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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־נִתֵּ֥ן בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ לְעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְאֶת־בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א נִקַּ֖ח לְבָנֵֽינוּ׃
- וַאֲשֶׁ֛רva.'a.Sher“and that”Conjunction + Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- נִתֵּ֥ןni.Ten“we will give”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from נָתַן · “give(marriage)” · Strong's H5414O
- בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nu“daughters our”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
- לְעַמֵּ֣יle.'a.Mei“to [the] peoples of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbe.No.tei.Hem“daughters their”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
- לֹ֥אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- נִקַּ֖חni.Kach“we will take”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- 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)