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Nehemiah 13:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

When they heard the law, they separated all those of mixed descent  from Israel.

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Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners,  and they stood  and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.


A mixed crowd also went up with them, along with a huge number of livestock, both flocks and herds.


The rest of the people #– #the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with their wives, sons, and daughters, everyone who is able to understand  and who has separated themselves from the surrounding peoples  to obey the law of God #– #


The rabble  among them  had a strong craving  for other food. The Israelites wept again and said, ‘Who will feed us meat?


Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows  in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.


For no one will be justified  in his sight by the works of the law,  because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.


For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light, and corrective discipline is the way to life.


Therefore, make a confession to the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the surrounding peoples and your foreign wives.’


Indeed, the Israelite men  have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed  has become mixed with the surrounding peoples.  The leaders  and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness! ’





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