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And they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּtheir handיָדָםto send outלְהוֹצִיאtheir wives,נְשֵׁיהֶםand, being guilty,וַאֲשֵׁמִיםthey offered a ramאֵילof the flockצֹאןfor their guilt.עַל אַשְׁמָתָם
Ezra 10:19
Study it in the app“And they gave their hand to send out their wives, and, being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.”
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Ezra 10:19, word by word
- And they gaveיִּתְּנוּyitnu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yitnu” appears- their handיָדָyada
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appears- to send outהוֹצִיאhotsi
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotsi” appears- their wivesנְשֵׁיneshe
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “neshe” appears- and, being guiltyאֲשֵׁמִיםashemim
guilty
Guilty.
Where else “ashemim” appears- they offered a ramאֵילel
ram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “el” appears- of the flockצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- for their guiltאַשְׁמָתָashmata
guilt
Guilt: the responsibility that remains for having done wrong; also an offense.
Where else “ashmata” appears
Translation note
“Giving the hand” is committing oneself with a promise.
The context
18And there were found among the sons of the priests who had married foreign women: of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.
19 · This verse (above)
20And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.