King James Version

Ezra 10:19

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.

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וַיִּתְּנ֥וּvayitnvand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…יָדָ֖םyadamhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […לְהוֹצִ֣יאlehotsito bring forthיָצָאpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to bring forth”, the to-form of the verbH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…נְשֵׁיהֶ֑םnesheyhemeachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥יםvaashemimand guiltyאָשֵׁםconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and guilty”, the ordinary formH818guilty; hence, presenting asin-offeringone which is faulty, guilty.אֵֽילeyloakאַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “oak”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong treemighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.צֹ֖אןtsonflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אַשְׁמָתָֽםashmatamoffendאַשְׁמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “offend”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH819guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of asin-offeringoffend, sin, (cause of) trespass(-ing, offering).

Jewish translation (JPS 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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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.

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.

Darby Translation

And they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt.

Douay-Rheims

And they gave their hands to put away their wives, and to offer for their offence a ram of the flock.

Jewish Publication Society (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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they pledged themselves to put away their wives, and offered a ram of the flock for a trespass-offering because of their trespass.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔδωκαν χεῖρα αὐτῶν τοῦ ἐξενέγκαι γυναῖκας ἑαυτῶν, καὶ πλημμελείας κριὸν ἐκ προβάτων περὶ πλημμελήσεως αὐτῶν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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