Ezra 10 · Verse 19

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

Ezra 10:19 in other translations

BSBMaaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.
WEBThey gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.
ASVAnd they gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.
YLTand they give their hand to send out their wives, and, being guilty, a ram of the flock, for their guilt.
DARBYAnd they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt.
BBEAnd they gave their word that they would put away their wives; and for their sin, they gave an offering of a male sheep of the flock.
WebsterAnd they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.

What does Ezra 10:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 They 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 10:15-44

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…

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Ezra 10:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּתְּנ֥וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they gaveH5414
יָדָ֖םya.Damhand theirH3027
לְהוֹצִ֣יאle.ho.Tzi'to send outH3318
נְשֵׁיהֶ֑םne.shei.Hemwives theirH802
וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥יםva.'a.she.Mimand [being] guiltyH818
אֵֽיל\־'eil-a ram ofH352
צֹ֖אןtzon[the] flockH6629
עַל\־'al-onH5921
אַשְׁמָתָֽם\׃\ \ס'ash.ma.Tamguilt theirH819

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Cross references for Ezra 10:19

  • Leviticus 6:6

    And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:

  • 2 Kings 10:15

    And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:24

    And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

  • Lamentations 5:6

    We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

  • Leviticus 6:4

    Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,

  • Galatians 2:9

    And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:8

    Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.

  • Leviticus 5:15-16

    If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the Lord; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the Lord a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
gave their hands.They bound themselves in the most solemn manner to do as the rest of the delinquents had done, and make and acknowledgment to God of their iniquity, by offering each a ram for a trespass offering.
2Ki 10:15; 1Ch 29:24; 2Ch 30:8; *marg:
La 5:6; Ga 2:9
a ram.
Le 5:15,16; 6:4,6

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Context

  • Ezra 10:18

    And 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.

  • 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 10:20

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

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Ezra 10:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dieron su mano en promesa de echar sus mujeres, y ofrecieron como culpados un carnero de los rebaños por su delito.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils s’engagèrent à renvoyer leurs femmes, et ils offrirent pour leur faute, un bélier du troupeau comme offrande pour le délit.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie gaben ihre Hand darauf, daß sie ihre Weiber hinaustun und einen Widder vom Kleinvieh für ihre Schuld entrichten wollten. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dederunt manus suas ut ejicerent uxores suas, et pro delicto suo arietem de ovibus offerrent.