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Nehemiah 13:23-29
Legacy Standard Bible

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. 24 As for their children, half spoke in the language of Ashdod, and none of them was able to speak the language of Judah, but only [b]the tongue of his own people. 25 So (D)I contended with them and cursed them and (E)struck some of them and pulled out their hair and (F)made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take up their daughters for your sons or for yourselves. 26 (G)Did not Solomon king of Israel sin regarding these things? (H)Yet among the many nations there was no king like him, and (I)he was loved by his God, and God gave him to be king over all Israel; nevertheless the foreign women caused even him to sin. 27 [c]Do we then hear about you that you have done all this great evil (J)by acting unfaithfully against our God by [d]marrying foreign women?” 28 And even one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of (K)Sanballat the Horonite, so I made him flee away from me. 29 (L)Remember them, O my God, [e]because they have defiled the priesthood and the (M)covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

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  1. Nehemiah 13:23 Lit given dwelling to
  2. Nehemiah 13:24 Lit according to the tongue of people and people
  3. Nehemiah 13:27 Or Is it reported
  4. Nehemiah 13:27 Lit giving dwelling to
  5. Nehemiah 13:29 Lit for the defilings of
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Nehemiah 13:23-29
Revised Standard Version

Mixed Marriages Condemned

23 In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab; 24 and half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and they could not speak the language of Judah, but the language of each people. 25 And I contended with them and cursed them and beat some of them and pulled out their hair; and I made them take oath in the name of God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves. 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless foreign women made even him to sin. 27 Shall we then listen to you and do all this great evil and act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?”

28 And one of the sons of Jehoi′ada, the son of Eli′ashib the high priest, was the son-in-law of Sanbal′lat the Hor′onite; therefore I chased him from me. 29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.

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