Ezra 10:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"So nowוְעַתָּ֣ה
(ve·'at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
let us makeנִֽכְרָת־
(nich·rat-)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root
a covenantבְּרִ֣ית
(be·rit)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
with our Godלֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּ
(le·lo·hei·nu)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
to put awayלְהֹוצִ֨יא
(le·ho·v·tzi)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
allכָל־
(chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the wivesנָשִׁ֜ים
(na·shim)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
and their children,וְהַנֹּולָ֤ד
(ve·han·no·v·lad)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
according to the counselבַּעֲצַ֣ת
(ba·'a·tzat)
6098: counsel, advicefrom yaats
of my lord 
 
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
and of those who trembleוְהַחֲרֵדִ֖ים
(ve·ha·cha·re·dim)
2730a: tremblingfrom charad
at the commandmentבְּמִצְוַ֣ת
(be·mitz·vat)
4687: commandmentfrom tsavah
of our God;אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ
(e·lo·hei·nu;)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
and let it be doneיֵעָשֶֽׂה׃
(ye·'a·seh.)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
according to the law.וְכַתֹּורָ֖ה
(ve·chat·to·v·rah)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah


















KJV Lexicon
Now therefore let us make
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
a covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
with our God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
to put away
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
all the wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
and such as are born
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
of them according to the counsel
`etsah  (ay-tsaw')
advice; by implication, plan; also prudence -- advice, advisement, counsel(l-(or), purpose.
of my lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
and of those that tremble
chared  (khaw-rade')
fearful; also reverential -- afraid, trembling.
at the commandment
mitsvah  (mits-vaw')
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
of our God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
and let it be done
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
according to the law
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"So now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

King James Bible
Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let us therefore make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the law.

International Standard Version
So let's make a promise to our God by which we divorce all of these foreign wives—as well as those born to them—in accordance with the counsel of our Lord and of those who tremble at our God's command. Furthermore, let it be done according to the Law.

NET Bible
Therefore let us enact a covenant with our God to send away all these women and their offspring, in keeping with your counsel, my lord, and that of those who respect the commandments of our God. And let it be done according to the law.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So we must now make a promise to our God to get rid of all foreign women and the children born from them, as my lord [Ezra] and the others who tremble at the commandments of our God have advised us to do. We must do what Moses' Teachings tell us.

King James 2000 Bible
Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
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