Ezra 10:35
What does Ezra 10:35 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 10:35 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 10:35 means
The list for the sons of Bani continues with Benaiah, Bedeiah, and Cheluhi. These snapshots of names, though terse, sketch a map of repentance across households. Each man represents a decision to submit personal and family life to God’s commands despite the cost. The uniformity of presentation—names without editorializing—protects the process from sensationalism. Instead, the text instructs by pattern: sin was addressed case by case, and the community as a whole chose faithfulness over convenience, integrity over quiet compromise.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhu,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Baneas, and Badaias, Cheliau,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Benaiah, Bediah, Cheluhu,
Context
Part of the ongoing sons of Bani sequence, this verse contributes to the steadily growing catalog. The following verses will add many more names under this clan, reinforcing the theme of breadth and accountability. The narrative is driving toward a comprehensive resolution, which will be summarized at the chapter’s end, acknowledging the presence of children in some unions and the sorrowful complexity of the remedy.