Nehemiah

Nehemiah 13:23–25

²³In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. ²⁴Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. ²⁵I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair.

Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

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Nehemiah 13:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In those	הָהֵ֗ם	hā·hêm	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
days	בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bay·yā·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
I also	גַּ֣ם׀	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
saw	רָאִ֤יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
Jews	הַיְּהוּדִים֙	hay·yə·hū·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3064 Jewish
who had married	הֹשִׁ֗יבוּ	hō·šî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
women	נָשִׁים֙	nā·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
from Ashdod	אַשְׁדּוֹדִיּוֹת	ʾaš·dō·ḏī·yōṯ	Noun - proper - feminine plural	H796 Ashdodite
Ammon	עַמּוֹנִיּוֹת	ʿam·mō·nī·yōṯ	Noun - proper - feminine plural	H5984 Ammonite
and Moab	מוֹאֲבִיּֽוֹת׃	mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yō·wṯ	Noun - proper - feminine plural	H4125 Moabitish

Nehemiah 13:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Half	חֲצִי֙	ḥă·ṣî	Noun - masculine singular	H2677 half
of their children	וּבְנֵיהֶ֗ם	ū·ḇə·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
spoke	מְדַבֵּ֣ר	mə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1696 speak
the language of Ashdod	אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית	’aš·dō·w·ḏîṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H797 in the language of Ashdod
or of	וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן	wə·ḵil·šō·wn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct	H3956 tongue
the other peoples	עַ֥ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
but could	מַכִּירִ֖ים	mak·kî·rîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H5234 regard, recognize
not	וְאֵינָ֥ם	wə·’ê·nām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person masculine plural	H369 nothing, nought
speak	לְדַבֵּ֣ר	lə·ḏab·bêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak
the language of Judah	יְהוּדִ֑ית	yə·hū·ḏîṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3066 in Jewish

Nehemiah 13:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I rebuked them	וָאָרִ֤יב	wā·’ā·rîḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7378 strive, contend
and called down curses on them	וָאֲקַֽלְלֵ֔ם	wā·’ă·qal·lêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
I beat	וָאַכֶּ֥ה	wā·’ak·keh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5221 smite
some of	מֵהֶ֛ם	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
these men	אֲנָשִׁ֖ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
and pulled out their hair	וָֽאֶמְרְטֵ֑ם	wā·’em·rə·ṭêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H4803 make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish
Then I made them take an oath	וָאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֣ם	wā·’aš·bî·‘êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7650 swear
before God	בֵּֽאלֹהִ֗ים	bê·lō·hîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
You must not	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
give your daughters	בְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙	ḇə·nō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1323 daughter
in marriage	תִּתְּנ֤וּ	tit·tə·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
to their sons	לִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם	liḇ·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
or take	תִּשְׂאוּ֙	tiś·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
their daughters	מִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם	mib·bə·nō·ṯê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1323 daughter
as wives for your sons	לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם	liḇ·nê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1121 son
or for yourselves	וְלָכֶֽם׃	wə·lā·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine plural

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Nehemiah 13:23 Ezra 9:1–2 · Nehemiah 10:30 · Ezra 10:10 · Nehemiah 13:1 · 2 Corinthians 6:14

Nehemiah 13:25 Ezra 10:5 · Nehemiah 10:29–30 · Nehemiah 13:17 · Deuteronomy 7:3 · Nehemiah 13:11 · Nehemiah 5:13

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