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.
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Gill's Exposition
And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives,.... They proposed to do it, and actually did it:
and being guilty; of which they were fully convinced:
they offered a ram of the…
Compare with the list in Ezra 2. Ezr 10:19 They gave their hands - i. e., “solemnly pledged themselves” (compare the marginal references). Ezr 10:44 The guilty persons, it would seem, were 113 in…
Adam Clarke
They gave their hands - They bound themselves in the most solemn manner to do as the rest of the delinquents had done; and they made all acknowledgment of their iniquity to God by offering each a ram…
The method of proceeding in this matter being concluded on, and the congregation dismissed, that each in his respective place might gain and give intelligence to facilitate the matter, we are here…
Cambridge Bible
they gave their hands R.V. their hand. The Hebrew has the singular. On this symbol of a promise or pledge compare 2Ki 10:15 -If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand". Eze 17:18 -And…
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