Nehemiah 13:27
What does Nehemiah 13:27 mean?
A plain-English look at Nehemiah 13:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?
KJV
King James Version · 1611Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Are we then without protest to let you do all this great evil, sinning against our God by taking strange women for your wives?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And to you do we hearken to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God, to settle strange women?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And shall we also be disobedient and do all this great evil to transgress against our God, and marry strange women:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And should we hearken to you to do all this great evil, to act unfaithfully to ourGod by marrying foreign wives?
Context
v.26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin.
v.27This passage
v.28And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 10:2
And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land: yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
- 1 Samuel 30:24
And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the baggage: they shall share alike.
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