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Nehemiah 13:21-23
EasyEnglish Bible
Nehemiah 13:21-23
EasyEnglish Bible
21 I warned them, ‘Do not stay beside the city's wall all night. If you do this again, I will take hold of you.’ After I said that, they did not come again to Jerusalem on a Sabbath day. 22 Then I told the Levites that they must make themselves ready to serve God. I told them to go and stand at the gates as guards. They must keep the Sabbath day as a special day for God.
My God, please remember this good thing that I have done. Because of your faithful love, please be kind to me.
23 Also at that time, I discovered that men from Judah had married foreign women.[a] They were women who came from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.
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- 13:23 God wants his people to worship only him. If the Israelites marry foreign wives, they may also start to worship foreign gods.
Nehemiah 13:21-23
New International Version
Nehemiah 13:21-23
New International Version
21 But I warned them and said, “Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you do this again, I will arrest you.” From that time on they no longer came on the Sabbath. 22 Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and go and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy.
Remember(A) me for this also, my God, and show mercy to me according to your great love.
23 Moreover, in those days I saw men of Judah who had married(B) women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.(C)
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