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chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezra/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai and Jaasu.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezra/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasai,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span 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/>Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasau<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Matanza, Maternai, Jas, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Mathanias, Mathania, and Jasi, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Mattaniah. Mattenai, and Aoti.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Methanya, Mathni, Uthi.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasai;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Matthania, Matthanai:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/10-37.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=2881" 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">36</span>Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><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/4982.htm" title="4982: mat·tə·nay (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite priest, also two Isr. From mattan; liberal; Mattenai, the name of three Israelites.">Mattenai,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3299.htm" title="3299: wə·ya·ʿă·śō (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite. From asah; they will do; Jaasu, An Israelite.">and Jaasu.</a> </span><span class="reftext">38</span>From the descendants of Binnui: Shimei,…<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="/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="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a></span><br />Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31</a></span><br />And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30</a></span><br />We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-33.htm">2 Kings 17:33-34</a></span><br />They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a></span><br />I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/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">Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/10-30.htm">Mattaniah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-30.htm">Mattani'ah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-33.htm">Mattenai</a> <a href="/ezra/10-33.htm">Matte'nai</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/11-17.htm">Mattaniah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-17.htm">Mattani'ah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-19.htm">Mattenai</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-19.htm">Matte'nai</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>Mattaniah</b><br>Mattaniah is a name that appears multiple times in the Old Testament, often associated with individuals who played significant roles in Israel's history. The name means "Gift of Yahweh," reflecting a common practice of the Israelites to incorporate the name of God into personal names, signifying a dedication or blessing from God. In the context of <a href="/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a>, Mattaniah is one of the Israelites who had taken foreign wives, which was against the Mosaic Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). This highlights the recurring theme of Israel's struggle to maintain purity and obedience to God's commandments. The name also appears in <a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17</a>, where Mattaniah is the original name of King Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, before his name was changed by Nebuchadnezzar. This connection underscores the importance of names and their meanings in biblical narratives.<p><b>Mattenai</b><br>Mattenai is another name listed among those who had taken foreign wives. The name is similar to Mattaniah, suggesting a possible linguistic or cultural connection. The repetition of similar names in the genealogies and lists of the Bible often indicates the commonality of certain names within the Israelite community, reflecting cultural and familial traditions. The presence of Mattenai in this list serves as a reminder of the widespread nature of the issue Ezra was addressing. It also emphasizes the communal aspect of repentance and reform, as the entire community was called to return to the covenantal faithfulness required by God. This communal repentance is a theme seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in the reforms of King Josiah (2 Kings 23).<p><b>Jaasu</b><br>Jaasu is another individual mentioned in the list of those who had taken foreign wives. The inclusion of Jaasu, along with others, highlights the personal and communal responsibility in adhering to God's laws. The name Jaasu is less common, and its meaning is not as well-documented as some other biblical names, but it still contributes to the narrative of collective repentance and restoration. The act of listing these names in <a href="/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a> serves as a public acknowledgment of sin and a commitment to change, which is a recurring theme in the Bible. This public confession and renunciation of sin can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament call for repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, who offers forgiveness and restoration to all who believe (<a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/mattaniah.htm">Mattaniah</a></b><br>A name meaning "Gift of Yahweh." In the context of <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a>, Mattaniah is one of the Israelites who had taken foreign wives, which was against the Law of Moses. This highlights the issue of intermarriage with pagan nations, which was a significant concern for maintaining the purity of the Israelite community.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mattenai.htm">Mattenai</a></b><br>Another individual listed among those who had taken foreign wives. His inclusion in this list underscores the widespread nature of the problem and the need for communal repentance and reform.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jaasu.htm">Jaasu</a></b><br>Also listed among those who had taken foreign wives. The repetition of names in this chapter emphasizes the collective responsibility and the need for individual accountability in the community's spiritual renewal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' disobedience in marrying foreign wives serves as a reminder of the importance of adhering to God's commands. Obedience is crucial for maintaining a relationship with God and ensuring the community's spiritual health.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The collective action taken by the Israelites to address the issue of intermarriage highlights the role of community in holding each other accountable. As believers, we are called to support and correct one another in love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a></b><br>The actions taken in <a href="/bsb/ezra/10.htm">Ezra 10</a> demonstrate the power of repentance and the possibility of renewal. No matter how far we stray, God offers a path back to Him through genuine repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_compromise.htm">Guarding Against Compromise</a></b><br>The Israelites' situation warns against compromising one's faith through relationships that can lead us away from God. We must be vigilant in maintaining our spiritual integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Ezra's leadership in addressing the issue of intermarriage shows the importance of strong, godly leadership in guiding a community back to faithfulness.<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/should_ezra_abandon_foreign_families.htm">Should Ezra have ordered abandoning foreign wives and children?</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_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/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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/10-37.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">Mattaniah,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַתַּנְיָ֥ה</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">Mattenai,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַתְּנַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mat·tə·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4982.htm">Strong's 4982: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mattenai -- an Israelite priest, also two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jaasu.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַעֲשָֽׂי׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘ă·śāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3299.htm">Strong's 3299: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jaasu -- an Israelite</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/10-37.htm">Ezra 10:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/10-37.htm">Ezra 10:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/10-37.htm">Ezra 10:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/10-37.htm">Ezra 10:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/10-37.htm">Ezra 10:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/10-37.htm">Ezra 10:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/10-37.htm">Ezra 10:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/10-37.htm">Ezra 10:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/10-37.htm">Ezra 10:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/10-37.htm">Ezra 10:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/10-37.htm">OT History: Ezra 10:37 Mattaniah Mattenai and Jaasu (Ezr. 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