29 join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath[a](A) to follow the law of God given through God’s servant Moses(B) and to carefully obey all the commands, ordinances, and statutes of Yahweh our Lord.

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30 We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 10:29 Lit and enter in a curse and in an oath

29 all these now join their fellow Israelites the nobles, and bind themselves with a curse and an oath(A) to follow the Law of God given through Moses the servant of God and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations and decrees of the Lord our Lord.

30 “We promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons.(B)

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25 I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair.(A) I forced them to take an oath(B) before God and said: “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!(C)

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25 I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath(A) in God’s name and said: “You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters in marriage for your sons or for yourselves.(B)

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