Ezra 10:30 (GNV)

Passage

And of the sonnes of Pahath Moab, Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:28 And of the sonnes of Bebai, Iehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

Ezra 10:29 And of the sonnes of Bani, Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Iashub, and Sheal, Ieramoth.

Ezra 10:30 And of the sonnes of Pahath Moab, Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

Ezra 10:31 And of the sonnes of Harim, Eliezer, Ishiiah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

Ezra 10:32 Beniamin, Malluch, Shamariah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sonnes", "pahath", "moab", "adna", "chelal", "benaiah", "maaseiah", and "mattaniah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sonnes" and "pahath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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