"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 34:16} + "Neither¹ shalt thou make marriagesª° with them; thy daughterª thou shalt not¹ giveª° unto his son,ª nor¹ his daughterª shalt thou takeª° unto thy son.ª" {Deu 7:3} + "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 ... And when I heardª°¹ this¹ thing,ª I rentª°¹ my garmentª and my mantle,ª and plucked offª° the hairª¹ of my headª and of my beard,ª and sat downª° astonied.ª°" {Ezr 9:1-3} + "Now¹ therefore giveª° not¹ your daughtersª unto their sons,ª neither¹ takeª° their daughtersª unto your sons,ª nor¹ seekª° their peaceª or their wealthª for² ever:ª¹ that¹ ye may be strong,ª° and eatª°¹ the goodª of the land,ª and leave [it] for an inheritanceª° to your childrenª for ever.ª¹ ... Should we againª° breakª° thy commandments,ª and join in affinityª° with the peopleª of these¹ abominations?ª wouldest not¹ thou be angryª° with us till¹ thou hadst consumedª° [us], so that [there should be] no¹ remnantª nor escaping?ª" {Ezr 9:12-14} + "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 ... Then all¹ the congregationª answeredª° and saidª° with a loudª voice,ª As thou hast said,ª¹ so¹ must we do.ª°" {Ezr 10:10-12} |
