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.
19 And they gave H5414 their hands H3027 that they would put away H3318 their wives; H802 and being guilty, H818 they offered a ram H352 of the flock H6629 for their trespass. H819
19 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.
19 and they give their hand to send out their wives, and, being guilty, a ram of the flock, for their guilt.
19 And they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt.
19 They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their guilt.
19 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.
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. And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
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Commentary on Ezra 10 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 10
In this chapter we have that grievance redressed which was complained of and lamented in the foregoing chapter. Observe,
Ezr 10:1-5
We are here told,
Ezr 10:6-14
We have here an account of the proceedings upon the resolutions lately taken up concerning the strange wives; no time was lost; they struck when the iron was hot, and soon set the wheels of reformation a-going.
Ezr 10:15-44
The method of proceeding in this matter being concluded on, and the congregation dismissed, that each in his respective place might gain and give intelligence to facilitate the matter, we are here told,