Ezra 10:29 (ASV)

Passage

And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:27 And of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

Ezra 10:28 And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

Ezra 10:29 And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.

Ezra 10:30 And of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

Ezra 10:31 And [of] the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "bani", "meshullam", "malluch", "adaiah", "jashub", "sheal", and "jeremoth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "bani", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And of the sons of Bebai Jehohanan..." into verse 30's "And of the sons of Pahath-moab Adna...", so "sons" and "bani" belong inside that flow. In Ezra context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sons" and "bani" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.