Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Why then should we hear about you doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
International Standard Version
Should we listen to you and do all of this terrible evil by transgressing against our God to marry foreign wives?"
A Conservative Version
Shall we then hearken to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?
American Standard Version
Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?
Amplified
Do we then hear about you that you have done all this great evil, acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign (pagan) women?”
Bible in Basic English
Are we then without protest to let you do all this great evil, sinning against our God by taking strange women for your wives?
Darby Translation
And should we hearken to you to do all this great evil, to act unfaithfully to our God by marrying foreign wives?
Julia Smith Translation
And to you shall we hear to do all this great evil to transgress against our God to cause strange women to dwell.
King James 2000
Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying foreign wives?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Should we listen to you all and do this great evil, acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?"
Modern King James verseion
Shall we then listen to you, to do all this great evil, to sin against our God in living with foreign women?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And shall we then obey unto you, to do all this great evil, and to transgress against our God, and marry strange wives?"
NET Bible
Should we then in your case hear that you do all this great evil, thereby being unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign wives?"
New Heart English Bible
Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?"
The Emphasized Bible
Unto you, then, shall we hearken, to do all this great wickedness, to act unfaithfully with our God, - by marrying foreign wives?
Webster
Shall we then hearken to you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying foreign wives?
World English Bible
Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?"
Youngs Literal Translation
And to you do we hearken to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God, to settle strange women?'
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Persons in authority should denounce
the Ammonites » The jews reprobated for intermarrying with
Marriage » Wives among the israelites must be israelites
Marriage » The reward for marrying idolaters
Topics
Interlinear
Shama`
Gadowl
Ra`
'elohiym
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 13:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Mixed Marriages Are Condemned
26
Didn’t King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations. He was loved by his God and God made him king over all Israel, yet foreign women drew him into sin.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Ezra 10:2
Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel,
1 Samuel 30:24
Who can agree to your proposal? The share of the one who goes into battle is to be the same as the share of the one who remains with the supplies. They will share equally.”