Now make confession to the Lord the God of your ancestors, and do his will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives.”
Nehemiah 13:3 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional When the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When [the Jews] heard the law, they separated from Israel all who were of foreign descent. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. Common English Bible When the people heard this law, they separated out from Israel all those of mixed descent. Catholic Public Domain Version Now it happened that, when they had heard the law, they separated every foreigner from Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated every stranger from Israel. |
Now make confession to the Lord the God of your ancestors, and do his will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives.”
For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons. Thus the holy seed has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands, and in this faithlessness the officials and leaders have led the way.”
The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to adhere to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding,
Then those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.
I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.
How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
A mixed crowd also went up with them, and livestock in great numbers, both flocks and herds.
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life,
The rabble among them had a strong craving; and the Israelites also wept again, and said, “If only we had meat to eat!
For “no human being will be justified in his sight” by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.