Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version (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.) New Living Translation They vowed to divorce their wives, and they each acknowledged their guilt by offering a ram as a guilt offering. English Standard Version They pledged themselves to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt. Berean Standard Bible They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible They pledged to send away their wives, and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt. NASB 1995 They pledged to put away their wives, and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their offense. NASB 1977 And they pledged to put away their wives, and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their offense. Legacy Standard Bible They gave their hand in pledge to put away their wives, and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt. Amplified Bible They vowed to send away their [pagan] wives, and being guilty, they each offered a ram of the flock for their offense. Christian Standard Bible They pledged to send their wives away, and being guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt; Holman Christian Standard Bible They pledged to send their wives away, and being guilty, they offered a ram from 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they were persuaded also that they would send away their wives, and they offered rams of sheep for their sins. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they pledged themselves to put away their wives, and offered a ram of the flock for a trespass-offering because of their trespass. Douay-Rheims Bible And they gave their hands to put away their wives, and to offer for their offence a ram of the flock. English Revised 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation They shook hands as a pledge that they would get rid of their wives. They sacrificed a ram from their flock as an offering for guilt because they were guilty. Good News Translation They promised to divorce their wives, and they offered a ram as a sacrifice for their sins. International Standard Version Pleading guilty, they promised to divorce their wives. Then they offered a ram from their flocks for their offense. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version and they give their hand to send out their wives, and being guilty, a ram of the flock for their guilt. Majority Standard Bible They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering. New American Bible They pledged themselves to dismiss their wives, and as a guilt offering for their guilt they gave a ram from the flock. NET Bible (They gave their word to send away their wives; their guilt offering was a ram from the flock for their guilt.) New Revised Standard Version They pledged themselves to send away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt. New Heart 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Those Guilty of Intermarriage18Among 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. 19They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering. 20From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.… Cross References Leviticus 5:15 "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 to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering. Leviticus 6:6 Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock. 2 Kings 10:15 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, "give me your hand." So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot, Ezra 10:20 From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah. Treasury of Scripture 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. 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. 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. a ram 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: … Leviticus 6:4,6 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, … Jump to Previous Flock Guilt Guilty Hand Hands Male Offense Offered Offering Pledge Pledged Presented Ram Sheep Sin Themselves Trespass Wives WordJump to Next Flock Guilt Guilty Hand Hands Male Offense Offered Offering Pledge Pledged Presented Ram Sheep Sin Themselves Trespass Wives WordEzra 10 1. Ezra encouraged to reform the strange marriages6. Ezra assembles the people 9. The people repent, and promise amendment 15. The care to perform it 18. The names of them which had married strange wives Verse 19. - They gave their hands that they would put away their wives. It is not clear whether this is intended to be said of Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah only, or of the entire body of persons found guilty of having married strange wives. Most probably the court made out the divorces in the generality of cases, but were content to take a solemn pledge from members of the high priest's family. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They pledgedוַיִּתְּנ֥וּ (way·yit·tə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to send their wives נְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם (nə·šê·hem) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female away, לְהוֹצִ֣יא (lə·hō·w·ṣî) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and for their guilt וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥ים (wa·’ă·šê·mîm) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 818: Guilty, presenting a, sin-offering [they presented] a ram אֵֽיל־ (’êl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree from the flock צֹ֖אן (ṣōn) Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock as עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against a guilt offering. אַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ (’aš·mā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 819: Guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a, sin-offering Links Ezra 10:19 NIVEzra 10:19 NLT Ezra 10:19 ESV Ezra 10:19 NASB Ezra 10:19 KJV Ezra 10:19 BibleApps.com Ezra 10:19 Biblia Paralela Ezra 10:19 Chinese Bible Ezra 10:19 French Bible Ezra 10:19 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 10:19 They gave their hand that they would (Ezr. 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