Ezra 10:40 (LSB)

Passage

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:38 Bani, Binnui, Shimei,

Ezra 10:39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

Ezra 10:40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Ezra 10:41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

Ezra 10:42 Shallum, Amariah and Joseph.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "Shelemiah Nathan Adaiah..." into verse 41's "Azarel Shelemiah Shemariah...", so "machnadebai" and "shashai" 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 "machnadebai" and "shashai" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.