Before him there had never been a king like him, who turned to Adonai with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the Torah of Moses, nor has any king like him risen since him.
Nehemiah 10:30 - Tree of Life Version all join their brothers the nobles, and enter into a curse and an oath to walk in the Torah of God given through Moses the servant of God, and to keep and do all the mitzvot of Adonai our Lord, along with His ordinances and His statutes. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition We shall not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons. American Standard Version (1901) and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons; Common English Bible We won’t give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, nor take their daughters in marriage for our sons. Catholic Public Domain Version and that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, and that we would not accept their daughters for our sons, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons. |
Before him there had never been a king like him, who turned to Adonai with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the Torah of Moses, nor has any king like him risen since him.
Then the king stood by the pillar and cut a covenant before Adonai, to follow Adonai, keep His mitzvot, His laws and His decrees with all their heart and soul, in order to fulfill the words of this covenant that were written in this scroll. So all the people stood for the covenant.
Then the king stood in his place and made a covenant before Adonai—to follow Adonai and to observe His mitzvot, His regulations and His decrees with all his heart and with all his soul and to obey the words of the covenant written in this book.
“Now because of all this, we are making a binding agreement in writing, and the names of our leaders, our Levites and our kohanim are affixing their seals on the document.
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
So I rebuked them. I cursed them, beat some of their men and pulled their beards. I made them swear by God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons—or for yourselves.
So I purged them from everything foreign and I assigned duties for the kohanim and the Levites, each to his own task,
Then they said, “We will restore these and require nothing from them. We will do just as you say.” Then I summoned the kohanim and I made them swear to do according to this promise.
Do not take their daughters for your sons, for their daughters will prostitute themselves with their own gods, and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.
Each of you is to cross over into the covenant of Adonai your God that He is cutting with you today, and into His oath.
You are not to intermarry with them—you are not to give your daughter to his son, or take his daughter for your son.