"That the sonsª of Godª sawª°¹ the daughtersª of menª that¹ theyª [were] fair;ª and they tookª° them wivesª of all¹¹ which¹ they chose.ª° ... And the LORDª said,ª° My spiritª shall not¹ alwaysª striveª° with man,ª for that he¹ alsoª¹ [is] flesh:ª²° yet his daysª shall be¹ an hundredª and twentyª years.ª" {Gen 6:2-3} + "Lest¹ thou makeª° a covenantª with the inhabitantsª° of the land,ª and they go a whoringª° afterª their gods,ª and do sacrificeª° unto their gods,ª and [one] callª° thee, and thou eatª° of his sacrifice;ª¹ ... And thou takeª° of their daughtersª¹ unto thy sons,ª and their daughtersª go a whoringª° afterª their gods,ª and make²°¹ thy sonsª go a whoringª° afterª their gods.ª" {Exd 34:15-16} + "Else¹ if¹ ye do in any wise²° go back,ª° and cleaveª° unto the remnantª of these¹ nations,ª [even] these¹ that remainª° among¹ you, and shall make marriagesª° with them, and go inª° unto them, and they¹ to you: ... Know²° for a certaintyª° that¹ the LORDª your Godª will no¹ moreª° drive outª° [any of]¹ these¹ nationsª from beforeª¹ you; but they shall be¹ snaresª and trapsª unto you, and scourgesª in your sides,ª and thorns²¹ in your eyes,ª until¹ ye perishª° from off¹¹ this¹ goodª landª which¹ the LORDª your Godª hath givenª° you." {Jsh 23:12-13} + "And they tookª°¹ their daughtersª to be their wives,ª and gaveª° their daughtersª to their sons,ª and servedª°¹ their gods.ª ... And the childrenª of Israelª didª°¹ evilª in the sightª of the LORD,ª and forgatª°¹ the LORDª their God,ª and servedª°¹ Baalimª and the groves.ª" {Jdg 3:6-7} + "Of¹ the nationsª [concerning] which¹ the LORDª saidª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª Ye shall not¹ go inª° to them, neither¹ shall they¹ come inª° unto you: [for] surelyª they will turn awayª°¹ your heartª afterª their gods:ª Solomonª claveª° unto these in love.ª°" {1Kg 11:2} + "Now when these things¹ were done,ª° the princesª cameª° to¹ me, saying,ª° The peopleª of Israel,ª and the priests,ª and the Levites,ª have not¹ separated²° themselves¹ from the peopleª¹ of the lands,ª [doing] according to their abominations,ª [even] of the Canaanites,ª the Hittites,ª the Perizzites,ª the Jebusites,ª the Ammonites,ª the Moabites,ª the Egyptians,ª and the Amorites.ª ... For¹ they have takenª° of their daughtersª¹ for themselves, and for their sons:ª so that the holyª seedª have mingled²° themselves¹ with the peopleª of [those] lands:ª yea, the handª of the princesª and rulersª hath been¹ chiefª in this¹ trespass.ª" {Ezr 9:1-2} + "In those¹ daysª also¹ sawª° I¹ Jewsª [that] had marriedª° wivesª of Ashdod,ª of Ammon,ª [and] of Moab:ª ... Shall we then hearkenª° unto you to doª°¹ all¹ this¹ greatª evil,ª to transgressª° against our Godª in marryingª° strangeª wives?ª" {Neh 13:23-27} + "Be¹ ye²° notª unequally yoked togetherª° with unbelievers:ª forª whatª fellowshipª hath righteousnessª withª unrighteousness?ª andª whatª communionª hath lightª withª darkness?ª ... Whereforeª come outª° fromª amongª them,ª andª be ye separate,ª° saithª° the Lord,ª andª touchª° notª the uncleanª [thing]; and² I¹ will receiveª° you,ª" {2Co 6:14-17} |