Nehemiah 10:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and that we will not giveנִתֵּ֥ן
(nit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
our daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ
(be·no·tei·nu)
1323: daughterfrom ben
to the peoplesלְעַמֵּ֣י
(le·'am·mei)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
of the landהָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
or takeנִקַּ֖ח
(nik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
their daughtersבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם
(be·no·tei·hem,)
1323: daughterfrom ben
for our sons.לְבָנֵֽינוּ׃
(le·va·nei·nu.)
1121: sona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And that we would not give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
our daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
unto the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
nor take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
their daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
for our sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.

King James Bible
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons.

International Standard Version
"We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons.

NET Bible
"We will not give our daughters in marriage to the neighboring peoples, and we will not take their daughters in marriage for our sons.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We will not allow our daughters to marry the inhabitants of the land or allow their daughters to marry our sons.

King James 2000 Bible
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
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