Bible Strands
Ezra 10:33
From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezra records a post-exilic register of men who divorced foreign wives, listing seven individuals identified as descendants of Hashum during the covenant renewal phase.
The words — מִ/בְּנֵי (mi./be.Nei) literally means "of the sons of," and חָשֻׁם (Hashum) names the patriarch whose lineage is being enumerated.
The thread — This same patriarchal line appears in Ezra 2:19 and Nehemiah 7:22 as part of parallel census records tracking the descendants of Hashum.
Why it lands — The text states a precise genealogical list to verify familial boundaries, and interpreters infer this serves to enforce post-exilic purity standards within the restored community.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:19 the descendants of Hashum, 223;
- Nehemiah 7:22 the descendants of Hashum, 328;