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Ezra 9:12

10 And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments

11 that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end.

Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’

13 After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),

14 shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?

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BSB
Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’
KJV
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
WEB
Now therefore don’t give your daughters to their sons. Don’t take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.’
ASV
now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
DARBY
Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
BLB
And now, do not give as wives your⁺ daughters for their sons, and lift not their daughters to your⁺ sons, and never seek their peace or prosperity even to forever, that you⁺ may be strong and eat the good of the land, and give possession to your⁺ children even to forever.’
ÅB
derfor skal dere ikke gi deres døtre til deres sønner eller ta deres døtre til hustruer for deres sønner, og dere skal aldri søke deres velferd og lykke, så dere kan bli sterke og få spise av landets gode ting og la deres barn få det til eie for all tid.
OTB
Derfor, gi ikke deres døtre i ekteskap til deres sønner, og ta ikke deres døtre til deres sønner. Søk aldri deres fred eller velstand, så dere kan være sterke og spise av landets gode, og etterlate det som en evig arv til deres barn.’
B1930
derfor skal I ikke gi eders døtre til deres sønner eller ta deres døtre til hustruer for eders sønner, og I skal aldri søke deres velferd og lykke, så I kan bli sterke og få ete av landets gode ting og la eders barn få det til eie for all tid.

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