Ezra 10:34
New International Version
From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

New Living Translation
From the family of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

English Standard Version
Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

Berean Standard Bible
From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

King James Bible
Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

New King James Version
of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

New American Standard Bible
of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

NASB 1995
of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

NASB 1977
of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

Legacy Standard Bible
of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

Amplified Bible
of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

Christian Standard Bible
Bani’s descendants: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Bani’s descendants: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

American Standard Version
Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

English Revised Version
Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

International Standard Version
From Bani's descendants: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

Majority Standard Bible
From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

NET Bible
From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

New Heart English Bible
Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

Webster's Bible Translation
Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

World English Bible
Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

Young's Literal Translation
Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

Smith's Literal Translation
From the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram and Uel,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the sons of Bani, Maaddi, Amran, and Uel,

Catholic Public Domain Version
From the sons of Bani, Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

New American Bible
of the descendants of Begui: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

New Revised Standard Version
Of the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Of the sons of Bachi, Maadai, Amram, Joel,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Of the sons of Baki: Mudai, Amram and Yuyel.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And of the sons of Bani; Moodia, Amram, Uel,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Those Guilty of Intermarriage
33From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. 34From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, 35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,…

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.

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.” ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

1 Kings 16:31
And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.

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.

2 Chronicles 19:2
Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.

1 Corinthians 7:12-14
To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. / And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. / For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

Nehemiah 10:28-30
“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand, / hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord. / We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.

2 Kings 21:1-3
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. / For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.


Treasury of Scripture

Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

Bani

Ezra 10:29
And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.

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of the sons of Bani
This phrase identifies a specific family lineage within the tribe of Israel. The name "Bani" is derived from the Hebrew root "בָּנָה" (banah), meaning "to build" or "to construct." This suggests a heritage of establishing and constructing, both physically and spiritually. In the context of Ezra, the sons of Bani are part of the group returning from exile, tasked with rebuilding the community and restoring the covenant with God. Historically, the return from Babylonian exile was a time of re-establishing identity and faithfulness to God's laws, emphasizing the importance of lineage and heritage in maintaining the continuity of God's people.

Maadai
The name Maadai is of Hebrew origin, possibly meaning "ornament" or "adorned by Jehovah." This reflects the cultural and spiritual significance of names in the Hebrew tradition, often seen as a reflection of one's character or destiny. In the context of Ezra, Maadai represents an individual who is part of the collective effort to purify the community by addressing intermarriage with foreign women, which was seen as a threat to the religious and cultural integrity of Israel. This highlights the importance of personal and communal holiness in the restoration process.

Amram
Amram, meaning "exalted people" or "the people are exalted," is a name that carries connotations of dignity and honor. In the biblical narrative, names often signify the role or destiny of individuals within God's plan. Amram's inclusion in this list underscores the collective responsibility of the community to uphold the covenant and maintain their distinct identity as God's chosen people. The historical context of Ezra involves a return to covenantal faithfulness, where the community is called to exalt God's laws above cultural assimilation.

Uel
The name Uel, possibly meaning "will of God" or "desire of God," reflects a deep theological truth about the sovereignty and purpose of God in the lives of His people. In the context of Ezra, Uel's presence in the list of those who had taken foreign wives and were now repenting signifies a turning back to God's will. This act of repentance and obedience is central to the narrative of Ezra, where the community seeks to align itself with God's desires, demonstrating the transformative power of returning to God's will after a period of disobedience.

Parallel Commentaries ...


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

of Bani:
בָנִ֔י (ḇā·nî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1137: Bani -- the name of several Israelites

Maadai,
מַעֲדַ֥י (ma·‘ă·ḏay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4572: Maadai -- an Israelite

Amram,
עַמְרָ֖ם (‘am·rām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6019: Amram -- the father of Moses, also an Israelite

Uel,
וְאוּאֵֽל׃ (wə·’ū·’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 177: Uel -- desire


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