Nehemiah 13:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.”
Nehemiah 13:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 13:25 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 13:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I contended with them, cursed them, struck certain of them, plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.”
Nehemiah 13:25 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 13:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves. ”
Nehemiah 13:25 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 13:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I strive with them, and declare them vile, and smite certain of them, and pluck off their hair, and cause them to swear by God, `Ye do not give your daughters to their sons, nor do ye take of their daughters to your sons, and to yourselves.”
Nehemiah 13:25 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 13:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them and plucked off their hair, and adjured them byGod [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves. ”
Nehemiah 13:25 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 13:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then I reprooued them, and cursed them, and smote certaine of them, and pulled off their heare, and tooke an othe of them by God, Yee shall not giue your daughters vnto their sonnes, neither shall ye take of their daughters vnto your sonnes, nor for your selues.”
Nehemiah 13:25 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 13:25 in Context — Nehemiah 13
23 In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
24 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.
25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
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What Does Nehemiah 13:25 Mean?
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