Ezra 10:43
What does Ezra 10:43 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezra 10:43 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Ezra 10:43 means
From the sons of Nebo, several are named: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, Joel, and Benaiah. This final family entry demonstrates that the reform touched many corners of the returned community. By ending with another sizable group, the text leaves no impression that the matter was trivial. Each name stands as a sober reminder of how easily covenant identity can be blurred and how necessary decisive repentance is to renew the community’s life with God in the land.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Of the sons of Nebo, Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Of the sons of Nebo, Jehiel, Mathathias, Zabad, Zabina, Jeddu, and Joel, and Banaia.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Of the children of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah.
Context
With the sons of Nebo recorded, the catalog of offenders concludes. Only the chapter’s final summary remains, which will restate the central issue and note the presence of children in some unions. That closing line will cement the pathos and seriousness of the reform—thorough in scope and painful in application—urging readers to grasp both the cost of disobedience and the cost of returning to covenant faithfulness.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 7:33
The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
- Ezra 2:29
The children of Nebo, fifty and two.