Ezra 10:21 (GNV)

Passage

And of the sonnes of Harim, Maaseiah, and Eliiah, and Shemaiah, and Iehiel, and Vzziah.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:19 And they gaue their hads, that they would put away their wiues, and they that had trespassed, gaue a ramme for their trespasse.

Ezra 10:20 And of the sonnes of Immer, Honani, and Zebadiah.

Ezra 10:21 And of the sonnes of Harim, Maaseiah, and Eliiah, and Shemaiah, and Iehiel, and Vzziah.

Ezra 10:22 And of ye sonnes of Pashur, Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Iozabad, and Elasah.

Ezra 10:23 And of the Leuites, Iozabad and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (which is Kelitah) Pethahiah, Iudah and Eliezer.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonnes", "harim", "maaseiah", "eliiah", "shemaiah", "iehiel", and "vzziah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonnes" and "harim", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And of the sonnes of Immer Honani..." into verse 22's "And of ye sonnes of Pashur Elioenai...", so "sonnes" and "harim" 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 "sonnes" and "harim" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.