Nehemiah 13:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 (A)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.” 3 (B)When they had heard the law, they separated all those of mixed descent from Israel.
Reform in the Temple. 4 [a]Before this, the priest Eliashib, who had been placed in charge of the chambers of the house of our God and who was an associate of Tobiah,
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