25I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, |You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.


In Context

22 I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember to me, my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of your loving kindness.

23 In those days also saw I the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:

24 and their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.

25 I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, |You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

26 Didn't Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin.

27 Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?|

Nehemiah 13:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying,] Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:25I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath in God's name and said: "You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters in marriage for your sons or for yourselves.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God,'saying , Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:25And I chid them, and laid my curse upon them. And I beat some of them, and shaved off their hair, and made them swear by God that they would not give their daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for their sons, nor for themselves, saying:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them and plucked off their hair, and adjured them by God saying, Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons, or for yourselves.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:25And I strive with them, and declare them vile, and smite certain of them, and pluck off their hair, and cause them to swear by God, 'Ye do not give your daughters to their sons, nor do ye take of their daughters to your sons, and to yourselves.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:25And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons, or for yourselves.