Principles of Separation(A)

13 On that day (B)they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written (C)that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God, because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but (D)hired Balaam against them to curse them. (E)However, our God turned the curse into a blessing. So it was, when they had heard the Law, (F)that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.

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Israel Separates Itself

13 On that day the book of Moses was read in the hearing of the people and it was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God because they did not come to meet the Israelites[a] with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them in order to curse them—but our God changed the curse into a blessing. So it happened when they heard the law[b] that they separated all of the foreign people from Israel.

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Notas al pie

  1. Nehemiah 13:2 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Nehemiah 13:3 Hebrew torah