Nehemiah 13:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So I contendedוָאָרִ֤יב
(va·'a·riv)
7378: to strive, contenda prim. root
with them and cursedוָאֲקַֽלְלֵ֔ם
(va·'a·kal·lem,)
7043: to be slight, swift or triflinga prim. root
them and struckוָאַכֶּ֥ה
(va·'ak·keh)
5221: to smitea prim. root
someאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
(a·na·shim)
376: manfrom an unused word
of them and pulled out their hair,וָֽאֶמְרְטֵ֑ם
(va·'em·re·tem;)
4803: to make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polisha prim. root
and made them swearוָאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֣ם
(va·'ash·bi·'em)
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
by God,בֵּֽאלֹהִ֗ים
(be·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
"You shall not giveתִּתְּנ֤וּ
(tit·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
your daughtersבְנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙
(ve·no·tei·chem)
1323: daughterfrom ben
to their sons,לִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם
(liv·nei·hem,)
1121: sona prim. root
norאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
takeתִּשְׂאוּ֙
(tis·'u)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
of their daughtersמִבְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם
(mib·be·no·tei·hem,)
1323: daughterfrom ben
for your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם
(liv·nei·chem)
1121: sona prim. root
or for yourselves. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And I contended
riyb  (reeb)
to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
with them and cursed
qalal  (kaw-lal')
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)whet.
them and smote
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
certain
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
of them and plucked off their hair
marat  (maw-rat')
to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpen -- bright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen off, peeled, pluck off (hair).
and made them swear
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
by God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
saying Ye shall not give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
your daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
unto their 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.
nor take
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
their daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
unto your 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.
or for yourselves
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, "You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take of their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

King James Bible
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair. I forced them to take an oath 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!

International Standard Version
So I rebuked them, cursed them, struck some of their men, tore out their hair, and made them take this oath in the name of God: "You are not to give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

NET Bible
So I entered a complaint with them. I called down a curse on them, and I struck some of the men and pulled out their hair. I had them swear by God saying, "You will not marry off your daughters to their sons, and you will not take any of their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So I reprimanded those Jews, cursed them, beat some of them, and pulled out their hair. I made them swear by God: "We won't allow our daughters to marry their sons, and we won't allow their daughters to marry us or our sons."

King James 2000 Bible
And I contended with them, and pronounced them cursed, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, You shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
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