Ezra 10:33 (LSB)

Passage

of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei;

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:31 and of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

Ezra 10:32 Benjamin, Malluch and Shemariah;

Ezra 10:33 of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei;

Ezra 10:34 of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

Ezra 10:35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sons", "hashum", "mattenai", "mattattah", "zabad", "eliphelet", "jeremai", and "manasseh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sons" and "hashum", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "Benjamin Malluch and Shemariah..." into verse 34's "of the sons of Bani Maadai Amram...", so "sons" and "hashum" 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 "hashum" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.