Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for 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:
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;
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;
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 They joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes; 30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons: 31 And if the people of the land bring in wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it from them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would forego the crops of the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
Cross References
Exodus 34:16
And you take of their daughters unto your sons, and their daughters go play the harlot after their gods, and make your sons go play the harlot after their gods.
Deuteronomy 7:3
Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give unto his son, nor his daughter shall you take unto your son.
Ezra 9:1-3
Now when these things were done, the leaders came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, in regard to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
Ezra 9:12-14
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth forever: that you may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.
Ezra 10:10-12
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, You have transgressed, and have taken foreign wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.