Nehemiah 13:25

“And I contended with them and cursed them and struck some men of them, and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by Elohim: “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take any of their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.”

Nehemiah 13:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 13:25, word by word

And I contendedאָרִיבariv

quarrel

To fight with words.

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and cursed themאֲקַלְלֵakalle

curse

To speak words against someone that wish him harm.

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and struckאַכֶּהake

strike

To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.

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some menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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and pulled out their hairאֶמְרְטֵemrte

pull out hair

To pull out someone's hair or beard, as a gesture of grief or humiliation.

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and made them swearאַשְׁבִּיעֵashbie

swear

To promise with God as witness.

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by Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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giveתִּתְּנוּtitnu

give

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

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your daughtersבְנֹתֵיvenote

daughter

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

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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.

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The context

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.

25 · This verse (above)

26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of these things? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and loved by his Elohim he was, and Elohim made him king over all Israel; even him the foreign women made to sin.

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