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Nehemiah 13:25

I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

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ASV

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

KJV

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וָאָרִ֤יבva.'a.Rivand I contendedH7378 →
עִמָּם֙'i.Mamwith themH5973 →
וָאֲקַֽלְלֵ֔םva.'a.ka.Lemand I cursed themH7043 →
וָאַכֶּ֥הva.'a.Kehand I struckH5221 →
מֵהֶ֛םme.Hemsome of <the> them
אֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimmenH582 →
וָֽאֶמְרְטֵ֑םva.'em.re.Temand I pulled out beard theirH4803 →
וָאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֣םva.'ash.bi.'Emand I made take an oath themH7650 →
בֵּֽאלֹהִ֗יםbe.lo.Himby GodH430 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
תִּתְּנ֤וּti.te.Nuyou will giveH5414 →
בְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.Khemdaughters yourH1323 →
לִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.Hemto sons theirH1121 →
וְאִם־ve.'im-and ifH518 →
תִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'Uyou will takeH5375 →
מִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmi.be.No.tei.Hemany of daughters theirH1323 →
לִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.Khemfor sons yourH1121 →
וְלָכֶֽם׃ve.la.Khemand for <the> yourselves

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Genesis 24:3and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,Judges 17:2said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”Nehemiah 10:29–30hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.Nehemiah 13:17Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day?Deuteronomy 7:3Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,Ezra 10:5So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.Psalms 119:53Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.Jude 1:3Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.Nehemiah 5:6When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry,Nehemiah 13:11So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,Nehemiah 5:13I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake out of His house and possession every man who does not keep this promise. May such a man be shaken out and have nothing!” The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.Galatians 1:8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!Deuteronomy 25:2–3If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall have him lie down and be flogged in his presence with the number of lashes his crime warrants.Deuteronomy 6:13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.2 Chronicles 15:12–15Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,Exodus 34:16And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.Isaiah 50:6I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.

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