Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

They pledged to put away their wives, and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their offense.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

They pledged to send their wives away, and being guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt;

International Standard Version

Pleading guilty, they promised to divorce their wives. Then they offered a ram from their flocks for their offense.

A Conservative Version

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

They vowed to send away their [pagan] wives, and being guilty, they each offered a ram of the flock for their offense.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will give their hand to bring forth their wives; and being guilty, a ram of the flock for their guilt.

King James 2000

And they gave their promise that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{They pledged themselves} to put away their wives, and their guilt offering was a ram of the flock for their guilt.

Modern King James verseion

And they gave their hands that they would put away their women. And being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their sin.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they gave their hands thereupon, that they would put away their wives: and for their trespass offering to give a ram for their trespass.

NET Bible

(They gave their word to send away their wives; their guilt offering was a ram from the flock for their guilt.)

New Heart 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.

The Emphasized Bible

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.

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

אשׁם 
'ashem 
Usage: 3

איל 
'ayil 
Usage: 100

of the flock
צאון צאןo 
Tso'n 
Usage: 274

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Foreign Wives And Children Are Sent Away

18 Among the sons of the priests who were married to strange women were these: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak and his brothers, Maaseiah and Eliezer and Jarib and Gedaliah. 19 They pledged to put away their wives, and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their offense. 20 Of the sons of Immer, Hanani and Zebadiah.

Cross References

Leviticus 6:6

Then bring your guilt offering to Jehovah. Bring a ram that has no defects or its value in money. Bring it to the priest.

2 Kings 10:15

When he left there he met Jehonadab, the son of Rechab. He greeted him and said to him: Is your heart true to mine, as mine is to yours? Jehonadab in answer said: It is. Jehu said: If it is give me your hand. He gave him his hand and he made him come up into his chariot.

Leviticus 5:15-16

If any of you fail to do your duty by unintentionally doing something wrong with any of Jehovah's holy things, bring a guilt offering to Jehovah. It must be a ram that has no defects or its value in silver weighed according to the official standards of the holy place.

Leviticus 6:4

you have sinned and are guilty. Return what you stole or seized, what you were supposed to take care of, the lost item you found,

1 Chronicles 29:24

All the officials and soldiers, and even all of David's other sons, promised to be loyal to Solomon as king.

2 Chronicles 30:8

Do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but yield to Jehovah and enter his sanctuary that he has consecrated from generation to generation. Serve Jehovah your God that His burning anger may turn away from you.

Lamentations 5:6

We have given our hands to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians so that we might have enough bread.

Galatians 2:9

When they saw the grace that was given to me, James, Cephas (Peter) and John, they who were known to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship. We were to go to the nations and they were to go to the people who are circumcised.

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