וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ יָדָ֖ם לְהוֹצִ֣יא נְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם וַאֲשֵׁמִ֥ים אֵֽיל־צֹ֖אן עַל־אַשְׁמָתָֽם׃ (ס)
At sila ay nakipagkamay bilang pangako na paaalisin nila ang kanilang mga asawa; at palibhasa'y nagkasala sila, naghandog sila ng isang lalaking tupa mula sa kawan para sa kanilang pagkakasala.
Duties of the Heart
(5) When the humble man rebukes himself, exacts the Creator's justice upon himself of his own initiative, and voluntarily submits to it, even though no human authority has the power to enforce it - this points to his true humility before G-d as well as his lowliness and submission to Him, as written: "We have trespassed against our G-d, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land" (Ezra 10:2), and "they gave their hand to send away their wives" (Ezra 10:19).