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Nehemiah 13:23-25

23In thoseהָהֵ֗םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117I alsoגַּ֣ם׀gamH1571sawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200that the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064hadmarriedהֹשִׁ֗יבוּho.Shi.vuH3427womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802fromAshdodאַשְׁדֳּדִיּ֔וֹת'ash.do.di.yotH796,AmmonH5985, andMoabמוֹאֲבִיּֽוֹת׃mo.'a.vi.YotH4125.

24As for their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֗םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,halfחֲצִי֙cha.TziH2677spokeמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696in the languageH797ofH797AshdodH797,and noneוְאֵינָ֥םve.'ei.NamH369of them knewH5234howH5234to speakלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696the languageH3066ofH3066JudahH3066, butonly the languageוְכִלְשׁ֖וֹןve.khil.ShonH3956of his ownעַ֥ם'amH5971peopleוָעָֽם׃va.'AmH5971.

25SoI quarreledוָאָרִ֤יבva.'a.RivH7378with them and cursedוָאֲקַֽלְלֵ֔םva.'a.ka.LemH7043them, andstruckוָאַכֶּ֥הva.'a.KehH5221someH376of them and pulledוָֽאֶמְרְטֵ֑םva.'em.re.TemH4803outH4803their hairH4803, andmade them swearוָאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֣םva.'ash.bi.'EmH7650by Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֗יםbe.lo.HimH430, “You shall not giveתִּתְּנ֤וּti.te.NuH5414your daughtersבְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.KhemH1323to their sonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121,norH518takeתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375anyof their daughtersמִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmi.be.No.tei.HemH1323for your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121or for yourselves.

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