Ezra 10:40 (YLT)

Passage

Machnadbai, Shashai, Sharai,

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

Ezra 10:39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

Ezra 10:40 Machnadbai, Shashai, Sharai,

Ezra 10:41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

Ezra 10:42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.

Study Lenses

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

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