Ezra 10:5
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.
Context
This verse from Ezra Chapter 10 connects to 10 cross-references. A large assembly of the people gathers at Jerusalem, weeping in the rain outside the temple, and Shecaniah proposes a covenant to send away all foreign wives and the children born to them, according to the law's counsel. Ezra makes …
Other Translations
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.
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.
Then Ezra got up, and made the chiefs of the priests and the Levites and all Israel take an oath that they would do this. So they took an oath.
Cross References
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