Ezra 10:5

Ezra 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.
• New International Version (NIV)So Ezra rose up and put the leading priests and Levites and all Israel under oath to do what had been suggested. And they took the oath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Ezra arose and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do as had been said. So they took the oath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Ezra arose, and made the leaders of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel swear an oath that they would do according to this word. So they swore an oath.

Context of Ezra 10:5

3So now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. 4Arise! For this matter is your responsibility, but we will be with you; be courageous and act.” Then Ezra rose and made the leading priests, the Levites and all Israel, take oath that they would do according to this proposal; so they took the oath. 6Then Ezra rose from before the house of God and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib. Although he went there, he did not eat bread nor drink water, for he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles. 7They made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the exiles, that they should assemble at Jerusalem,

Ezra 10:5 word by word

וַיָּ֣קָם עֶזְרָ֡א וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע אֶת־שָׂרֵי֩ הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה וַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Then Ezraעֶזְרָא‛ezrâ' · EzraH5830
• roseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• made the leadingשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• takeשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• that they would doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according to thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• proposalדָּבָרdâbâr · ChroniclesH1697

Cross-references for Ezra 10:5

• Proverbs 1:5A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
• Proverbs 9:9Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.
• Proverbs 15:23A man has joy in an apt answer, And how delightful is a timely word!
• Proverbs 25:11Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances.
• Proverbs 27:9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
• Ezra 10:3So now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
• Nehemiah 5:12Then they said, “We will give it back and will require nothing from them; we will do exactly as you say.” So I called the priests and took an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.
• Nehemiah 10:29are joining with their kinsmen, their nobles, and are taking on themselves a curse and an oath to walk in God’s law, which was given through Moses, God’s servant, and to keep and to observe all the commandments of God our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes;
• Nehemiah 13:25So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take of their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Commentaries on Ezra 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And they sware - The thing was evidently contrary to the law of God; and now he bound them by an oath to rectify the abuse.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The solemn oath included a promise to act and a self-imposed curse if the promise was broken (see Ruth 1:16–17; 1 Samuel 14:24–28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. Then Ezra ... went into the chamber of Johanan--At a private council of the princes and elders held there, under the presidency of Ezra, it was resolved to enter into a general covenant to put away their foreign wives and children; that a proclamation should be made for all who had returned from Babylon to repair within three days to Jerusalem, under pain of excommunication and confiscation of their property.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 10:5

• Church
• Decision
• Divorce
• Ezra
• Oath
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Ezra
• Israel
• Covenant
• Transgression
• Trespass
• Azaelus
• Bacchurus
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Genealogy
• Oath

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