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Ezra 10:19

“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.”
— Ezra 10:19 (King James Version)

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Ezra 10:19 in 7 translations

KJVKing James Version
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.
DRADouay–Rheims
And they gave their hands to put away their wives, and to offer for their offence a ram of the flock.
ASVAmerican Standard Version
And they gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.
DARBYDarby
And they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt.
WEBThe World English Bible
They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their guilt.
YLTYoung's Literal Translation
and they give their hand to send out their wives, and, being guilty, a ram of the flock, for their guilt.
BPVBiblePics Version
They pledged to put away their wives and, being guilty, offered a ram from the flock as a trespass offering.

Context: Ezra 10

17And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

18And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

19And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.

20And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.

21And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

About Ezra 10: Repentance and Renewal

Ezra 10: Repentance and Renewal

The repentance and renewal of the exiles, including the removal of foreign wives and the celebration of the feast of the Passover.

Commentary

Ezra 10 is a chapter that speaks to the importance of repentance and obedience to God's commands. In this chapter, Ezra is deeply grieved by the fact that the people of Israel have intermarried with foreign women, which is a violation of God's law. He calls the people to repentance and fasting, and they respond with a sincere commitment to obey God's commands.

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