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Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.<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 Pahath-Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;<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 Pahath-moab: Adna and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;<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 Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui and Manasseh;<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 Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;<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 Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui and Manasseh;<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 Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pahath-moab’s descendants: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pahath-moab&#8217s descendants: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh; <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 Pahath-moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh from the family of Pahath Moab; <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 Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.<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 Pahath Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Clan of Pahath Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />From Pahath-moab's descendants: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh. <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 Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the descendants of Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh. <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 Pahath-Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.<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 Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.<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 Pahathmoab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh. <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 Pahath-Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.<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 Pahath-Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.<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 Pahath-Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.<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 Phahath, Moab, Edna, and Chalal, Banaias, and Maasias, Mathanias, Beseleel, Bennui, and Manasse. <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 Pahath-moab, Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, and Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.<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 Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh;<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 Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.<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 Shultan-moab, Gedaliah, Celal, Benaniah, Maasiah, Mattaniah, Bezaliel, and his sons, descendants of Manasseh.<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 sons of Shultan: Moab, Gedalia, Kelal, Benayah, Massia, Methanya, Betsalieil and his sons, the sons of Manasheh.<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 Pahath-moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.<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 Phaath Moab; Edne, and Chalel, and Banaia, Maasia, Matthania, Beseleel, and Banui, and Manasse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/10-30.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=2839" 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">29</span>From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth. <span class="reftext">30</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/6355.htm" title="6355: pa·ḥaṯA postexilic name. From pachath and Mow'ab; pit of Moab; Pachath-Moab, an Israelite."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6355.htm" title="6355: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A postexilic name. From pachath and Mow'ab; pit of Moab; Pachath-Moab, an Israelite.">of Pahath-moab:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5733.htm" title="5733: ‘aḏ·nā (N-proper-ms) -- Two Isr. From adan; pleasure; Adna, the name of two Israelites.">Adna,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3636.htm" title="3636: ū·ḵə·lāl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite. From kalal; complete; Kelal, An Israelite.">Chelal,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1141.htm" title="1141: bə·nā·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Bnayahuw; from banah and Yahh; Jah has built; Benajah, the name of twelve Israelites.">Benaiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4641.htm" title="4641: ma·‘ă·śê·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Maaseyahuw; from ma'aseh and Yahh; work of Jah; Maasejah, the name of sixteen Israelites.">Maaseiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4983.htm" title="4983: mat·tan·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Mattanyahuw; from mattan and Yahh; gift of Jah; Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites.">Mattaniah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1212.htm" title="1212: ḇə·ṣal·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Probably from tsel and 'el with a prepositional prefix; in shadow of God; Betsalel, the name of two Israelites.">Bezalel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1131.htm" title="1131: ū·ḇin·nui (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Binnui -- his son, an Israelite. From banah; built up; Binnui, an Israelite.">Binnui,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4519.htm" title="4519: ū·mə·naš·šeh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From nashah; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">and Manasseh.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,…<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="/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_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="/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 Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.</p><p class="hdg">Pahath-moab</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/2-6.htm">Ezra 2:6</a></b></br> The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua <i>and</i> Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/8-4.htm">Ezra 8:4</a></b></br> Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/7-11.htm">Nehemiah 7:11</a></b></br> The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred <i>and</i> eighteen.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/12-15.htm">Adna</a> <a href="/ezra/10-25.htm">Benaiah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-25.htm">Benai'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-5.htm">Bezaleel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-5.htm">Bezalel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-5.htm">Bez'alel</a> <a href="/ezra/8-33.htm">Binnui</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-8.htm">Bin'nui</a> <a href="/ezra/10-29.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-29.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ezra/10-22.htm">Maaseiah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-22.htm">Ma-Asei'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-9.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-6.htm">Manas'seh</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Mattaniah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-27.htm">Mattani'ah</a> <a href="/ezra/8-4.htm">Pahathmoab</a> <a href="/ezra/8-4.htm">Pahath-Moab</a> <a href="/ezra/8-4.htm">Pa'hath-Mo'ab</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/12-15.htm">Adna</a> <a href="/ezra/10-35.htm">Benaiah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-35.htm">Benai'ah</a> <a href="/exodus/31-2.htm">Bezaleel</a> <a href="/exodus/31-2.htm">Bezalel</a> <a href="/exodus/31-2.htm">Bez'alel</a> <a href="/ezra/10-38.htm">Binnui</a> <a href="/ezra/10-38.htm">Bin'nui</a> <a href="/ezra/10-31.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezra/10-31.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-23.htm">Maaseiah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-23.htm">Ma-Asei'ah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-33.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/ezra/10-33.htm">Manas'seh</a> <a href="/ezra/10-37.htm">Mattaniah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-37.htm">Mattani'ah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-11.htm">Pahathmoab</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-11.htm">Pahath-Moab</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-11.htm">Pa'hath-Mo'ab</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 Pahath-moab:</b><br>The Pahath-moab family is one of the prominent priestly families that returned from the Babylonian exile. The name "Pahath-moab" means "governor of Moab," indicating a possible historical connection to the region of Moab, east of the Dead Sea. This family is mentioned in the context of the returnees who were committed to restoring the covenant with God, emphasizing the importance of lineage and heritage in post-exilic Israel.<p><b>Adna:</b><br>Adna is listed among those who had taken foreign wives, which was against the Mosaic Law. The name Adna means "pleasure" or "delight." This highlights the personal and communal struggle to adhere to the covenant, as intermarriage with foreign nations often led to idolatry and a departure from God's commands.<p><b>Chelal:</b><br>Chelal is another individual who had married a foreign woman. The name Chelal means "completion" or "perfection." This reflects the ongoing process of purification and restoration that the community was undergoing, striving for spiritual completeness by adhering to the Law.<p><b>Benaiah:</b><br>Benaiah, meaning "Yahweh has built," is a name that appears frequently in the Old Testament, often associated with valiant warriors or faithful servants. This underscores the call for spiritual strength and faithfulness in the face of cultural and religious challenges.<p><b>Maaseiah:</b><br>Maaseiah, meaning "work of Yahweh," is a common name in the Bible, often associated with priests or Levites. This highlights the role of religious leaders in guiding the community back to faithfulness and the importance of divine intervention in the restoration process.<p><b>Mattaniah:</b><br>Mattaniah, meaning "gift of Yahweh," signifies the grace and provision of God in the lives of His people. This name serves as a reminder of the blessings that come from obedience and the importance of dedicating one's life to God's service.<p><b>Bezalel:</b><br>Bezalel, meaning "in the shadow of God," is a name that evokes the protection and guidance of the Almighty. In the context of Ezra, it emphasizes the need for divine oversight and wisdom as the community seeks to align itself with God's will.<p><b>Binnui:</b><br>Binnui, meaning "built up," reflects the theme of rebuilding and restoration that is central to the book of Ezra. This name underscores the physical and spiritual reconstruction of Jerusalem and the temple, as well as the reestablishment of the covenant community.<p><b>Manasseh:</b><br>Manasseh, meaning "causing to forget," is a name that carries historical weight, as it is associated with one of the tribes of Israel. This name may symbolize the hope of moving past the sins of the past and embracing a renewed commitment to God. It also serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and the possibility of redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pahath-moab.htm">Pahath-moab</a></b><br>A family or clan within the tribe of Judah, known for returning from the Babylonian exile. The name suggests a connection to Moab, possibly indicating ancestral ties or geographical origins.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/adna,_chelal,_benaiah,_maaseiah,_mattaniah,_bezalel,_binnui,_manasseh.htm">Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, Manasseh</a></b><br>These are individuals from the family of Pahath-moab who were identified as having married foreign women, which was against the covenantal laws of Israel at the time.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_repentance.htm">The Event of Repentance</a></b><br>This chapter describes a significant event where the Israelites, under Ezra's leadership, repented for intermarrying with foreign women, which was seen as a violation of their covenant with God.<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' decision to separate from foreign wives demonstrates the importance of adhering to God's commandments, even when it requires difficult personal sacrifices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>True repentance involves acknowledging wrongdoing and taking concrete steps to correct it. The actions of the Israelites in <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a> serve as a model for genuine repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The collective action taken by the Israelites under Ezra's leadership shows the importance of community accountability in maintaining spiritual integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_spiritual_compromise.htm">Guarding Against Spiritual Compromise</a></b><br>The marriages to foreign women represented a spiritual compromise that threatened the Israelites' covenant relationship with God. Believers today must be vigilant against influences that can lead them away from their faith.<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/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><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_nehemiah_10_30_oppose_intermarriage.htm">Why does Nehemiah 10:30 emphasize not intermarrying with neighboring peoples, when other passages (e.g., the Book of Ruth) show positive outcomes from such unions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-30.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">וּמִבְּנֵ֛י</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</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּחַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(pa·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">0<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pahath-moab:</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6355.htm">Strong's 6355: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pahath-moab -- a postexilic name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Adna,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַדְנָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ·nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5733.htm">Strong's 5733: </a> </span><span class="str2">Adna -- two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Chelal,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְלָ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·lāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3636.htm">Strong's 3636: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chelal -- an Israelite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Benaiah,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנָיָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1141.htm">Strong's 1141: </a> </span><span class="str2">Benaiah -- 'Yah has built up', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Maaseiah,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲשֵׂיָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·śê·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4641.htm">Strong's 4641: </a> </span><span class="str2">Maaseiah -- 'work of Yah', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mattaniah,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַתַּנְיָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mat·tan·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mattaniah -- 'gift of Yah', the last king of Judah, also a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Bezalel,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְצַלְאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṣal·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1212.htm">Strong's 1212: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bezalel -- 'in the shadow (protection) of El', two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Binnui,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִנּ֖וּי</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇin·nui)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1131.htm">Strong's 1131: </a> </span><span class="str2">Binnui -- 'his son', an Israelite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Manasseh.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·naš·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4519.htm">Strong's 4519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-30.htm">Ezra 10:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/10-30.htm">Ezra 10:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/10-30.htm">Ezra 10:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/10-30.htm">Ezra 10:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/10-30.htm">Ezra 10:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-30.htm">Ezra 10:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-30.htm">Ezra 10:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-30.htm">Ezra 10:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-30.htm">Ezra 10:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/10-30.htm">Ezra 10:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/10-30.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:30 Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna (Ezr. 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