Nehemiah 13:23

“Also in those days I saw the Jews who had married Ashdodite, Ammonite, and Moabite women.”

Nehemiah 13:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 13:23, word by word

daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yamim” appears
I sawרָאִיתִיraiti

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “raiti” appears
the Jewsיְּהוּדִיםyehudim

Jew, Judean

Jew: a person of Judah, first of the kingdom of Judah and then, in general, of the people descended from it. Its first appearance is 2 Kings 16:6, where it names the men of Judah who lived in Elath. It is frequent in Jeremiah, Nehemiah and Esther.

Where else “yehudim” appears
who had marriedהֹשִׁיבוּhoshivu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “hoshivu” appears
Ashdoditeאַשְׁדֳּדִיּוֹתashdodiyot

Ashdodite

Ashdodite: an inhabitant of that Philistine city.

Where else “ashdodiyot” appears
Ammoniteעַמֳּנִיּוֹתamoniyot

Ammonite

Ammonite: a descendant of Ammon, the son of Lot.

Where else “amoniyot” appears
and Moabiteמוֹאֲבִיּוֹתmoaviyot

Moabite

Moabite: a descendant of Moab, the son of Lot.

Where else “moaviyot” appears
womenנָשִׁיםnashim

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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The context

22And I told the Levites that they should purify themselves and come and guard the gates, to sanctify the day of the Sabbath. This too remember for me, my Elohim, and have compassion on me according to the abundance of your loyal love.

23 · This verse (above)

24And as for their sons, half spoke the language of Ashdod, and they did not know how to speak the language of Judah, but according to the language of each people.

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