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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/nehemiah/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220We promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“We promise not to let our daughters marry the pagan people of the land, and not to let our sons marry their daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />We would not give our daughters as wives to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and that we will not give our daughters [as wives] to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We won't let our sons and daughters marry foreigners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We will not allow our daughters to marry the inhabitants of the land or allow their daughters to marry our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We will not intermarry with the foreigners living in our land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and that we do not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, and we do not take their daughters to our sons;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and that we give not our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we take not to our sons;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And that we will not give our daughters to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters to our sons:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, and that we would not accept their daughters for our sons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />We will not marry our daughters to the local inhabitants, and we will not accept their daughters for our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land nor take their daughters for our sons;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And that we will not give our daughters to the Gentiles of the land, and their daughters we will not take for our sons.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and that we will not, <i>they said,</i> give our daughters to the people of the land, nor will we take their daughters to our sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=2928" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/10.htm">The Vows of the Covenant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">We will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·ṯê·nū (N-fpc:: 1cp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">our daughters in marriage</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am·mê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">to the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and we will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: niq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·ṯê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">their daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: lə·ḇā·nê·nū (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">for our sons.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow, and will cancel every debt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15-16</a></span><br />Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a></span><br />For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12</a></span><br />Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a></span><br />Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a></span><br />Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a></span><br />A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-12.htm">1 Corinthians 7:12-14</a></span><br />To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. / And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. / For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-5.htm">1 Corinthians 9:5</a></span><br />Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3-4</a></span><br />and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1-2</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31</a></span><br />And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2</a></span><br />Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a></b></br> And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3</a></b></br> Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1-3,12-14</a></b></br> Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, <i>doing</i> according to their abominations, <i>even</i> of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/10-28.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-18.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-28.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-13.htm">Promise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/psalms/49-11.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/psalms/78-63.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-31.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/psalms/18-30.htm">Promise</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/10-1.htm">The names of those who sealed the covenant.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">The points of the covenant.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nehemiah/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land</b><br>This phrase reflects a commitment to maintain the purity of the Israelite community by avoiding intermarriage with surrounding nations. Historically, intermarriage often led to the introduction of foreign gods and practices, which was a direct violation of the covenant relationship with Yahweh. This commitment echoes earlier commands found in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>, where God instructs Israel not to intermarry with the Canaanites to prevent turning away from Him. The context of Nehemiah is post-exilic, where the Israelites are re-establishing their identity and religious practices after returning from Babylonian captivity. The "people of the land" refers to the non-Israelite inhabitants of the region, who had different religious and cultural practices. This decision is part of a broader covenant renewal, emphasizing obedience to God's laws.<p><b>and we will not take their daughters for our sons</b><br>This part of the vow reinforces the commitment to avoid alliances that could lead to spiritual compromise. In the ancient Near Eastern context, marriages were often used to form political alliances and secure peace between different groups. However, for the Israelites, such alliances posed a threat to their distinct identity as God's chosen people. The prohibition against taking foreign wives is also seen in the reforms of Ezra, a contemporary of Nehemiah, who dealt with the issue of intermarriage in <a href="/ezra/9.htm">Ezra 9-10</a>. The concern was not ethnic purity but religious fidelity, as foreign wives could lead Israelite men to worship other gods, as seen in the example of Solomon in <a href="/1_kings/11.htm">1 Kings 11:1-4</a>. This commitment to separation is a type of Christ's call for His followers to be in the world but not of it, maintaining spiritual distinctiveness while engaging with the broader culture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>A Jewish leader who played a crucial role in rebuilding Jerusalem's walls and reforming the community after the Babylonian exile.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who returned from exile and were re-establishing their covenant relationship with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_peoples_of_the_land.htm">The Peoples of the Land</a></b><br>Refers to the non-Israelite inhabitants of the region, often seen as a spiritual and cultural threat to the purity of Israel's worship and practices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant_renewal.htm">The Covenant Renewal</a></b><br>The event where the Israelites recommitted themselves to God's laws, including the prohibition against intermarriage with surrounding nations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place of worship and the city whose walls Nehemiah helped to rebuild, symbolizing the restoration of the community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god's_standards.htm">Commitment to God's Standards</a></b><br>The Israelites' pledge not to intermarry reflects a commitment to uphold God's standards and maintain spiritual purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_spiritual_distinction.htm">Cultural and Spiritual Distinction</a></b><br>The prohibition against intermarriage underscores the importance of maintaining a distinct cultural and spiritual identity as God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_compromise.htm">Guarding Against Compromise</a></b><br>This verse serves as a reminder to guard against compromises that can lead to spiritual decline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The communal nature of this pledge highlights the importance of accountability within the faith community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/relevance_for_today.htm">Relevance for Today</a></b><br>While the specific context of intermarriage may differ, the principle of aligning our closest relationships with those who share our faith remains relevant.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_rachel_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Rachel in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_nehemiah_10_30_oppose_intermarriage.htm">Why does Nehemiah 10:30 emphasize not intermarrying with neighboring peoples, when other passages (e.g., the Book of Ruth) show positive outcomes from such unions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_ahab_and_jezebel_fall.htm">How did Ahab and Jezebel's actions lead to their downfall?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_nehemiah_use_force_in_13_25.htm">Why does Nehemiah resort to physical force (Nehemiah 13:25) to enforce marriage laws, and doesn't this contradict other scriptures urging gentleness and compassion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That we would not give our daughters</span>, etc. On the recurrence of the mixed marriages so soon after the reformation of Ezra, see the comment on Nehemiah 13:23. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">We will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתֵּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(nit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our daughters {in marriage}</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nō·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the people</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַמֵּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘am·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and we will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take</span><br /><span class="heb">נִקַּ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(niq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nō·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for our sons.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָנֵֽינוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/10-30.htm">Nehemiah 10:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/10-30.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 10:30 And that we would not give our (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 10:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 10:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/10-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 10:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 10:31" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>