Ezra 10:19

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

17By the first day of the first month, they had finished dealing with all the men who had married foreign women. 18Among the descendants of the priests, the following were married to foreign women: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah, a descendant of Jeshua (who was Jozadak’s son) and his brothers. They shook hands as a pledge that they would get rid of their wives. They sacrificed a ram from their flock as an offering for guilt because they were guilty. 20From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah 21From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah

Ezra 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 that place, he met Jehonadab, son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?” “I am,” Jehonadab answered. ⌞So Jehu said,⌟ “If you are, give me your hand.” When he gave Jehu his hand, Jehu helped him up into the chariot.
• 1 Chronicles 29:24All the leaders and soldiers and all of King David’s sons pledged their loyalty to King Solomon.
• 2 Chronicles 30:8Don’t be impossible to deal with like your ancestors. Reach out for the Lord. Come to his holy place that he made holy forever. Serve the Lord your God, and he will turn his burning anger away from you.
• Lamentations 5:6We had to beg Egypt and Assyria for food.
• Galatians 2:9James, Cephas, and John (who were recognized as the most important people) acknowledged that God had given me this special gift. So they shook hands with Barnabas and me, agreeing to be our partners. It was understood that we would work among the people who are not Jewish and they would work among Jewish people.
• Leviticus 5:15“If any of you fail to do your duty by unintentionally doing something wrong with any of the Lord’s holy things, bring a guilt offering to the Lord. It must be a ram that has no defects or its value in silver weighed according to the official standards of the holy place.
• Leviticus 6:4you are sinning and will be guilty. Return what you stole or seized, what you were supposed to take care of, the lost item you 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

Topics related to Ezra 10:19

• Ammonites
• Amorites
• Church
• Covenant
• Decision
• Hand
• Jebusites
• Minister, Christian
• Oath
• Offerings
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Covenant
• Divorce
• Hand
• Transgression
• Trespass
• Azaelus
• Bacchurus
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Genealogy

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