Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language of Judah. New Living Translation Furthermore, half their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of some other people and could not speak the language of Judah at all. English Standard Version And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and they could not speak the language of Judah, but only the language of each people. Berean Standard Bible Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. King James Bible And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. New King James Version And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke according to the language of one or the other people. New American Standard Bible As for their children, half spoke in the language of Ashdod, and none of them knew how to speak the language of Judah, but only the language of his own people. NASB 1995 As for their children, half spoke in the language of Ashdod, and none of them was able to speak the language of Judah, but the language of his own people. NASB 1977 As for their children, half spoke in the language of Ashdod, and none of them was able to speak the language of Judah, but the language of his own people. Legacy Standard Bible As for their children, half spoke in the language of Ashdod, and none of them was able to speak the language of Judah, but only the tongue of his own people. Amplified Bible As for their children, half spoke in the language of Ashdod, and none of them knew how to speak [Hebrew] the language of Judah, but only the language of his own people. Christian Standard Bible Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples but could not speak Hebrew. Holman Christian Standard Bible Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples but could not speak Hebrew. American Standard Version and their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. Contemporary English Version About half of their children could not speak Hebrew--they spoke only the language of Ashdod or some other foreign language. English Revised Version and their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. GOD'S WORD® Translation Half their children spoke the language of Ashdod or one of the other languages, but they couldn't understand the language of Judah well enough to speak it. Good News Translation Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or some other language and didn't know how to speak our language. International Standard Version Furthermore, their children spoke half of the time in the language of Ashdod, and could not speak in the language of Judah. Instead, they spoke in the languages of various peoples. Majority Standard Bible Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. NET Bible Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod (or the language of one of the other peoples mentioned) and were unable to speak the language of Judah. New Heart English Bible and their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Judean language, but according to the language of each people. Webster's Bible Translation And their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews language, but according to the language of each people. World English Bible and their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd of their sons, half are speaking Ashdoditish—and are not knowing to speak Jewish—and according to the language of people and people. Young's Literal Translation And of their sons, half are speaking Ashdoditish -- and are not knowing to speak Jewish -- and according to the language of people and people. Smith's Literal Translation And their sons half speaking the Ashdod dialect, and they not knowing to speak the Judean dialect, and according to the tongue of people and people. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd their children spoke half in the speech of Azotus, and could not speak the Jews' language, but they spoke according to the language of this and that people. Catholic Public Domain Version And their sons spoke partly in the speech of Ashdod, and they did not know how to speak the Jewish language, and they were speaking according to the language of one people or another. New American Bible Of their children, half spoke the language of Ashdod, or of one of the other peoples, and none of them knew how to speak the language of Judah. New Revised Standard Version and half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and they could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke the language of various peoples. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd their children spoke half in the language of Ashdod and in the other half they could not intelligently speak in the Jewish language, but according to the language of each people. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And their children were speaking half Ashdodite language and half did not know how to speak the Judean language except according to the tongue of the Gentiles. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. Brenton Septuagint Translation and their children spoke half in the language of Ashdod, and did not know how to speak in the Jewish language. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Intermarriage Forbidden23In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. 24Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. 25I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them 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 for yourselves!… Cross References Ezra 9:1-2 After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. / Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!” Deuteronomy 7:3-4 Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you. 1 Kings 11:1-2 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. Malachi 2:11 Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god. Judges 3:5-6 Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 2 Kings 17:24 Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. 2 Kings 17:33-34 They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away. / To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel. 2 Chronicles 30:7-8 Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see. / Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. Isaiah 2:6 For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with influences from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners. Hosea 7:8-9 Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake. / Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know. Matthew 23:15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. 2 Corinthians 6:14-17 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ... Ephesians 2:12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. Galatians 2:11-14 When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. / For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group. / The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. ... Acts 10:28 He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean. Treasury of Scripture And their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. could not speak. Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent. Jump to Previous Able Ashdod Children Half Jewish Jews Judah Language Peoples Speak Speaking Speech Talking UseJump to Next Able Ashdod Children Half Jewish Jews Judah Language Peoples Speak Speaking Speech Talking UseNehemiah 13 1. Upon the reading of the law, separation is made from the mixed multitude.4. Nehemiah, at his return, causes the chambers to be cleansed. 10. He reforms the offices in the house of God; 15. the violation of the Sabbath; 23. and the marriages with the strange wives. Half of their children This phrase indicates a significant portion of the next generation, suggesting a widespread issue rather than an isolated incident. The Hebrew word for "half" (חֵצִי, chetzi) underscores the division within the community. This division is not just linguistic but also cultural and spiritual, reflecting a dilution of Jewish identity and heritage. In a conservative Christian perspective, this serves as a warning about the dangers of compromising with surrounding cultures, which can lead to a loss of distinctiveness in faith and practice. spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples but could not speak the language of Judah Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Halfחֲצִי֙ (ḥă·ṣî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2677: The half, middle of their children וּבְנֵיהֶ֗ם (ū·ḇə·nê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son spoke מְדַבֵּ֣ר (mə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue the language of Ashdod אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית (’aš·dō·w·ḏîṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 797: In the language of Ashdod or of וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן (wə·ḵil·šō·wn) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 3956: The tongue the other peoples, עַ֥ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock but could not וְאֵינָ֥ם (wə·’ê·nām) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine plural Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle speak לְדַבֵּ֣ר (lə·ḏab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Hebrew. יְהוּדִ֑ית (yə·hū·ḏîṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3066: The Jewish -- language Links Nehemiah 13:24 NIVNehemiah 13:24 NLT Nehemiah 13:24 ESV Nehemiah 13:24 NASB Nehemiah 13:24 KJV Nehemiah 13:24 BibleApps.com Nehemiah 13:24 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 13:24 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 13:24 French Bible Nehemiah 13:24 Catholic Bible OT History: Nehemiah 13:24 And their children spoke half (Neh Ne) |
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