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Nehemiah 13:23-29

23In thoseהָהֵ֗םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117I alsoגַּ֣ם׀gamH1571sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064who had marriedהֹשִׁ֗יבוּho.Shi.vuH3427womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802from Ashdodאַשְׁדֳּדִיּ֔וֹת'ash.do.di.yotH796,Ammonעַמֳּנִיּ֖וֹתa.mo.ni.yotH5984,and Moabמוֹאֲבִיּֽוֹת׃mo.'a.vi.YotH4125.

24Halfחֲצִי֙cha.TziH2677of their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֗םu.ve.nei.HemH1121spokeמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696the language of Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית'ash.do.DitH797or ofוְכִלְשׁ֖וֹןve.khil.ShonH3956the other peoplesH5971,but couldמַכִּירִ֖יםma.ki.RimH5234notוְאֵינָ֥םve.'ei.NamH369speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696the language of Judahיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066.

25I rebuked themוָאָרִ֤יב עִמָּם֙va.'a.Riv 'i.MamH7378 H5973and called down curses on themוָאֲקַֽלְלֵ֔םva.'a.ka.LemH7043.I beatוָאַכֶּ֥הva.'a.KehH5221some ofthese menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582and pulled out their hairוָֽאֶמְרְטֵ֑םva.'em.re.TemH4803.Then I made them take an oathוָאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֣םva.'ash.bi.'EmH7650before Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֗יםbe.lo.HimH430and said, “You must notאִם־'im-H518give your daughtersבְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.KhemH1323in marriageתִּתְּנ֤וּti.te.NuH5414to their sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם וְאִם־liv.nei.Hem ve.'im-H1121 H518or takeתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375their daughtersמִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmi.be.No.tei.HemH1323as wives for your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121or for yourselves!

26Did notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinחָטָֽא־cha.ta'-H2398inעַל־'al-H5921matters like thisאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428?There wasהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808a kingמֶ֜לֶךְMe.lekhH4428like himכָּמֹ֗הוּka.Mo.huH3644among manyהָרַבִּים֩ha.ra.BimH7227nationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֣םu.va.go.YimH1471,and he wasהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961lovedוְאָה֤וּבve.'a.HuvH157by his Godלֵֽאלֹהָיו֙le.lo.HavH430, whoאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430made himוַיִּתְּנֵ֣הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478—yetגַּם־gam-H1571foreignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237womenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802drew him into sinאוֹת֣וֹ הֶחֱטִ֔יאוּ'o.To he.che.Ti.'uH853 H2398.

27Must we now hearהֲנִשְׁמַ֗עha.nish.Ma'H8085that you too are doingלַעֲשֹׂת֙la.'a.SotH6213אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063terribleהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451and acting unfaithfullyלִמְעֹ֖לlim.'OlH4603against our Godבֵּֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּbe.lo.Hei.nuH430by marryingלְהֹשִׁ֖יבle.ho.ShivH3427foreignנָכְרִיּֽוֹת׃na.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802?”

28Even one of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֨יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Jehoiadaיוֹיָדָ֤עyo.ya.Da'H3111sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548had become a son-in-lawחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860to Sanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571the Horoniteהַחֹרֹנִ֑יha.cho.ro.NiH2772.Therefore I drove him awayוָאַבְרִיחֵ֖הוּva.'av.ri.Che.huH1272from meמֵעָלָֽי׃me.'a.LaiH5921.

29Rememberזָכְרָ֥הza.khe.RahH2142them,O my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921they have defiledגָּאֳלֵ֣יgo.'o.LeiH1352the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּ֔הha.ke.hu.NahH3550and the covenantוּבְרִ֥יתu.ve.RitH1285of the priesthoodהַכְּהֻנָּ֖הha.ke.hu.NahH3550and of the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ve.hal.vi.YimH3881.

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