Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.
Nehemiah 13:27 - Tree of Life Version Must we then hear about you doing all this great evil, thereby being unfaithful with our God by marrying foreign women?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil and act treacherously against our God by marrying strange (heathen) women? American Standard Version (1901) Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women? Common English Bible Should we then listen to you and do all this great evil, acting unfaithfully toward our God by marrying foreign women?” Catholic Public Domain Version So how could we disobey and do all this great evil, so that we would transgress against our God, and take foreign wives?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And shall we also be disobedient and do all this great evil: to transgress against our God, and marry strange women? |
Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.
shall we once again break Your mitzvot and intermarry with the peoples who commit such detestable actions as these? Would You not be angry enough with us to destroy us, leaving us no remnant or survivor?
“Furthermore, we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
Who would listen to you in this matter? The share of him who went down to the battle is to be the same as that of him who remained by the baggage. They will share alike.”