In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
Nehemiah 13:24 - Tree of Life Version Half of their children spoke the dialect of Ashdod or the language of other peoples, but none of them understood the language of Judah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak the Hebrew, but in the language of each people. American Standard Version (1901) and their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people. Common English Bible Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of various peoples; they couldn’t speak the language of Judah. Catholic Public Domain Version And their sons spoke partly in the speech of Ashdod, and they did not know how to speak the Jewish language, and they were speaking according to the language of one people or another. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And their children spoke half in the speech of Azotus, and could not speak the Jews' language; but they spoke according to the language of this and that people. |
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.
For then I will restore to the people pure speech, so that all of them may call upon the Name of Adonai and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.