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30 and that we will not give our daughters [as wives] to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons. 31 As for the peoples of the land who bring merchandise or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day; and we will give up raising crops during the seventh year [leaving the land uncultivated], and forgive every [a]debt.(A)

32 Also we pledge ourselves to contribute yearly one third of a shekel for the service [expenses] of the house of our God:

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  1. Nehemiah 10:31 Lit hand.

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