MANNAFEST

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.

KJV

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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.

WEB

Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.

YLT

and they give their hand to send out their wives, and, being guilty, a ram of the flock, for their guilt.

DBT

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

About this book

Old Testament

EzraThe return in two waves — Zerubbabel's altar and temple (538 BC) and Ezra's reforming arrival (458 BC). A book about rebuilding — the temple, the Torah-teaching community, and the covenant boundary.

Author
Ezra (traditional); the book uses first-person narrative in chs. 7–10
Date
Events 538–458 BC; compilation c. mid-5th century BC

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