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Nehemiah 13:3

1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;

2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

4 And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:

5 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.

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BSB
As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.
KJV
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
WEB
It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
ASV
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
DARBY
And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
BLB
And it came to pass, at their hearing the Law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.
ÅB
Da de nå hørte hva det sto i loven, utskilte de alle fremmede fra Israel.
OTB
Da de hørte denne loven, utelukket de alle av fremmed avstamning fra Israel.
B1930
Da de nu hørte hvad det stod i loven, utskilte de alle fremmede fra Israel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 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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  • Exodus 12:38

    And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.

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  • Nehemiah 10:28

    And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;

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  • Numbers 11:4

    And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

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  • James 1:27

    Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

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  • Ezra 10:11

    Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.

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  • Psalms 19:7–11

    The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

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  • Proverbs 6:23

    For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

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