Ezra 10:19 “They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presen…”

Ezra 10:19

They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King 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.

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.

American 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they gaue their hads, that they would put away their wiues, and they that had trespassed, gaue a ramme for their trespasse.

Darby Translation

And they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt.

Young's Literal Translation

and they give their hand to send out their wives, and, being guilty, a ram of the flock, for their guilt.

Bible in Basic English

And 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.

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Cross references

“gave their hands”

2 Kings 10:15 1 Chronicles 29:24 2 Chronicles 30:8 Lamentations 5:6 Galatians 2:9

2 Kings 10:15 · BSB

When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “g…

1 Chronicles 29:24 · BSB

All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.

2 Chronicles 30:8 · BSB

Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.

Lamentations 5:6 · BSB

We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

Galatians 2:9 · BSB

And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

“a ram”

Leviticus 6:6 Leviticus 6:4 Leviticus 5:15 Leviticus 5:16

Leviticus 6:6 · BSB

Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.

Leviticus 6:4 · BSB

once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,

Leviticus 5:15 · BSB

“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according t…

Leviticus 5:16 · BSB

Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be fo…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

20From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

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