Ezra 10:19

Gave their hands. Or, “pledged themselves” (RSV). The procedures followed with regard to the divorce of Jeshua’s relatives from their foreign wives are described here. First, they bound themselves by shaking hands — probably with the members of the commission — to put away their wives and to separate them from the congregation of Israel. Then they offered a ram as a trespass offering, according to the law (Leviticus 5:14-16; cf. on Leviticus 4:2). Throughout the remainder of the list only the names of the individuals and the families to which they belonged are given, without a repetition of the divorce procedure. It is evident from the context, however, that they were required to follow the same procedure.