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Nehemiah 13:25-27

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.

26Did not Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinחָטָֽא־cha.ta'-H2398by these things? yet among manyהָרַבִּים֩ha.ra.BimH7227nationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֣םu.va.go.YimH1471was there no kingמֶ֜לֶךְMe.lekhH4428like him, who was belovedוְאָה֤וּבve.'a.HuvH157of his Godלֵֽאלֹהָיו֙le.lo.HavH430,and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיִּתְּנֵ֣הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nevertheless even himגַּם־gam-H1571did outlandishהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237womenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802cause to sinהֶחֱטִ֔יאוּhe.che.Ti.'uH2398.

27Shall we then hearkenהֲנִשְׁמַ֗עha.nish.Ma'H8085unto you to doלַעֲשֹׂת֙la.'a.SotH6213all this greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451,to transgressלִמְעֹ֖לlim.'OlH4603against our Godבֵּֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּbe.lo.Hei.nuH430in marryingלְהֹשִׁ֖יבle.ho.ShivH3427strangeנָכְרִיּֽוֹת׃na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802?

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