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Nehemiah 13:23-25

23In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117also sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200I Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064thathad marriedהֹשִׁ֗יבוּho.Shi.vuH3427wivesנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802of Ashdodאַשְׁדֳּדִיּ֔וֹת'ash.do.di.yotH796,of Ammonעַמֳּנִיּ֖וֹתa.mo.ni.yotH5984, andof Moabמוֹאֲבִיּֽוֹת׃mo.'a.vi.YotH4125:

24And their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֗םu.ve.nei.HemH1121spakeמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696halfחֲצִי֙cha.TziH2677in the speech of Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית'ash.do.DitH797,and couldמַכִּירִ֖יםma.ki.RimH5234not speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696in the Jews’ languageיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066,but according to the languageוְכִלְשׁ֖וֹןve.khil.ShonH3956of eachעַ֥ם'amH5971peopleוָעָֽם׃va.'AmH5971.

25And I contendedוָאָרִ֤יבva.'a.RivH7378with them, and cursedוָאֲקַֽלְלֵ֔םva.'a.ka.LemH7043them, and smoteוָאַכֶּ֥הva.'a.KehH5221certainאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582of them, and plucked off their hairוָֽאֶמְרְטֵ֑םva.'em.re.TemH4803,and made them swearוָאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֣םva.'ash.bi.'EmH7650by Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֗יםbe.lo.HimH430, saying,Ye shall not giveתִּתְּנ֤וּti.te.NuH5414your daughtersבְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.KhemH1323unto their sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121,nor takeתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375their daughtersמִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmi.be.No.tei.HemH1323unto your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121, or for yourselves.

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