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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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New King James Version
Nehemiah 13:3
So it was, when they had heard the Law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
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Christian Standard Bible®
When they heard the law, they separated all those of mixed descent from Israel.
When they heard the law, they separated all those of mixed descent from Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Yisra'el all the mixed multitude.
It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Yisra'el all the mixed multitude.
King James Version
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
English Standard Version
As soon as the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.
As soon as the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.
New Century Version
When the people heard this teaching, they separated all foreigners from Israel.
When the people heard this teaching, they separated all foreigners from Israel.
New English Translation
When they heard the law, they removed from Israel all who were of mixed ancestry.
When they heard the law, they removed from Israel all who were of mixed ancestry.
Amplified Bible
When the Jews heard the law, they separated from Israel all who were of foreign descent.
When the Jews heard the law, they separated from Israel all who were of foreign descent.
New American Standard Bible
So when they heard the Law, they excluded all foreigners from Israel.
So when they heard the Law, they excluded all foreigners from Israel.
World English Bible
It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now when they had heard the Lawe, they separated from Israel all those that were mixed.
Now when they had heard the Lawe, they separated from Israel all those that were mixed.
Legacy Standard Bible
So when they heard the law, they separated all foreigners from Israel.
So when they heard the law, they separated all foreigners from Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.
As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.
Contemporary English Version
Following the reading of the Law of Moses, the people of Israel started sending away anyone who had any foreign ancestors.
Following the reading of the Law of Moses, the people of Israel started sending away anyone who had any foreign ancestors.
Complete Jewish Bible
On hearing the Torah, they separated from Isra'el everyone of mixed ancestry.
On hearing the Torah, they separated from Isra'el everyone of mixed ancestry.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Easy-to-Read Version
So when the Israelites heard that law, they obeyed it. They separated themselves from the people who were descendants of foreigners.
So when the Israelites heard that law, they obeyed it. They separated themselves from the people who were descendants of foreigners.
George Lamsa Translation
Now when they had heard the words of the law, they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Now when they had heard the words of the law, they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Good News Translation
When the people of Israel heard this law read, they excluded all foreigners from the community.
When the people of Israel heard this law read, they excluded all foreigners from the community.
Lexham English Bible
So it happened when they heard the law that they separated all of the foreign people from Israel.
So it happened when they heard the law that they separated all of the foreign people from Israel.
Literal Translation
And it happened, when they had heard the Law, they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
And it happened, when they had heard the Law, they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now whan they herde the lawe, they separated from Israel euery one that had myxte him selfe therin.
Now whan they herde the lawe, they separated from Israel euery one that had myxte him selfe therin.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Bible in Basic English
So after hearing the law, they took out of Israel all the mixed people.
So after hearing the law, they took out of Israel all the mixed people.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe when they had hearde the law, they separated from Israel euery one that had mixt him selfe therin.
Nowe when they had hearde the law, they separated from Israel euery one that had mixt him selfe therin.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the alien mixture.
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the alien mixture.
King James Version (1611)
Now it came to passe when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Now it came to passe when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they were separated, even every alien in Israel.
And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they were separated, even every alien in Israel.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli it was doon, whanne `thei hadden herd the lawe, thei departiden ech alien fro Israel.
Sotheli it was doon, whanne `thei hadden herd the lawe, thei departiden ech alien fro Israel.
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
New Living Translation
When this passage of the Law was read, all those of foreign descent were immediately excluded from the assembly.
When this passage of the Law was read, all those of foreign descent were immediately excluded from the assembly.
New Life Bible
When the people heard the Law, they kept out all those of other nations from Israel.
When the people heard the Law, they kept out all those of other nations from Israel.
New Revised Standard
When the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.
When the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So it came to pass, when they had heard the law, - that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
So it came to pass, when they had heard the law, - that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated every stranger from Israel.
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated every stranger from Israel.
Revised Standard Version
When the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.
When the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at their hearing the law, that they separate all the mixed people from Israel.
And it cometh to pass, at their hearing the law, that they separate all the mixed people from Israel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So when they heard the law, they excluded all foreigners from Israel.
So when they heard the law, they excluded all foreigners from Israel.
Contextual Overview
1 Numbers 22:1-24:25">[xr] On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God, 2 because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3 So it was, when they had heard the Law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel. 4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, having authority over the storerooms of the house of our God, was allied with Tobiah. 5 And he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, the tithes of grain, the new wine and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites and singers and gatekeepers, and the offerings for the priests. 6 But during all this I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Then after certain days I obtained leave from the king, 7 and I came to Jerusalem and discovered the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing a room for him in the courts of the house of God. 8 And it grieved me bitterly; therefore I threw all the household goods of Tobiah out of the room. 9 Then I commanded them to cleanse the rooms; and I brought back into them the articles of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
when they: Psalms 19:7-11, Psalms 119:9, Psalms 119:11, Proverbs 6:23, Romans 3:20
that they: Nehemiah 9:2, Nehemiah 10:28, Ezra 10:11, James 1:27
the mixed: Exodus 12:38, Numbers 11:4
Reciprocal: Ezra 9:1 - have not separated Ezra 9:2 - mingled Ezra 10:8 - himself separated
Cross-References
Genesis 12:6
Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. [fn] And the Canaanites were then in the land.
Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. [fn] And the Canaanites were then in the land.
Genesis 13:8
So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.
So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.
Genesis 13:9
Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left."
Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law,.... Or the law concerning the Ammonite and the Moabite, and which included other nations also, and forbad marriage with them:
that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude; all of these, and other nations, they had contracted affinity with.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A separation like that made by Ezra, some 20 years previously Ezra 10:15-44, seems to be intended. The pagan wives were divorced and sent back, with their offspring, to their own countries.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Nehemiah 13:3. They separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. — They excluded all strange women, and all persons, young and old, who had been born of these illegal connections.
