Ezra 10:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.”
Ezra 10:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 10:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 10:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now therefore let’s make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and those who are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.”
Ezra 10:3 — World English Bible
Ezra 10:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. ”
Ezra 10:3 — American Standard Version
Ezra 10:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, let us make a covenant with our God, to cause all the women to go out, and that which is born of them, by the counsel of the Lord, and of those trembling at the command of our God, and according to law it is done;”
Ezra 10:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 10:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now let us make a covenant with ourGod to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of [my] lord, and of those that tremble at the commandments of ourGod; and let it be done according to the law. ”
Ezra 10:3 — Darby Translation
Ezra 10:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now therfore let vs make a couenant with our God, to put away all the wiues (and such as are borne of them) according to the counsell of the Lord, and of those that feare the commandements of our God, and let it be done according to the Lawe.”
Ezra 10:3 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 10:3 in Context — Ezra 10
1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.
2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
4 Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.
What Does Ezra 10:3 Mean?
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