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 March 27, the first day of the new year, they had finished dealing with all the men who had married pagan wives. 18These are the priests who had married pagan wives: From the family of Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. They vowed to divorce their wives, and they each acknowledged their guilt by offering a ram as a guilt offering. 20From the family of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah. 21From the family 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 Jehu left there, he met Jehonadab son of Recab, who was coming to meet him. After they had greeted each other, Jehu said to him, “Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?” “Yes, I am,” Jehonadab replied. “If you are,” Jehu said, “then give me your hand.” So Jehonadab put out his hand, and Jehu helped him into the chariot.
• 1 Chronicles 29:24All the officials, the warriors, and the sons of King David pledged their loyalty to King Solomon.
• 2 Chronicles 30:8Do not be stubborn, as they were, but submit yourselves to the Lord. Come to his Temple, which he has set apart as holy forever. Worship the Lord your God so that his fierce anger will turn away from you.
• Lamentations 5:6We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough food to survive.
• Galatians 2:9In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews.
• Leviticus 5:15“If one of you commits a sin by unintentionally defiling the Lord’s sacred property, you must bring a guilt offering to the Lord. The offering must be your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value with silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.
• Leviticus 6:4If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property 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