Ezra 9:12

“And now, do not give your daughters to their sons, and do not take their daughters for your sons, and you shall not seek their peace or their good forever, so that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it as a possession to your sons forever.’”

Ezra 9:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 9:12, word by word

giveתִּתְּנוּtitnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “titnu” appears
your daughtersבְּנוֹתֵיbenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “benote” appears
to their sonsבְנֵיvene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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takeתִּשְׂאוּtisu

take

To get something; with "a wife", to marry.

Where else “tisu” appears
seekתִדְרְשׁוּtidrshu

seek

To pursue something earnestly, or care for it.

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their peaceשְׁלֹמָsheloma

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

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or their goodטוֹבָתָtovata

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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you may be strongתֶּחֶזְקוּtechezku

be strong

To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.

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and eatאֲכַלְתֶּםachaltem

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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the goodטוּבtuv

good things

The best the land gives: its goods, wealth and plenty.

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of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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and leave it as a possessionהוֹרַשְׁתֶּםhorashtem

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

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The context

11which you commanded by the hand of your servants the prophets, saying, ‘The land which you are entering to possess it is a land of impurity through the impurity of the peoples of the lands, through their abominations, with which they have filled it from one end to the other with their uncleanness.

12 · This verse (above)

13And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, for you, our Elohim, have held back punishment below our iniquity, and have given us escapees like these,

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