Ezra 10:28 (LSB)

Passage

and of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai;

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:26 and of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth and Elijah;

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

Ezra 10:28 and of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai;

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "bebai", "jehohanan", "hananiah", "zabbai", and "athlai". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "bebai", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "and of the sons of Zattu Elioenai..." into verse 29's "and of the sons of Bani Meshullam...", so "sons" and "bebai" 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 "bebai" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.