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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Ezra 10:19 - 10:19
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they gave their hands - that is, came under a solemn engagement, which was usually ratified by pledging the right hand (Pro 6:1; Eze 17:18). The delinquents of the priestly order bound themselves to do like the common Israelites (Ezr 10:25), and sought to expiate their sin by sacrificing a ram as a trespass offering.