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Nehemiah 13:23-24

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.

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