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Nehemiah 13:23
In those days I also noticed that some Jewish men had married women from the countries of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
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Christian Standard Bible®
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Hebrew Names Version
In those days also saw I the Yehudim who had married women of Ashdod, of `Ammon, [and] of Mo'av:
In those days also saw I the Yehudim who had married women of Ashdod, of `Ammon, [and] of Mo'av:
King James Version
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
English Standard Version
In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
New Century Version
In those days I saw men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
In those days I saw men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
New English Translation
Also in those days I saw the men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Also in those days I saw the men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Amplified Bible
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
New American Standard Bible
In those days I also saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
In those days I also saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
World English Bible
In those days also saw I the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab:
In those days also saw I the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab:
Geneva Bible (1587)
In those dayes also I saw Iewes that married wiues of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab.
In those dayes also I saw Iewes that married wiues of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab.
Legacy Standard Bible
In those days I also saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
In those days I also saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Berean Standard Bible
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Contemporary English Version
I discovered that some Jewish men had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
I discovered that some Jewish men had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Complete Jewish Bible
Also during this time I saw the Judeans who had married women from Ashdod, ‘Amon and Mo'av;
Also during this time I saw the Judeans who had married women from Ashdod, ‘Amon and Mo'av;
Darby Translation
In those days also I saw Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab.
In those days also I saw Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab.
George Lamsa Translation
In those days I also saw Jews who had married foreign wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab;
In those days I also saw Jews who had married foreign wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab;
Good News Translation
At that time I also discovered that many of the Jewish men had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
At that time I also discovered that many of the Jewish men had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Lexham English Bible
Also in those days I saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Also in those days I saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Literal Translation
In those days I also saw Jews who had dwelt with women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
In those days I also saw Jews who had dwelt with women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And at the same tyme sawe I Iewes, that maried wyues of Asdod, Ammon and of Moab,
And at the same tyme sawe I Iewes, that maried wyues of Asdod, Ammon and of Moab,
American Standard Version
In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
Bible in Basic English
And in those days I saw the Jews who were married to women of Ashdod and Ammon and Moab:
And in those days I saw the Jews who were married to women of Ashdod and Ammon and Moab:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In those dayes also sawe I Iewes that maried wyues of Asdod, of Ammon, and of Moab,
In those dayes also sawe I Iewes that maried wyues of Asdod, of Ammon, and of Moab,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab;
In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab;
King James Version (1611)
In those dayes also sawe I Iewes that had maried wiues of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
In those dayes also sawe I Iewes that had maried wiues of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And in those days I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
And in those days I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
English Revised Version
In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But also in tho daies Y siy Jewys weddinge wyues, wymmen of Azotus, and wymmen of Amonytis, and wymmen of Moabitis.
But also in tho daies Y siy Jewys weddinge wyues, wymmen of Azotus, and wymmen of Amonytis, and wymmen of Moabitis.
Update Bible Version
In those days also I saw the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab:
In those days also I saw the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab:
Webster's Bible Translation
In those days also I saw Jews [that] had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab:
In those days also I saw Jews [that] had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab:
New King James Version
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
In those days I also saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
New Living Translation
About the same time I realized that some of the men of Judah had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
About the same time I realized that some of the men of Judah had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
New Life Bible
In those days I saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
In those days I saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
New Revised Standard
In those days also I saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab;
In those days also I saw Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Moreover, in these days, saw I the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, of Moab;
Moreover, in these days, saw I the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, of Moab;
Douay-Rheims Bible
In those days also I saw Jews that married wives, women of Azotus, and of Ammon, and of Moab.
In those days also I saw Jews that married wives, women of Azotus, and of Ammon, and of Moab.
Revised Standard Version
In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab;
In those days also I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab;
Young's Literal Translation
Also, in those days, I have seen the Jews [who] have settled women of Ashdod, of Ammon, of Moab.
Also, in those days, I have seen the Jews [who] have settled women of Ashdod, of Ammon, of Moab.
THE MESSAGE
Also in those days I saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. Half the children couldn't even speak the language of Judah; all they knew was the language of Ashdod or some other tongue. So I took those men to task, gave them a piece of my mind, even slapped some of them and jerked them by the hair. I made them swear to God: "Don't marry your daughters to their sons; and don't let their daughters marry your sons—and don't you yourselves marry them! Didn't Solomon the king of Israel sin because of women just like these? Even though there was no king quite like him, and God loved him and made him king over all Israel, foreign women were his downfall. Do you call this obedience—engaging in this extensive evil, showing yourselves faithless to God by marrying foreign wives?"
Also in those days I saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. Half the children couldn't even speak the language of Judah; all they knew was the language of Ashdod or some other tongue. So I took those men to task, gave them a piece of my mind, even slapped some of them and jerked them by the hair. I made them swear to God: "Don't marry your daughters to their sons; and don't let their daughters marry your sons—and don't you yourselves marry them! Didn't Solomon the king of Israel sin because of women just like these? Even though there was no king quite like him, and God loved him and made him king over all Israel, foreign women were his downfall. Do you call this obedience—engaging in this extensive evil, showing yourselves faithless to God by marrying foreign wives?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
In those days I also saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
In those days I also saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
Contextual Overview
23 In those days I also noticed that some Jewish men had married women from the countries of Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. 24 And half of the children from those marriages didn't know how to speak the Jewish language. They spoke the language of Ashdod, Ammon, or Moab. 25 So I told the men that they were wrong. I said bad things to them. I hit some of them, and I pulled out their hair. I forced them to make a promise in God's name. I said to them, "You must not marry the daughters of these foreigners. Don't let their daughters marry your sons, and don't let your daughters marry the sons of these foreigners. 26 You know that marriages like this caused Solomon to sin. In all the many nations, there was not a king as great as Solomon. God loved him and made him king over the whole nation of Israel. But even Solomon was made to sin because of foreign women. 27 And now, we hear that you also are doing this terrible sin. You are not being true to our God. You are marrying foreign women." 28 Joiada was the son of Eliashib the high priest. One of Joiada's sons was a son-in-law of Sanballat from Horon. I forced him to leave this place. I forced him to run away. 29 My God, punish these people. They made the priesthood unclean. They treated it as if it was not important. They did not obey the agreement that you made with the priests and Levites. 30 So I made the priests and Levites clean and pure. I took away all the foreigners and the strange things they taught. And I gave the Levites and priests their own duties and responsibilities. 31 And I made sure that people will bring gifts of wood and the first part of their harvest at the right times. My God, remember me for doing these good things.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
married: Heb. made to dwell with them, Nehemiah 10:30, Ezra 9:2, Ezra 9:11, Ezra 9:12, Ezra 10:10, Ezra 10:44, 2 Corinthians 6:14
Ashdod: 1 Samuel 5:1
Ammon: Nehemiah 13:1-3
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:38 - children Exodus 34:16 - General Leviticus 21:15 - profane Deuteronomy 7:3 - General Deuteronomy 23:3 - Ammonite Deuteronomy 23:6 - Thou shalt Joshua 11:22 - Ashdod Joshua 15:46 - near Joshua 23:12 - shall make Judges 3:6 - General 1 Kings 11:1 - loved 1 Kings 16:31 - took to wife 2 Chronicles 22:3 - his mother Ezra 9:14 - join in Ezra 10:12 - so must we do Nehemiah 4:7 - Ashdodites Proverbs 28:4 - but Isaiah 2:6 - and they Jeremiah 25:20 - remnant Hosea 5:7 - begotten Hosea 7:8 - he hath Malachi 2:11 - and hath 2 Corinthians 11:29 - and I burn
Gill's Notes on the Bible
In those days also I saw Jews that married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab. Ashdod, or Azotus, as it is called in Acts 8:40, was one of the five cities of the Philistines; which, though none of the seven nations with whom marriage was forbid, yet it was very unfit and improper to marry with them, Judges 14:3. This place was a mart of the Arabians h, where they sold their goods, to which the Jews might resort, and thereby be ensnared into such marriages; and which with the Ammonites and Moabites were unlawful, Nehemiah 13:1.
h Mela de Situ Orbis, l. 1. c. 10.
