Verse 30

Nehemiah 10:30

Bible in Basic English

30 And that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the lands, or take their daughters for our sons;
Original Language Text
hebrew
מַחֲזִיקִ֣ים עַל אֲחֵי/הֶם֮ אַדִּירֵי/הֶם֒ וּ/בָאִ֞ים בְּ/אָלָ֣ה וּ/בִ/שְׁבוּעָ֗ה לָ/לֶ֨כֶת֙ בְּ/תוֹרַ֣ת הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִתְּנָ֔ה בְּ/יַ֖ד מֹשֶׁ֣ה עֶֽבֶד הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְ/לִ/שְׁמ֣וֹר וְ/לַ/עֲשׂ֗וֹת אֶת כָּל מִצְוֺת֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֲדֹנֵ֔י/נוּ וּ/מִשְׁפָּטָ֖י/ו וְ/חֻקָּֽי/ו
English Translation
They hold on to their brothers, the mighty ones, and come in a curse and in an oath to walk in the law of God that was given into the hand of Moses, the servant of God, and to keep and to do all the commandments of the Lord our Master and His judgments and His statutes.
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Chapter 10 Context
1 Now those who put down their names were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, Focus ↗
2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, Focus ↗
3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, Focus ↗
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, Focus ↗
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, Focus ↗
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, Focus ↗
7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, Focus ↗
8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests. Focus ↗
9 And the Levites: by name, Jeshua, the son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel, Focus ↗
10 And their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, Focus ↗
11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, Focus ↗
12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, Focus ↗
13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu. Focus ↗
14 The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, Focus ↗
15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, Focus ↗
16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, Focus ↗
17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, Focus ↗
18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, Focus ↗
19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai, Focus ↗
20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, Focus ↗
21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, Focus ↗
22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, Focus ↗
23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, Focus ↗
24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, Focus ↗
25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, Focus ↗
26 And Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, Focus ↗
27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah. Focus ↗
28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the door-keepers, the music-makers, the Nethin... Focus ↗
29 They were united with their brothers, their rulers, and put themselves under a curse and an oath, to... Focus ↗
30 And that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the lands, or take their daughters for ou...
31 And if the peoples of the lands come to do trade in goods or food on the Sabbath day, that we would... Focus ↗
32 And we made rules for ourselves, taxing ourselves a third of a shekel every year for the upkeep of t... Focus ↗
33 For the holy bread, and for the regular meal offering and the regular burned offering on the Sabbath... Focus ↗
34 And we, the priests and the Levites and the people, made selection, by the decision of the Lord, of... Focus ↗
35 And to take the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of every sort of tree, year by year,... Focus ↗
36 As well as the first of our sons and of our cattle, as it is recorded in the law, and the first lamb... Focus ↗
37 And that we would take the first of our rough meal, and our lifted offerings, and the fruit of every... Focus ↗
38 And the priest, the son of Aaron, is to be with the Levites, when the Levites take the tenths: and t... Focus ↗
39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi are to take the lifted offering of the grain and... Focus ↗