Ezra 10:19
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
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.
Webster's Revision
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Definitions for Ezra 10:19
Clarke's Ezra 10:19 Bible Commentary
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.
Barnes's Ezra 10:19 Bible Commentary
They gave their hands - i. e., "solemnly pledged themselves" (compare the marginal references).