Ezra 10:28
New International Version
From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai.

New Living Translation
From the family of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

English Standard Version
Of the sons of Bebai were Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

Berean Standard Bible
From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

King James Bible
Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

New King James Version
of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;

New American Standard Bible
and of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;

NASB 1995
and of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai;

NASB 1977
and of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;

Legacy Standard Bible
and of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai;

Amplified Bible
and of the sons also of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;

Christian Standard Bible
Bebai’s descendants: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Bebai’s descendants: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;

American Standard Version
And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

Contemporary English Version
Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai from the family of Bebai;

English Revised Version
And of the sons of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai

Good News Translation
Clan of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai

International Standard Version
From Bebai's descendants: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

Majority Standard Bible
From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

NET Bible
From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

New Heart English Bible
Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

Webster's Bible Translation
Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

World English Bible
Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

Young's Literal Translation
And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

Smith's Literal Translation
And from the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And of the sons of Babai, Johanan, Hanania, Zabbai, Athalai:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And from the sons of Bebai, Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

New American Bible
of the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai;

New Revised Standard Version
Of the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Of the sons of Bebai, Johanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
From the sons of Babi: Yokhanan, KhananYah, Zabi, Athli.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And of the sons of Babei; Joanan, Anania, and Zabu, and Thali.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Those Guilty of Intermarriage
27From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza. 28From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. 29From the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal, and Jeremoth.…

Cross References
Nehemiah 13:23-27
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. / Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. / I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! ...

Deuteronomy 7:3-4
Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.

1 Kings 11:1-2
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.

Malachi 2:11
Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.

Exodus 34:15-16
Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.

Judges 3:5-6
Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

2 Corinthians 6:14-17
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...

1 Corinthians 7:39
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

1 Corinthians 5:9-11
I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

2 Kings 17:33-34
They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.

Joshua 23:12-13
For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.

Nehemiah 10:30
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.

1 Peter 2:9-12
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. / Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. ...

Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

1 John 2:15-17
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.


Treasury of Scripture

Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.

Bebai

Ezra 2:11
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

Ezra 8:11
And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

Nehemiah 7:16
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.

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Ezra 10
1. Ezra encouraged to reform the strange marriages
6. Ezra assembles the people
9. The people repent, and promise amendment
15. The care to perform it
18. The names of them which had married strange wives














From the descendants of Bebai
The phrase "From the descendants of Bebai" refers to a specific family lineage within the Israelite community. The name "Bebai" is of Hebrew origin, possibly meaning "fatherly" or "my father is willing." This highlights the importance of family heritage and the continuity of faith through generations. In the context of Ezra, the descendants of Bebai were among those who returned from exile and were committed to restoring the covenant with God. This underscores the theme of repentance and renewal that is central to the book of Ezra.

Jehohanan
The name "Jehohanan" is derived from the Hebrew "Yehôḥānān," meaning "Yahweh is gracious." This name reflects the grace and favor of God, which is a recurring theme throughout the Bible. In the context of Ezra, Jehohanan represents those who are recipients of God's grace, called to return to Him and live according to His statutes. The inclusion of this name in the list serves as a reminder of God's enduring mercy and the hope of restoration for His people.

Hananiah
"Hananiah" comes from the Hebrew "Ḥănanyāh," meaning "Yahweh has been gracious" or "Yahweh shows grace." This name emphasizes the gracious nature of God, who extends His kindness and forgiveness to His people. In the historical context of Ezra, Hananiah symbolizes the individuals who have experienced God's grace firsthand and are now part of the community's effort to renew their covenant relationship with Him. This reflects the transformative power of divine grace in the lives of believers.

Zabbai
The name "Zabbai" is less common and its exact meaning is uncertain, though it may be related to the Hebrew root "zāḇa," meaning "to endow" or "to give." This could suggest a person who is endowed with gifts or blessings, possibly indicating a role or responsibility within the community. In the context of Ezra, Zabbai represents those who are called to contribute to the rebuilding and spiritual renewal of the nation, highlighting the importance of each individual's gifts and contributions to the collective mission.

Athlai
"Athlai" is another name of uncertain meaning, though it may be related to the Hebrew root "ʾāṯal," meaning "to be exalted" or "to be lifted up." This name could signify someone who is elevated or honored, perhaps due to their faithfulness or leadership. In the context of Ezra, Athlai represents those who are recognized for their commitment to God's covenant and their role in the community's restoration. This highlights the theme of honor and recognition for those who faithfully serve God and His purposes.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
From the descendants
וּמִבְּנֵ֖י (ū·mib·bə·nê)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Bebai:
בֵּבָ֑י (bê·ḇāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 893: Bebai -- an Israelite

Jehohanan,
יְהוֹחָנָ֥ן (yə·hō·w·ḥā·nān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3076: Johanan -- 'the LORD has been gracious', the name of a number of Israelites

Hananiah,
חֲנַנְיָ֖ה (ḥă·nan·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2608: Hananiah -- 'Yah has been gracious', the name of a number of Israelites

Zabbai,
זַבַּ֥י (zab·bay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2079: Zabbai -- an Israelite

and Athlai.
עַתְלָֽי׃ (‘aṯ·lāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6270: Athlai


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