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Nehemiah 9:2

Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

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ASV

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

KJV

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ֙vai.yi.ba.de.Luand they separated themselvesH914 →
זֶ֣רַעZe.ra'[the] offspring ofH2233 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
מִכֹּ֖לmi.Kolfrom allH3605 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Neisons ofH1121 →
נֵכָ֑רne.KharforeignnessH5236 →
וַיַּעַמְד֗וּvai.ya.'am.Duand they stoodH5975 →
וַיִּתְוַדּוּ֙vai.yit.va.Duand they confessedH3034 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
חַטֹּ֣אתֵיהֶ֔םcha.To.tei.Hemsins theirH2403 →
וַעֲוֹנ֖וֹתva.'a.vo.Notand [the] iniquities ofH5771 →
אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.Hemancestors theirH1 →

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Nehemiah 13:3As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.Ezra 10:11Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”Daniel 9:3–10So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.Nehemiah 13:30Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.Daniel 9:20While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and that of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain—Nehemiah 10:28“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,Ezra 9:1After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.Ezra 9:2Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”Hosea 5:7They have been unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land.Ezra 6:21The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.Psalms 144:11Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.1 John 1:7–9But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.Psalms 51:3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.Leviticus 26:39–40Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers.Nehemiah 1:6let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.Psalms 144:7Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,Isaiah 2:6For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with influences from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners.Ezra 9:6–7and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.

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