Ezra 10:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֡א
(ez·ra)
5830: "help," three Isr.from azar
roseוַיָּ֣קָם
(vai·ya·kam)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
and made the leadingשָׂרֵי֩
(sa·rei)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
priests,הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים
(hak·ko·ha·nim)
3548: priestfrom an unused word
the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜ם
(hal·vi·yim)
3881: desc. of Levifrom Levi
and allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
takeוַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע
(vai·yash·ba)
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
oathוַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃
(vai·yi·sha·ve·'u.)
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
that they would doלַעֲשֹׂ֛ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
according to thisהַזֶּ֖ה
(haz·zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
proposal;כַּדָּבָ֥ר
(kad·da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
so they took the oath. 
 
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba


















KJV Lexicon
Then arose
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
Ezra
`Ezra'  (ez-raw')
Ezra, an Israelite -- Ezra.
and made the chief
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
priests
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
the Levites
Leviyiy  (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
and all Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
to swear
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
that they should do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
according to this word
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
And they sware
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Ezra rose and made the leading priests, the Levites and all Israel, take oath that they would do according to this proposal; so they took the oath.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said; so they took the oath.

International Standard Version
So Ezra got up and made the chief priests, the descendants of Levi, and all of Israel vow to carry out everything they promised. And so they agreed.

NET Bible
So Ezra got up and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath to carry out this plan. And they all took a solemn oath.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Ezra got up and made the leaders, priests, Levites, and all the rest of Israel swear to do what they had said. So they took an oath.

King James 2000 Bible
Then arose Ezra, and made the leading priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they swore.
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