Ezra 10:43
New International Version
From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah.

New Living Translation
From the family of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

English Standard Version
Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

Berean Standard Bible
And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

King James Bible
Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.

New King James Version
of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

New American Standard Bible
Of the sons of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

NASB 1995
Of the sons of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah.

NASB 1977
Of the sons of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

Legacy Standard Bible
Of the sons of Nebo there were Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah.

Amplified Bible
Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

Christian Standard Bible
Nebo’s descendants: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Nebo’s descendants: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

American Standard Version
Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.

Contemporary English Version
Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah from the family of Nebo.

English Revised Version
Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah

Good News Translation
Clan of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah

International Standard Version
From Nebo's descendants: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

Majority Standard Bible
And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

NET Bible
From the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

New Heart English Bible
Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah.

Webster's Bible Translation
Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.

World English Bible
Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, Joel, and Benaiah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah;

Young's Literal Translation
Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah;

Smith's Literal Translation
From the sons of Nebo: Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the sons of Nebo, Jehiel, Mathathias, Zabad, Zabina, Jeddu, and Joel, and Banaia.

Catholic Public Domain Version
From the sons of Nebo, Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, and Benaiah.

New American Bible
of the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, Benaiah.

New Revised Standard Version
Of the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Of the sons of Nebo, Neboael, Matitha, Zachor, Zebina, Joel, and Benaiah.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
From the sons of Nabu: Nebuyel and Matitha and Zakuur and Zebina and Joel and Benaiah.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Of the sons of Nabu; Jael, Matthanias, Zabad, Zebennas, Jadai, and Joel, and Banaia.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Those Guilty of Intermarriage
42Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. 43And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah. 44All these men had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.…

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.

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.” ...

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 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.

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 21:6
And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 36:14
Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.

Matthew 19:4-6
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

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.


Treasury of Scripture

Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.

Nebo

Ezra 2:29
The children of Nebo, fifty and two.

Nehemiah 7:33
The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.

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Benaiah Benai'ah Children Descendants Iddo Jeiel Je-I'el Joel Jo'el Mattithiah Mattithi'ah Nebo Zabad
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Benaiah Benai'ah Children Descendants Iddo Jeiel Je-I'el Joel Jo'el Mattithiah Mattithi'ah Nebo Zabad
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














Of the sons of Nebo
The phrase "Of the sons of Nebo" refers to a group of Israelites who were descendants of Nebo. Nebo was a town or region, possibly named after the Babylonian deity Nabu, known for wisdom and writing. This highlights the cultural and religious influences that the Israelites encountered during their exile. The mention of Nebo signifies the geographical and spiritual journey of the Israelites, emphasizing their return to covenant faithfulness.

Jeiel
The name Jeiel means "God sweeps away" or "God gathers." This reflects the divine action of gathering the exiles back to their homeland, symbolizing restoration and renewal. Jeiel's inclusion in this list underscores the personal and communal transformation that occurs when individuals return to God's ways.

Mattithiah
Meaning "Gift of Yahweh," Mattithiah's name signifies the grace and favor of God bestowed upon His people. This name serves as a reminder of the blessings and gifts that come from obedience and faithfulness to God's commandments.

Zabad
The name Zabad means "Endowment" or "Gift." It highlights the idea of being endowed with divine favor and the responsibility that comes with receiving God's gifts. Zabad's presence in the list emphasizes the importance of using one's gifts for the glory of God and the benefit of the community.

Zebina
Zebina, meaning "Bought" or "Acquired," suggests the concept of redemption and being purchased by God. This reflects the theological theme of redemption that runs throughout the Bible, where God redeems His people from sin and bondage.

Jaddai
The name Jaddai means "He will lead" or "Yahweh has led." This name underscores the leadership and guidance provided by God to His people. It serves as a reminder of the divine direction and providence that accompanies those who seek to follow God's will.

Joel
Meaning "Yahweh is God," Joel's name is a declaration of faith and allegiance to the one true God. This name reinforces the central message of monotheism and the rejection of idolatry, which was a significant issue for the returning exiles.

Benaiah
The name Benaiah means "Yahweh has built" or "Yahweh has established." It signifies the strength and stability that comes from being rooted in God's promises. Benaiah's inclusion in the list highlights the importance of building one's life on the foundation of God's word and covenant.

Parallel Commentaries ...


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

of Nebo:
נְב֑וֹ (nə·ḇōw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5015: Nebo -- a city in Moab, also a mountain in Moab

Jeiel,
יְעִיאֵ֤ל (yə·‘î·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3273: Jeiel

Mattithiah,
מַתִּתְיָה֙ (mat·tiṯ·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4993: Mattithiah -- 'gift of Yah', the name of several Israelites

Zabad,
זָבָ֣ד (zā·ḇāḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2066: Zabad -- 'he has given', the name of several Israelites

Zebina,
זְבִינָ֔א (zə·ḇî·nā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2081: Zebina -- 'bought', an Israelite

Jaddai,
יַדַּ֥י (yad·day)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3035: Iddo -- two Israelites

Joel,
וְיוֹאֵ֖ל (wə·yō·w·’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3100: Joel -- probably 'the LORD is God', the name of a number of Israelites

and Benaiah.
בְּנָיָֽה׃ (bə·nā·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1141: Benaiah -- 'Yah has built up', the name of several Israelites


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