Ezra 10:19

19 (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.)

Ezra 10:19 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
19 They pledged themselves to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt.
NLT
19 They vowed to divorce their wives, and they each acknowledged their guilt by offering a ram as a guilt offering.
MSG
19 They all promised to divorce their wives and sealed it with a handshake. For their guilt they brought a ram from the flock as a Compensation-Offering.
CSB
19 They pledged to send their wives away, and being guilty, [they offered] a ram from the flock for their guilt;

Ezra 10:19 In-Context

17 and by the first day of the first month they finished dealing with all the men who had married foreign women.
18 Among the descendants of the priests, the following had married foreign women: From the descendants of Joshua son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib and Gedaliah.
19 (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.)
20 From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel and Uzziah.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S 2 Kings 10:15
  • 2. S Leviticus 5:15; Leviticus 6:6
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