KJV ORIGINAL
And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists eight men from the family group of Pahath-moab who had married foreign women and needed to address this situation.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a detailed list in Ezra 10 of Jewish men who had married foreign women after returning from Babylonian exile. The religious leaders were concerned that these marriages would lead the people away from worshiping God, so they called for these marriages to be dissolved. Pahath-moab was one of the prominent family clans among the returned exiles.
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