Ezra Chapter 10 verse 19 Holy Bible
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.
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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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And they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt.
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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.
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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.
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They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their guilt.
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and they give their hand to send out their wives, and, being guilty, a ram of the flock, for their guilt.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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.