Nehemiah 13:3

Now when they had heard the Lawe, they separated from Israel all those that were mixed.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

In Context

2Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: and our God turned the curse into a blessing.

4And before this had the Priest Eliashib the ouersight of the chamber of the house of our God, being kinsman to Tobiah:

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Cross References

Numbers 11:4And a nomber of people that was amog them, fell a lusting, and turned away, and the children of Israel also wept, and saide, Who shall giue vs flesh to eate?

Nehemiah 9:2(And they that were of the seede of Israel were separated from all the strangers) and they stoode and confessed their sinnes and the iniquities of their fathers.

Psalms 19:7The Lawe of the Lord is perfite, conuerting the soule: the testimonie of the Lord is sure, and giueth wisedome vnto the simple.

Psalms 119:11I haue hid thy promise in mine heart, that I might not sinne against thee.

Romans 3:20Therefore by the woorkes of the Lawe shall no flesh be iustified in his sight: for by the Lawe commeth the knowledge of sinne.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 13:2-10

The People's Attention to Their Duty. ( b. c. 444.) 1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; 2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all… Read the whole commentary →

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