Intermarriage Forbidden
Nehemiah 13:27
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
- KJV
- Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
- WEB
- Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?”
- ASV
- Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?
- LSV
- And do we listen to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God, to settle strange women?”
- YLT
- And to you do we hearken to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God, to settle strange women?'
- DBY
- And should we hearken to you to do all this great evil, to act unfaithfully to our God by marrying foreign wives?Elohim
- DRC
- And shall we also be disobedient and do all this great evil to transgress against our God, and marry strange women?
- GNV
- Shall wee then obey vnto you, to doe all this great euil, and to transgresse against our God, euen to marry strange wiues?
- JPS
- Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to break faith with our God in marrying foreign women?'
- LXXE
- So we will not hearken to you to do all this evil, to break covenant with our God, —to marry strange wives.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְלָכֶ֣ם הֲנִשְׁמַ֗ע לַעֲשֹׂת֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הָרָעָ֤ה הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את לִמְעֹ֖ל בֵּֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ לְהֹשִׁ֖יב נָשִׁ֥ים נָכְרִיּֽוֹת׃
- LXX-Br23:27
- Καὶ ὑμῶν μὴ ἀκουσώμεθα ποιῆσαι πᾶσαν πονηρίαν ταύτην, ἀσυνθετῆσαι ἐν τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, καθίσαι γυναῖκας ἀλλοτρίας.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
HittitesDivorceAmmonites, TheStranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament)ReproofMarriageAlliance and Society with the Enemies of GodIsrael, Prophecies concerningZeal, ReligiousGenealogy
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Cross-references most cited first
- Ezra 10:2Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
- 1 Samuel 30:24Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”
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