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Nehemiah 13:23-28

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.

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?

28And oneof the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֨יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Joiadaיוֹיָדָ֤עyo.ya.Da'H3111,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Eliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548, wasson in lawחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860to Sanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571the Horoniteהַחֹרֹנִ֑יha.cho.ro.NiH2772:therefore I chasedוָאַבְרִיחֵ֖הוּva.'av.ri.Che.huH1272him from me.

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