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Nehemiah 13:23-28

23Inthoseהָהֵ֗םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117alsosawרָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiH7200I theJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064that hadmarriedH802womenH802ofAshdodאַשְׁדֳּדִיּ֔וֹת'ash.do.di.yotH796, ofAmmonH4125, and ofMoabH4125:

24and theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֗םu.ve.nei.HemH1121spakehalfחֲצִי֙cha.TziH2677in thespeechH3956ofAshdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית'ash.do.DitH797, andcouldH5971notוְאֵינָ֥םve.'ei.NamH369speakH1696in the Jews’languageוְכִלְשׁ֖וֹןve.khil.ShonH3956, but according to thelanguageH3956ofeachH5971peopleH5971.

25And Icontendedוָאָרִ֤יבva.'a.RivH7378with them, andcursedוָאֲקַֽלְלֵ֔םva.'a.ka.LemH7043them, andsmoteוָאַכֶּ֥הva.'a.KehH5221certainH376of them, and pluckedoffH5375theirhairוָֽאֶמְרְטֵ֑םva.'em.re.TemH4803, andmadeH5414themswearוָאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֣םva.'ash.bi.'EmH7650byGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֗יםbe.lo.HimH430, saying, Ye shallnotאִם־'im-H518giveתִּתְּנ֤וּti.te.NuH5414yourdaughtersבְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ve.no.tei.KhemH1323unto theirsonsלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םliv.nei.HemH1121,norוְאִם־ve.'im-H518takeתִּשְׂאוּ֙tis.'UH5375theirdaughtersמִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םmi.be.No.tei.HemH1323for yoursonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֖םliv.nei.KhemH1121, or for yourselves.

26DidH3808notH3808Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinחָטָֽא־cha.ta'-H2398bytheseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428things? yet amongmanyהָרַבִּים֩ha.ra.BimH7227nationsוּבַגּוֹיִ֣םu.va.go.YimH1471was therenoH3808kingמֶ֜לֶךְMe.lekhH4428like him, and he wasbelovedוְאָה֤וּבve.'a.HuvH157of hisGodלֵֽאלֹהָיו֙le.lo.HavH430, andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430madeH5414himkingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:neverthelessH1571evenH1571himdidH3808strangewomenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802causeH5414tosinהֶחֱטִ֔יאוּhe.che.Ti.'uH2398.

27Shallweהֲנִשְׁמַ֗עha.nish.Ma'H8085then hearken untoyouH3605todoלַעֲשֹׂת֙la.'a.SotH6213allH3605thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֤הha.ra.'AhH7451, to trespassagainstH3605ourGodבֵּֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּbe.lo.Hei.nuH430inmarryingלְהֹשִׁ֖יבle.ho.ShivH3427strangewomenנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802?

28And one of thesonsוּמִבְּנֵ֨יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofJoiadaיוֹיָדָ֤עyo.ya.Da'H3111, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliashibאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙'el.ya.ShivH475thehighהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548, wassonH1121in law toSanballatלְסַנְבַלַּ֣טle.san.va.LatH5571theHoroniteהַחֹרֹנִ֑יha.cho.ro.NiH2772: therefore I chased him frommeמֵעָלָֽי׃me.'a.LaiH5921.

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