because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, but (A)hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, (B)our God turned the curse into a blessing. So when they heard the Law, (C)they excluded (D)all foreigners from Israel.

Tobiah Expelled and the Temple Cleansed

Now prior to this, Eliashib the priest, (E)who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being [a]related to (F)Tobiah,

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 13:4 Lit close to

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