Nehemiah 13:22-24

New International Reader's Version

²² I commanded the Levites to make themselves pure. Then I told them to go and guard the gates. I wanted the Sabbath day to be kept holy.

You are my God. Remember me because of the good things I’ve done. Be kind to me according to your great love.

²³ In those days I also saw that some men of Judah had married women from Ashdod. Others had married women from Ammon or Moab. ²⁴ Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod. Or they spoke the language of one of the other nations. They didn’t even know how to speak the language of Judah.