/13-29.htm">Nehemiah 13:29</a></span><br />Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-30.htm">Nehemiah 13:30</a></span><br />Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-1.htm">1 Chronicles 24:1-19</a></span><br />These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. / But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. / With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-34.htm">2 Chronicles 29:34</a></span><br />However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">2 Chronicles 31:2</a></span><br />Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-18.htm">2 Chronicles 31:18</a></span><br />The genealogy included all the little ones, wives, sons, and daughters of the whole assembly. For they had faithfully consecrated themselves as holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-2.htm">2 Chronicles 35:2</a></span><br />He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-6.htm">Leviticus 21:6</a></span><br />They must be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God. Because they present to the LORD the food offerings, the food of their God, they must be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-7.htm">Leviticus 21:7</a></span><br />A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/21-13.htm">Leviticus 21:13-15</a></span><br />The woman he marries must be a virgin. / He is not to marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one defiled by prostitution. He is to marry a virgin from his own people, / so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-7.htm">Malachi 2:7-9</a></span><br />For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts. / But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”<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="/matthew/23-2.htm">Matthew 23:2-3</a></span><br />“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. / So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-8.htm">Luke 1:8-9</a></span><br />One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, / he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/7-7.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/ezra/7-24.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Eliashib</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-12.htm">Eli'ashib</a> <a href="/ezra/7-24.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/ezra/7-24.htm">Music-Makers</a> <a href="/ezra/7-24.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/ezra/7-2.htm">Shallum</a> <a href="/ezra/7-24.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/joshua/15-24.htm">Telem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-5.htm">Uri</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Eliashib</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Eli'ashib</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Gatekeepers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Music-Makers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Porters</a> <a href="/ezra/10-42.htm">Shallum</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Singers</a> <a href="/joshua/15-24.htm">Telem</a> <a href="/exodus/31-2.htm">Uri</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 singers: Eliashib.</b><br>The mention of "singers" highlights the importance of music and worship in the temple services. Singers were Levites assigned to lead worship, emphasizing the role of praise in Israel's spiritual life. Eliashib, a common name in the post-exilic period, may indicate a lineage of temple servants. This reflects the continuity of worship practices from the time of David, who organized temple musicians (1 Chronicles 25). The inclusion of singers in the list of those who had taken foreign wives underscores the widespread nature of the issue addressed in <a href="/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a>, where the community sought to purify itself by adhering strictly to the Law of Moses.<p><b>From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.</b><br>Gatekeepers were responsible for the security and order of the temple, a role of significant trust and responsibility. Their mention here indicates that even those tasked with protecting the sanctity of the temple had compromised by marrying foreign women, which was against the covenantal laws (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). Shallum, Telem, and Uri are listed among those who repented and separated from their foreign wives, demonstrating a communal return to covenant faithfulness. This act of repentance and reform is a recurring theme in the post-exilic period, as seen in Nehemiah's reforms (<a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-30</a>). The gatekeepers' involvement in this issue highlights the pervasive nature of the problem and the need for comprehensive reform to restore Israel's identity and purity as God's chosen people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliashib.htm">Eliashib</a></b><br>A singer mentioned in the context of the reforms led by Ezra. Singers played a crucial role in the worship practices of Israel, often leading the people in praise and worship.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shallum.htm">Shallum</a></b><br>One of the gatekeepers. Gatekeepers were responsible for the security and order of the temple, ensuring that only those who were ceremonially clean could enter.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/telem.htm">Telem</a></b><br>Another gatekeeper. The role of gatekeepers was significant in maintaining the sanctity and proper functioning of the temple.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/uri.htm">Uri</a></b><br>Also a gatekeeper. The mention of these individuals highlights the importance of various roles in the community's spiritual life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event.htm">The Event</a></b><br>This verse is part of a larger account where Ezra leads the people in a covenant renewal, calling them to separate from foreign influences and return to the ways of the Lord.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_every_role_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Every Role in Worship</a></b><br>Every role, whether visible or behind the scenes, is vital in the worship and service of God. Just as singers and gatekeepers had specific duties, each believer has a unique role in the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_holiness.htm">Commitment to Holiness</a></b><br>The reforms led by Ezra, including the involvement of singers and gatekeepers, remind us of the call to holiness and the need to separate from influences that lead us away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The mention of specific individuals highlights the importance of community and accountability in spiritual life. We are called to support and hold each other accountable in our walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_as_a_lifestyle.htm">Worship as a Lifestyle</a></b><br>Worship is not confined to singing or temple duties but is a lifestyle. Our daily actions and decisions should reflect our commitment to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_hearts.htm">Guarding Our Hearts</a></b><br>Just as gatekeepers guarded the temple, we are called to guard our hearts against anything that might defile or distract us from our relationship with God.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The singers and porters</span>. These were special subdivisions of the Levitical order, appointed originally by David (<a href="/2_chronicles/25-1.htm">2 Chronicles 25:1</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">2 Chronicles 26:1-19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-24.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</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִן־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the singers:</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·šō·rə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm">Strong's 7891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eliashib.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב</span> <span class="translit">(’el·yā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_475.htm">Strong's 475: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eliashib -- 'God restores', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">From</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִן־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gatekeepers:</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šō·‘ă·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7778.htm">Strong's 7778: </a> </span><span class="str2">A gatekeeper</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shallum,</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁלֻּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(šal·lum)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7967.htm">Strong's 7967: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shallum -- the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Telem,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָטֶ֖לֶם</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ṭe·lem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2928.htm">Strong's 2928: </a> </span><span class="str2">Telem -- an Israelite, also a place in the desert of Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Uri.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאוּרִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ū·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_221.htm">Strong's 221: </a> </span><span class="str2">Uri -- 'fiery', three Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-24.htm">Ezra 10:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/10-24.htm">Ezra 10:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/10-24.htm">Ezra 10:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/10-24.htm">Ezra 10:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/10-24.htm">Ezra 10:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-24.htm">Ezra 10:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-24.htm">Ezra 10:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-24.htm">Ezra 10:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-24.htm">Ezra 10:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/10-24.htm">Ezra 10:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/10-24.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:24 Of the singers: Eliashib (Ezr. 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