Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and that we give not our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we take not to our sons;
New American Standard Bible
and
King James Version
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
Holman Bible
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons.
International Standard Version
"We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons.
A Conservative Version
And that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons.
American Standard Version
and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;
Amplified
and that we will not give our daughters [as wives] to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.
Bible in Basic English
And that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the lands, or take their daughters for our sons;
Darby Translation
and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
Julia Smith Translation
And that we will not give our daughters to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters to our sons:
King James 2000
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
Lexham Expanded Bible
We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land nor take their daughters for our sons.
Modern King James verseion
And we swore that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land nor take their daughters for our sons.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and that we would not give our daughters unto the people in the land, neither to take their daughters for our sons.
NET Bible
"We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons.
New Heart English Bible
and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;
The Emphasized Bible
and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, - and, their daughters, would we not take for our sons;
Webster
And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
World English Bible
and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;
Themes
Covenant » Instances of » Jews with each other, to serve God
Fellowship » Instances of those who avoided fellowship with the wicked » Nehemiah
Forsaking God » Resolve against
Marriage » Wives among the israelites must be israelites
Separation » In israel, of the physically unclean and diseased from the » Examples of
Interlinear
Nathan
Bath
Laqach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 10:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Summary Of The Covenant
29 are laying hold on their brethren, their honourable ones, and coming in to an execration, and in to an oath, to walk in the law of God, that was given by the hand of Moses, servant of God, and to observe and to do all the commands of Jehovah our Lord, and His judgments, and His statutes; 30 and that we give not our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we take not to our sons; 31 and the peoples of the land who are bringing in the wares and any corn on the sabbath-day to sell, we receive not of them on the sabbath, and on a holy day, and we leave the seventh year, and usury on every hand.
Cross References
Exodus 34:16
and thou hast taken of their daughters to thy sons, and their daughters have gone a-whoring after their gods, and have caused thy sons to go a-whoring after their gods;
Deuteronomy 7:3
'And thou dost not join in marriage with them; thy daughter thou dost not give to his son, and his daughter thou dost not take to thy son,
Ezra 9:1-3
And at the completion of these things, drawn nigh unto me have the heads, saying, 'The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not been separated from the peoples of the lands, as to their abominations, even the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, the Ammonite, the Moabite, the Egyptian, and the Amorite,
Ezra 9:12-14
and now, your daughters ye do not give to their sons, and their daughters ye do not take to your sons, and ye do not seek their peace, and their good -- unto the age, so that ye are strong, and have eaten the good of the land, and given possession to your sons unto the age.
Ezra 10:10-12
And Ezra the priest riseth, and saith unto them, 'Ye -- ye have trespassed, and ye settle strange women, to add to the guilt of Israel;