Ezra 10:19 (GNV)

Passage

And they gaue their hads, that they would put away their wiues, and they that had trespassed, gaue a ramme for their trespasse.

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:17 And vntill the first day of the first moneth they were finishing the businesse with al the men that had taken strange wiues.

Ezra 10:18 And of the sonnes of the Priests there were men founde, that had taken strange wiues, to wit, of the sonnes of Ieshua, the sonne of Iozadak, and of his brethren, Maaseiah, Aeliezer, and Iarib and Gedaliah.

Ezra 10:19 And they gaue their hads, that they would put away their wiues, and they that had trespassed, gaue a ramme for their trespasse.

Ezra 10:20 And of the sonnes of Immer, Honani, and Zebadiah.

Ezra 10:21 And of the sonnes of Harim, Maaseiah, and Eliiah, and Shemaiah, and Iehiel, and Vzziah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gaue", "hads", "away", "wiues", "trespassed", and "ramme". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gaue" and "hads", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And of the sonnes of the Priests..." into verse 20's "And of the sonnes of Immer Honani...", so "gaue" and "hads" belong inside that flow. In Ezra context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "gaue" and "hads" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.