New King James Version
Ezra 10:23
23Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Ezra 10:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
- New International Version (NIV)Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
- New Living Translation (NLT)These are the Levites who were guilty: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (also called Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Context of Ezra 10:23
21of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah; 22of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah. Also of the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. 24Also of the singers: Eliashib; and of the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. 25And others of Israel: of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, Jeziah, Malchiah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah;
Read all of Ezra 10Ezra 10:23 word by word
וּמִֽן־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם יוֹזָבָ֣ד וְשִׁמְעִ֗י וְקֵֽלָיָה֙ ה֣וּא קְלִיטָ֔א פְּתַֽחְיָ֥ה יְהוּדָ֖ה וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Also of the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- Jozabadיוֹזָבָדyôzâbâd · JozabadH3107
- and Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiH8096
- and Kelaiahקֵלָיָהqêlâyâh · KelaiahH7041
- Kelitaקְלִיטָאqelîyţâ' · KelitaH7042
- Pethahiahפְּתַחְיָהpethachyâh · PethahiahH6611
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר'ĕlîy‛ezer · EliezerH461
People and places in Ezra 10:23
Cross-references for Ezra 10:23
- Ezra 8:33Now on the fourth day the silver and the gold and the articles were weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui,
- Nehemiah 11:16Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the heads of the Levites, had the oversight of the business outside of the house of God;
- Nehemiah 10:10Their brethren: Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
Commentaries on Ezra 10:23
- 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. 1-44Ezra addressed the issue of marrying idol-worshipping foreigners. The Jewish leaders had permitted this practice, even though the early settlers had promised to stay away from pagan influences (Ezra 4:1–5). Ezra prayed for the nation and assisted those who felt guilty about their sins to correct their actions.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
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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
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