Nehemiah 13:23

Nehemiah 13:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
• New International Version (NIV)Moreover, in those days I saw men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In those days I also saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

Context of Nehemiah 13:23

21But I warned them, saying, “Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you do so again, I will use force against you.” From that time on, they did not come on the Sabbath. 22And I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and come and guard the gates to keep the Sabbath day holy. O my God, remember me concerning this also and have compassion on me according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness. In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. 24As for their children, half spoke in the language of Ashdod, and none of them knew how to speak [Hebrew] the language of Judah, but only the language of his own people. 25So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters [in marriage] to their sons, nor take [any of] their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

Nehemiah 13:23 word by word

גַּ֣ם׀ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗ם רָאִ֤יתִי אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים֙ הֹשִׁ֗יבוּ נָשִׁים֙ אַשְׁדֳּדִיּ֔וֹת עַמֳּנִיּ֖וֹת מוֹאֲבִיּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In those daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• also sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• I Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• had marriedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• of Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִי'ashdôdîy · AshdodH796
• of Ammonעַמּוֹנִי‛ammônîy · AmmonH5984
• of Moabמוֹאָבִיmô'âbîy mô'âbîyâh mô'âbîyth · MoabiteH4125

Cross-references for Nehemiah 13:23

• Nehemiah 10:30and that we will not give our daughters [as wives] to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.
• Ezra 9:2For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has intermingled with the peoples of the lands. Indeed, the officials and chief men have been foremost in this unfaithful act and direct violation [of God’s will].”
• Ezra 10:10Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful [to God] and have married foreign (pagan) women, adding to the guilt of Israel.
• 2 Corinthians 6:14Do not be unequally bound together with unbelievers [do not make mismatched alliances with them, inconsistent with your faith]. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
• 1 Samuel 5:1Then the Philistines took the ark of God, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
• Nehemiah 13:1On that day they read aloud from the book of Moses so that the people could hear [its words], and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite could ever enter the assembly of God,

Commentaries on Nehemiah 13:23

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 If either parent be ungodly, corrupt nature will incline the children to take after that one; which is a strong reason why Christians should not be unequally yoked. In the education of children, great care should be taken about the government of their tongues; that they learn not the language of Ashdod, no impious or impure talk, no corrupt communication. Nehemiah showed the evil of these marriages. Some, more obstinate than the rest, he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-24The earlier marriage reforms (Nehemiah 9:2; 10:28; Ezra 9:1–10:44) did not last. The children could not speak Hebrew, the language of Judah. This was disastrous because they could not read or understand the Scriptures.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-3115-22. In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine-presses on the sabbath--The cessation of the temple services had been necessarily followed by a public profanation of the Sabbath, and this had gone so far that labor was carried on in the fields, and fish brought to the markets on the sacred day. Nehemiah took the decisive step of ordering the city gates to be shut, and not to be opened, till the Sabbath was past; and in order to ensure the faithful…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 13:23

• Ammonites
• Ashdod
• Divorce
• Moabites
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Ashdod
• Moab
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Moab; Moabites
• Ashdod, or Azotus
• Ammon, Ammonite
• Ashdod, Azotus
• Moab, Moabite
• Contend

Commentaries on Nehemiah 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings