Nehemiah 10:30

We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.
Nehemiah 10:30
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־נִתֵּ֥ן בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ לְעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְאֶת־בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א נִקַּ֖ח לְבָנֵֽינוּ׃

  1. וַאֲשֶׁ֛רva.'a.Sher“and that”
    Conjunction + Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  2. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. נִתֵּ֥ןni.Ten“we will give”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from נָתַן · “give(marriage)” · Strong's H5414O
  4. בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nu“daughters our”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  5. לְעַמֵּ֣יle.'a.Mei“to [the] peoples of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  6. הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  7. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbe.No.tei.Hem“daughters their”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  9. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  10. נִקַּ֖חni.Kach“we will take”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  11. לְבָנֵֽינוּ׃le.va.Nei.nu“for sons our”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)