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Nehemiah 13:23-28

23Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117alsoגַּ֣ם׀gamH1571sawH7200ItheJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064thathadmarriedwomenH802ofAshdod,ofAmmon,andofMoab:

24andtheirchildrenspakehalfחֲצִי֙cha.TziH2677inthespeechofAshdod,andcouldnotspeakH1696intheJews’languageוְכִלְשׁ֖וֹןve.khil.ShonH3956,butaccordingtothelanguageH3956ofeachpeopleH5971.

25AndIcontendedוָאָרִ֤יבva.'a.RivH7378withthem,andcursedH7043them,andsmotecertainofthem,andpluckedofftheirhair,andmadeH5414themswearH7650byGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֗יםbe.lo.HimH430, saying, Yeshallnotgiveתִּתְּנ֤וּti.te.NuH5414yourdaughtersבְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.KhemH1323untotheirsonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121,nortakeתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375theirdaughtersמִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmi.be.No.tei.HemH1323foryoursonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121,orforyourselves.

26DidnotSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinחָטָֽא־cha.ta'-H2398bythesethingsH428?yetamongmanyהָרַבִּים֩ha.ra.BimH7227nationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֣םu.va.go.YimH1471wasH1961therenokingמֶ֜לֶךְMe.lekhH4428likehim,andhewasH1961belovedofhisGodלֵֽאלֹהָיו֙le.lo.HavH430,andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeH5414himkingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:neverthelessevenhimdidforeignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802causetosinהֶחֱטִ֔יאוּhe.che.Ti.'uH2398.

27Shallwethenhearken untoyoutodoallthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451,totrespassagainstourGodבֵּֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּbe.lo.Hei.nuH430inmarryingforeignנָכְרִיּֽוֹת׃na.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802?

28Andoneofthesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֨יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofJoiadaיוֹיָדָ֤עyo.ya.Da'H3111,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475thehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,wasson-in-lawtoSanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֑יha.cho.ro.NiH2772: thereforeIchasedhimfromme.

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