- have not separated:
- "And the childrenª of Israel,ª which were come againª° out of captivity,ª¹ and all¹ such as had separated²° themselves¹ unto¹ them from the filthinessª¹ of the heathenª of the land,ª to seekª° the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª did eat,ª° ... And keptª° the feastª of unleavened breadª sevenª daysª with joy:ª for¹ the LORDª had made them joyful,ª° and turnedª° the heartª of the kingª of Assyriaª unto¹ them, to strengthenª° their handsª in the workª of the houseª of God,ª the Godª of Israel.ª" {Ezr 6:21-22} + "And Ezraª the priestª stood up,ª° and saidª° unto¹ them, Ye¹ have transgressed,ª° and have takenª° strangeª wives,ª to increaseª°¹ the trespassª of Israel.ª ... Now¹ therefore makeª° confessionª unto the LORDª Godª of your fathers,ª and doª° his pleasure:ª and separate²° yourselves¹ from the peopleª¹ of the land,ª and from¹ the strangeª wives.ª" {Ezr 10:10-11} + "For wherein¹ shall it be knownª° hereª that¹ I¹ and thy peopleª have foundª° graceª in thy sight?ª [is it] not¹ in that thou goest²°¹ with¹ us? so shall we be separated,ª° I¹ and thy people,ª from all¹¹ the peopleª that¹ [are] upon¹ the faceª of the earth.ª" {Exd 33:16} + "For¹ from the topª¹ of the rocksª I seeª° him, and from the hillsª¹ I beholdª° him: lo,¹ the peopleª shall dwellª° alone,ª and shall not¹ be reckonedª° among the nations.ª" {Num 23:9} + "And the seedª of Israelª separated²° themselves¹ from all¹¹ strangers,ªª and stoodª° and confessedª°¹ their sins,ª and the iniquitiesª of their fathers.ª" {Neh 9:2} + "Now it came to pass,¹ when they had heardª°¹ the law,ª that they separatedª° from Israelª¹ all¹ the mixed multitude.ª" {Neh 13:3} + "Departª° ye, departª° ye, go ye outª° from thence,¹¹ touchª° no¹ uncleanª [thing]; go ye outª° of the midstª¹ of her; be ye clean,ª° that bearª° the vesselsª of the LORD.ª" {Isa 52:11} + "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 ... Andª will beª°² a¹ Fatherª unto you,ª andª yeª shall beª°¹ myª sonsª² andª daughters,ª saithª° the Lordª Almighty.ª" {2Co 6:14-18}
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