Ezra 10:19 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Ezra 10:17 and they finish with all the men who have settled strange women unto the first day of the first month.

Ezra 10:18 And there are found of the sons of the priests that have settled strange women: of the sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah;

Ezra 10:19 and they give their hand to send out their wives, and, being guilty, a ram of the flock, for their guilt.

Ezra 10:20 And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah;

Ezra 10:21 and of the sons of Harim: Masseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "hand", "send", "wives", "guilty", and "flock". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "hand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And there are found of the sons..." into verse 20's "And of the sons of Immer Hanani...", so "give" and "hand" 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 "give" and "hand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.