Ezra 10:44

Ezra 10:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
• New International Version (NIV)All these had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All these had married foreign women, and some of the women had even borne children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All these had taken pagan wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

Context of Ezra 10:44

42Shallum, Amariah, Joseph. 43Of the children of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah. All these had taken foreign wives; and there were among them wives who had had children.

Ezra 10:44 word by word

כָּל־אֵ֕לֶּה נָשְׂאוּ נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת וְיֵ֣שׁ מֵהֶ֣ם נָשִׁ֔ים וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ בָּנִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

• takenנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• foreignנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237
• wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802

Cross-references for Ezra 10:44

• Proverbs 2:16To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words;
• Proverbs 5:3For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

Commentaries on Ezra 10:44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44Some of them had wives by whom they had children - This observation was probably intended to show that only a few of them had children; but it shows also how rigorously the law was put in execution. According to a passage in Justin Martyr's dialogue with Trypho, a Jew, Ezra offered a paschal lamb on this occasion, and addressed the people thus: "And Ezra said to the people, This passover is our Savior and our Refuge; and if ye will be persuaded of it, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-44Verses 18-44 Compare with the list in Ezra 10:19 They gave their hands - i. e., “solemnly pledged themselves” (compare the marginal references). Ezra 10:44 The guilty persons, it would seem, were 113 in number. They comprised 4 members of the high priest‘s family, 13 other priests, 10 Levites, and 86 lay Israelites belonging to at least 10 distinct families. The fact noted in the second clause of the verse must have increased the difficulity of Ezra‘s…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-44Verses 15-44 The best reformers can but do their endeavour; when the Redeemer himself shall come to Zion, he shall effectually turn away ungodliness from Jacob. And when sin is repented of and forsaken, God will forgive it; but the blood of Christ, our Sin-offering, is the only atonement which takes away our guilt. No seeming repentance or amendment will benefit those who reject Him, for self-dependence proves them still unhumbled. All the names written…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44some of them had children by these wives: The couples likely married before Ezra returned to Jerusalem. They were not exempt from the decree.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-4418. among the sons of the priests--From the names of so many men of rank appearing in the following list, some idea may be formed of the great and complicated difficulties attending the reformatory work.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 10:44

• Ammonites
• Amorites
• Church
• Decision
• Jebusites

In the dictionaries

• Covenant
• Transgression
• Trespass
• Azaelus
• Bacchurus
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Genealogy
• Proselyte
• Stranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament)

Commentaries on Ezra 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings