Nehemiah 13:22-24

Jubilee Bible 2000

²² And I told the Levites that they should cleanse themselves and that they should come and guard the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

²³ ¶ In those days I also saw Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab;

²⁴ and their sons spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and according to the language of each people; for they could not speak in the Jews’ language.