Bible Strands
Ezra 10:22
From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezra documents a genealogical register of men who put away foreign wives. The list identifies specific descendants from the priestly family of Pashhur.
The words — The Hebrew term בְּנֵי (bənei) literally means "sons" or "descendants," establishing a patrilineal record. פַּשְׁח֑וּר (pashChur) identifies the ancestral priestly clan from which these six men are enumerated.
The thread — Ezra 2:38 and Nehemiah 7:41 quantify this same clan at 1,247 individuals. 1 Chronicles 9:12 traces Pashhur’s lineage back through Jeroham and Malchijah.
Why it lands — The text requires precise accountability to the community's covenant confession by naming specific family lines. It grounds abstract obedience in concrete genealogical reality.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 9:12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
- Ezra 2:38 the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
- Nehemiah 7:41 the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;