New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 13:25-27

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?”

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