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Nehemiah 10:30

Bible in Basic English 1965

And that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the lands, or take their daughters for our sons;

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Never before had there been a king like him, turning to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his power, as the law of Moses says; and after him there was no king like him.

And the king took his place by the pillar, and made an agreement before the Lord, to go in the way of the Lord, and keep his orders and his decisions and his rules with all his heart and all his soul, and to keep the words of the agreement recorded in the book; and all the people gave their word to keep the agreement.

Then the king, taking his place by the pillar, made an agreement before the Lord, to go in the way of the Lord, and to keep his orders and his decisions and his rules with all his heart and with all his soul, and to keep the words of the agreement recorded in this book.

Now those who put down their names were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,

And in those days I saw the Jews who were married to women of Ashdod and Ammon and Moab:

And I took up the cause against them, cursing them and giving blows to some of them and pulling out their hair; and I made them take an oath by God, saying, You are not to give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

So I made them clean from all strange people, and had regular watches fixed for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;

Then they said, We will give them back, and take nothing for them; we will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement.

I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.

Or take their daughters for your sons; for when their daughters give worship before their gods, they will make your sons take part with them.

And your little ones, your wives, and the men of other lands who are with you in your tents, down to the wood-cutter and the servant who gets water for you:

Do not take wives or husbands from among them; do not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons.




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