Nehemiah
Nehemiah 13:25
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezra 10:5 · Nehemiah 10:29–30 · Nehemiah 13:17 · Deuteronomy 7:3 · Nehemiah 13:11 · Nehemiah 5:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.