New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 13:23-29

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.

26Did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478not sinH2398regardingעַל־'al-H5921theseH428thingsH428?Yet among the manyהָרַבִּים֩ha.ra.BimH7227nationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֣םu.va.go.YimH1471there was noH3808kingמֶ֜לֶךְMe.lekhH4428likeכָּמֹ֗הוּka.Mo.huH3644him, andhe was lovedוְאָה֤וּבve.'a.HuvH157by his Godלֵֽאלֹהָיו֙le.lo.HavH430,and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיִּתְּנֵ֣הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; yetthe foreignהַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237womenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802caused evenגַּם־gam-H1571him to sinH2403.

27Has it not then been reportedהֲנִשְׁמַ֗עha.nish.Ma'H8085about you that you have committedלַעֲשֹׂת֙la.'a.SotH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilH7463by actingלִמְעֹ֖לlim.'OlH4603unfaithfullyH4603against our Godבֵּֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּbe.lo.Hei.nuH430, bymarryingלְהֹשִׁ֖יבle.ho.ShivH3427foreignנָכְרִיּֽוֹת׃na.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802?”

28Even one of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֨יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of JoiadaH3077,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548, becamea son-in-lawחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860ofSanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571the Horoniteהַחֹרֹנִ֑יha.cho.ro.NiH2772,so I chasedH1272him awayוָאַבְרִיחֵ֖הוּva.'av.ri.Che.huH1272from me.

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

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