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And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, “(A)We have been unfaithful to our God and have [a]married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

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  1. Ezra 10:2 Lit given dwelling to

Then Shekaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam,(A) said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful(B) to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.(C)

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You Shall Not Marry Foreigners

23 In those days I also saw that the Jews had [a](A)married women from (B)Ashdod, (C)Ammon, and Moab.

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  1. Nehemiah 13:23 Lit given dwelling to

23 Moreover, in those days I saw men of Judah who had married(A) women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.(B)

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