Nehemiah 13:22-24

Tree of Life Version

²² Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves, and to come and guard the gates in order to sanctify Yom Shabbat. Remember this also on my behalf, O my God, and have compassion on me according to the greatness of your lovingkindness.

²³ In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab. ²⁴ Half of their children spoke the dialect of Ashdod or the language of other peoples, but none of them understood the language of Judah.