Nehemiah 13:25

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

And I contended {H7378} with them, and cursed {H7043} them, and smote {H5221} certain {H582} of them, and plucked off their hair {H4803}, and made them swear {H7650} by God {H430}, saying, Ye shall not give {H5414} your daughters {H1323} unto their sons {H1121}, nor take {H5375} their daughters {H1323} unto your sons {H1121}, or for yourselves.

I disputed with them and cursed them, and I beat some of them up and pulled out their hair. Then I made them swear by God, "You will not give your daughters as wives for their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves.

I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

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Cross-References

  • Ezra 10:5 (4 votes)

    Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

  • Deuteronomy 7:3 (4 votes)

    Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

  • Nehemiah 10:29 (4 votes)

    They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

  • Nehemiah 10:30 (4 votes)

    And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:

  • Nehemiah 13:17 (4 votes)

    Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing [is] this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

  • Nehemiah 13:11 (3 votes)

    Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

  • Deuteronomy 6:13 (2 votes)

    Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.