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Ezra 10:19
19They pledged to send their wives away, and being guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt;
Ezra 10:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.
- New International Version (NIV)(They all gave their hands in pledge to put away their wives, and for their guilt they each presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.)
- English Standard Version (ESV)They pledged themselves to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they gave their promise that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they presented a ram of the flock as their trespass offering.
Context of Ezra 10:19
17and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women. 18The following were found to have married foreign women from the descendants of the priests: from the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. They pledged to send their wives away, and being guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt; 20Hanani and Zebadiah from Immer’s descendants; 21Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah from Harim’s descendants;
Read all of Ezra 10Ezra 10:19 word by word
וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ יָדָ֖ם לְהוֹצִ֣יא נְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥ים אֵֽיל־צֹ֖אן עַל־אַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- their handsיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
- that they would put awayיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- their wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- guiltyאָשֵׁם'âshêm · guiltyH818
- a ramאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
- of the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
- for their trespassאַשְׁמָה'ashmâh · guiltinessH819
Cross-references for Ezra 10:19
- 2 Kings 10:15When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him and then asked, “Is your heart one with mine?” “It is,” Jehonadab replied. Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot with him.
- 1 Chronicles 29:24All the leaders and the mighty men, and all of King David’s sons as well, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 30:8Don’t become obstinate now like your ancestors did. Give your allegiance to the Lord, and come to his sanctuary that he has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God so that he may turn his burning anger away from you,
- Lamentations 5:6We made a treaty with Egypt and with Assyria, to get enough food.
- Galatians 2:9When James, Cephas, and John — those recognized as pillars — acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
- Leviticus 5:15“If someone offends by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, he must bring his penalty for guilt to the Lord: an unblemished ram from the flock (based on your assessment of its value in silver shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel) as a guilt offering.
- Leviticus 6:4once he has sinned and acknowledged his guilt — he must return what he stole or defrauded, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost item he found,
Commentaries on Ezra 10:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19They gave their hands - They bound themselves in the most solemn manner to do as the rest of the delinquents had done; and they made all acknowledgment of their iniquity to God by offering each a ram for a trespass-offering.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. 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. 1919. they gave their hands--that is, came under a solemn engagement, which was usually ratified by pledging the right hand (Pr 6:1; Eze 17:18). The delinquents of the priestly order bound themselves to do like the common Israelites (Ezr 10:25), and sought to expiate their sin by sacrificing a ram as a trespass offering.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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