Ezra 9:1

Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.

3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.

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BSB
After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
KJV
Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
WEB
Now when these things were done, the princes came near to me, saying, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, following their abominations, even those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
ASV
Now when these things were done, the princes drew near unto me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, [doing] according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
DARBY
Now when these things were completed, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, according to their abominations, [even] of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites;
BLB
And at the completion of these things the leaders came to me, saying, “The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands as to their abominations, even the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, the Ammonite, the Moabite, the Egyptian, and the Amorite.
ÅB
Da alt dette var fullført, kom høvdingene til meg og sa: Hverken Israels folk eller prestene og levittene har skilt seg fra folkene rundt om i landene, som de burde ha gjort på grunn av de avskyelige skikker som har rådet blant dem - blant kana'anittene, hetittene, ferisittene, jebusittene, ammonittene, moabittene, egypterne og amorittene.
OTB
Etter at disse sakene var fullført, kom embetsmennene til meg og sa: “Israels folk, inkludert prestene og levittene, har ikke holdt seg adskilt fra de omkringliggende folkene og deres avskyeligheter, slik som kanaanittene, hetittene, perisittene, jebusittene, ammonittene, moabittene, egypterne og amorittene.
B1930
Da alt dette var fullført, kom høvdingene til mig og sa: Hverken Israels folk eller prestene og levittene har skilt sig fra folkene rundt om i landene, som de burde ha gjort på grunn av de vederstyggelige skikker som har rådet blandt dem - blandt kana'anittene, hetittene, ferisittene, jebusittene, ammonittene, moabittene, egypterne og amorittene.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 18:24–30

    Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

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  • Nehemiah 9:2

    And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

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  • Ezra 10:10–11

    And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.

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  • Romans 2:17–25

    Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

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  • Deuteronomy 12:30–31

    Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

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  • Exodus 33:16

    For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.

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  • Nehemiah 4:3

    Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.

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  • 1 Kings 11:1

    But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

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