Nehemiah 13:1-2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 13
1 [a](A)At that time, when the book of Moses was being read in the hearing of the people, it was found written there: “No Ammonite or Moabite may ever be admitted into the assembly of God; 2 (B)for they did not meet the Israelites with food and water, but they hired Balaam to curse them, though our God turned the curse into a blessing.”
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