Ezra 10:30 (WEB)

Passage

Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:28 Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

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

Ezra 10:30 Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

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

Ezra 10:32 Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.

Study Lenses

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

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