Bible Strands
Ezra 10:27
From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a list of Israelite men from the returning exile who had married foreign women and were required to put them away. This entry follows the parallel clan lists in Ezra 10:26 and Ezra 10:28 during the post-return covenant renewal.
The words — The phrase וּ/מִ/בְּנֵ֖י זַתּ֑וּא (u./mi./be.Nei za.Tu') translates literally as "and of the sons of Zattu." This prepositional phrase establishes the specific paternal lineage responsible for the six men named immediately after.
The thread — The descendants of Zattu appear again in Ezra 2:8 and Nehemiah 7:13 with corresponding census counts of 945 and 845 men. These parallel records document the clan's established presence and numerical size within the returning exile community.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to see that corporate covenant renewal involved named individuals from specific clans taking concrete, disruptive action. It demands recognition that biblical repentance in this narrative is recorded through genealogical accountability rather than abstract sentiment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:8 the descendants of Zattu, 945;
- Nehemiah 7:13 the descendants of Zattu, 845;