Ezra 10:40
New International Version
Maknadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

New Living Translation
Macnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

English Standard Version
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Berean Standard Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Berean Literal Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

King James Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

New King James Version
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

New American Standard Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

NASB 1995
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

NASB 1977
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Legacy Standard Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Amplified Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Berean Annotated Bible
Machnadebai (he brought low my willing ones), Shashai (noble), Sharai (releaser),

Christian Standard Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

American Standard Version
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

English Revised Version
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

International Standard Version
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

NET Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

New Heart English Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Webster's Bible Translation
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

World English Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Machnadbai, Shashai, Sharai,

Berean Literal Bible
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Young's Literal Translation
Machnadbai, Shashai, Sharai,

Smith's Literal Translation
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Mechnedebai, Sisai, Sarai,

Catholic Public Domain Version
and Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

New American Bible
of the descendants of Zachai: Shashai, Sharai,

New Revised Standard Version
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Makizab, Shishai, Sharai,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Mekizab and Shishay and Saray.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Machadnabu, Sesei, Sariu,

Additional Translations ...



Context
Those Guilty of Intermarriage
39Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, 40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 41Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,…

Cross References
Machnadebai

Ezra 9:1-2
After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. / Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”

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! …
Shashai

Malachi 2:11-12
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. / As for the man who does this, may the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who is awake and aware—even if he brings an offering to the LORD of Hosts.

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.
Sharai

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.

1 Kings 11:1-4
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. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. …
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.” …

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.

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.

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.

Nehemiah 10:30
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.

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 19:2
Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.

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.


Treasury of Scripture

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Machnadebai.

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Machnadebai,

Machnadebai was among the Israelites who had married foreign wives and agreed to obey Ezra’s call for separation, demonstrating personal accountability as the returned exiles renewed covenant faithfulness.

Ezr 9:1-2 After these things had been accomplished…
Neh 13:23-27 In those days I also saw Jews who had married women…

Shashai,

Shashai was among those who acknowledged their unlawful marriages. The public record showed that reform involved individual households as well as the whole community, guarding Israel from renewed religious compromise.

Mal 2:11-12 Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed…
Deu 7:3-4 Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters…

Sharai,

Sharai was among the men who responded to the assembly’s decision, reflecting the difficult but necessary effort to restore the community’s conformity to God’s law.

Exo 34:15-16 Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land,…
1Ki 11:1-4 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women…

Persons / Places / Events
1. Ezra
A scribe and priest who led the second group of exiles back to Jerusalem. He was instrumental in the spiritual and religious reform of the Jewish people.

2. The Exiles
The Jewish people who returned from Babylonian captivity to rebuild Jerusalem and restore their covenant relationship with God.

3. Jerusalem
The central place of worship for the Jewish people, representing their spiritual and national identity.

4. The Covenant
The agreement between God and the Israelites, which they had broken by intermarrying with foreign nations.

5. The Assembly
The gathering of the Israelites in Jerusalem to address the issue of intermarriage and to renew their commitment to God's laws.
Teaching Points
The Importance of Obedience
Ezra 10:40 highlights the need for obedience to God's commands, especially regarding relationships that can lead us away from Him.

Community Accountability
The assembly in Jerusalem shows the importance of community in holding each other accountable to God's standards.

Repentance and Renewal
The actions taken by the Israelites demonstrate the necessity of repentance and the renewal of one's commitment to God.

Guarding Against Compromise
The issue of intermarriage serves as a warning against compromising one's faith and values for the sake of cultural assimilation.

The Role of Leadership
Ezra's leadership was crucial in guiding the people back to faithfulness, emphasizing the importance of godly leaders in spiritual reform.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Ezra 10:40?

2. How does Ezra 10:40 emphasize the importance of accountability in spiritual leadership?

3. What lessons on repentance can we learn from the actions in Ezra 10:40?

4. How does Ezra 10:40 connect with the theme of covenant faithfulness in Scripture?

5. How can we apply the principles of Ezra 10:40 to modern church discipline?

6. In what ways does Ezra 10:40 encourage communal responsibility in addressing sin?

7. What historical evidence supports the events described in Ezra 10:40?

8. How does Ezra 10:40 reflect the theme of repentance in the Bible?

9. What theological implications arise from the actions taken in Ezra 10:40?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezra 10?


Ezra 10:40 lists Machnadebai, Shashai, and Sharai to spotlight individual accountability within a community determined to return to covenant faithfulness. Each name testifies that:

• God records and remembers personal obedience.

• True repentance is public, costly, and overseen by spiritual leadership.

• Holiness safeguards worship and ensures future blessing.

Their brief appearance challenges every believer to keep short accounts with God, walk in transparent purity, and value the privilege of having our own names recorded with joy in the Lamb’s book of life.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Machnadebai,
מַכְנַדְבַ֥י (maḵ·naḏ·ḇay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4367: Machnadebai -- an Israelite

Shashai,
שָׁשַׁ֖י (šā·šay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8343: Shashai -- an Israelite with a foreign wife

Sharai,
שָׁרָֽי׃ (šā·rāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8298: Sharai -- an Israelite with a foreign wife


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