Ezra 10:30 (DRB)

Passage

And of the sons of Phahath, Moab, Edna, and Chalal, Banaias, and Maasias, Mathanias, Beseleel, Bennui, and Manasse.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:28 And of the sons of Babai, Johanan, Hanania, Zabbai, Athalai:

Ezra 10:29 And of the sons of Bani, Mosollam, and Melluch, and Adaia, Jasub, and Saal, and Ramoth.

Ezra 10:30 And of the sons of Phahath, Moab, Edna, and Chalal, Banaias, and Maasias, Mathanias, Beseleel, Bennui, and Manasse.

Ezra 10:31 And of the sons of Herem, Eliezer, Josue, Melchias, Semeias, Simeon,

Ezra 10:32 Benjamin, Maloch, Samarias.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "phahath", "moab", "edna", "chalal", "banaias", "maasias", and "mathanias". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "phahath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "And of the sons of Bani Mosollam..." into verse 31's "And of the sons of Herem Eliezer...", so "sons" and "phahath" 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 "phahath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.