Ezra 10:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ezra 10:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 10:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 10:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.”
Ezra 10:5 — World English Bible
Ezra 10:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then arose Ezra, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they sware. ”
Ezra 10:5 — American Standard Version
Ezra 10:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Ezra riseth, and causeth the heads of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear to do according to this word--and they swear.”
Ezra 10:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 10:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, of the Levites, and of all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore. ”
Ezra 10:5 — Darby Translation
Ezra 10:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then arose Ezra, and caused the chiefe Priestes, the Leuites, and all Israel, to sweare that they would doe according to this worde. So they sware.”
Ezra 10:5 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 10:5 in Context — Ezra 10
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.
6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.
7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
What Does Ezra 10:5 Mean?
Ezra 10:5 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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