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Nehemiah 13:1 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 13 · verse 1
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;Nehemiah 13:1 · King James Version
Nehemiah 13:1 in context
1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
2Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
3Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
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Key words (Strong's)
- audienceʼôzenbroadnessH241 →
- AmmoniteʻAmmôwnîyan Ammonite or AmmonitishH5984 →
- writtenkâthabto grave, by implication, to writeH3789 →
- MoabiteMôwʼâbîya Moabite or MoabitessH4125 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
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It was the honour of Israel, and the greatest preservation of their holiness, that they were a peculiar people, and were so to keep themselves, and not to mingle with the nations, nor suffer any of them to incorporate with them. Now here we have, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9