Ezra 10:35 (DRB)

Passage

Baneas, and Badaias, Cheliau,

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:33 And of the sons of Hasom, Mathanai, Mathatha, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jermai, Manasse, Semei.

Ezra 10:34 Of the sons of Bani, Maaddi, Amram, and Uel,

Ezra 10:35 Baneas, and Badaias, Cheliau,

Ezra 10:36 Vania, Marimuth, and Eliasib,

Ezra 10:37 Mathanias, Mathania, and Jasi,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "baneas", "badaias", and "cheliau". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "baneas" and "badaias", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "Of the sons of Bani Maaddi Amram..." into verse 36's "Vania Marimuth and Eliasib...", so "baneas" and "badaias" 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 "baneas" and "badaias" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.