Cross Reference NEHEMIAH 13:25 AND I CONTENDED WITH THEM AND CURSED THEM AND SMOTE CERTAIN OF THEM AND PLUCKED OFF THEIR HAIR AND MADE THEM SWEAR BY GOD SAYING YE SHALL NOT GIVE YOUR DAUGHTERS UNTO THEIR SONS NOR TAKE THEIR DAUGHTERS UNTO YOUR SONS OR FOR YOURSELVES

{Nehemiah 13:25} And I contended 7378 z8799 with x5973 them, and cursed 7043 z8762 them, and smote 5221 z8686 certain y582 x376 of x4480 them, and plucked off their hair, 4803 z8799 and made them swear 7650 z8686 by God, 430 [saying], Ye shall not x518 give 5414 z8799 your daughters 1323 unto their sons, 1121 nor x518 take 5375 z8799 their daughters 1323 x4480 unto your sons, 1121 or for yourselves.

I contended:
"Then contendedª ° I with¹ the rulers,ª and said,ª ° Why¹ is the houseª of Godª forsaken?ª ° And I gathered them together,ª ° and setª ° them in¹ their place.ª" {Neh 13:11} + "Then I contendedª ° with¹ the noblesª of Judah,ª and saidª ° unto them, What¹ evilª thingª [is] this¹ that¹ ye¹ do,ª ° and profaneª °¹ the sabbathª day?ª" {Neh 13:17} + "They that forsakeª ° the lawª praiseª ° the wicked:ª but such as keepª ° the lawª contendª ° with them." {Prv 28:4}

cursed:
or, reviled, "Also¹ I shookª ° my lap,ª and said,ª ° So¹ Godª shake outª °¹ every¹ manª from his house,ª ¹ and from his labour,ª ¹ that¹ performethª ° not¹ ¹ this¹ promise,ª even thus¹ be¹ he shaken out,ª ° and emptied.ª And all¹ the congregationª said,ª ° Amen,ª and praisedª °¹ the LORD.ª And the peopleª didª ° according to this¹ promise.ª" {Neh 5:13} + "And the Levitesª shall speak,ª ° and sayª ° unto¹ all¹ the menª of Israelª with a loudª ° voice,ª ... Cursedª ° [be] he that¹ confirmethª ° not¹ [all]¹ the wordsª of this¹ lawª to doª ° them. And all¹ the peopleª shall say,ª ° Amen.ª" {Deu 27:14-26} + "In whose eyesª a vile personª ° is contemned;ª ° but he honourethª ° them that fear² ¹ the LORD.ª [He that] swearethª ° to [his own] hurt,ª ° and changethª ° not.¹" {Psa 15:4} + "Thenª answeredª ° oneª of the¹ lawyers,ª and saidª ° unto him,ª Master,ª thusª sayingª ° thou reproachestª ° usª also.ª ... Andª he¹ said,ª ° Woeª unto youª also,ª [ye] lawyers!ª forª ye ladeª ° menª with burdensª grievous to be borne,ª andª ye yourselvesª touchª ° notª the¹ burdensª with oneª of yourª fingers.ª" {Lke 11:45-46}

smote:
"And it shall be,¹ if¹ the wicked¹ man² [be] worthy² to be beaten,ª °¹ that the judgeª ° shall cause him to lie down,ª ° and to be beatenª ° before his face,ª according² to¹ his fault,ª by a certain number.ª ... Fortyª stripes² ° he may give¹ him, [and] not¹ exceed:ª ° lest,¹ [if] he should exceed,ª ° and beatª ° him above¹ these¹ with manyª stripes,ª then thy brotherª should seem vileª °² unto¹ thee." {Deu 25:2-3} + "And whosoeverª ¹ will¹ notª doª ² °° the lawª of¹ thy God,ª and the lawª of¹ the king,ª let¹ judgmentª be² ° executedª ° speedilyª upon¹ him,² whetherª [it be] unto death,ª orª to banishment,ª orª to confiscationª of goods,ª or to imprisonment.ª" {Ezr 7:26}

plucked:
"I gaveª ° my backª to the smiters,ª ° and my cheeksª to them that plucked off² ° the hair:¹ I hidª ° not¹ my faceª from shameª ¹ and spitting.ª" {Isa 50:6}

made them:
"They claveª ° to¹ their brethren,ª their nobles,ª and enteredª ° into a curse,ª and into an oath,ª to walk² °¹ in God'sª law,ª which¹ was givenª ° byª Mosesª the servantª of God,ª and to observeª ° and doª °¹ all¹ the commandmentsª of the LORDª our Lord,ª and his judgmentsª and his statutes;ª ... And that¹ we would not¹ giveª ° our daughtersª unto the peopleª of the land,ª nor¹ takeª ° their daughtersª for our sons:ª" {Neh 10:29-30} + "Thou shalt fearª °¹ the LORDª thy God,ª and serveª ° him, and shalt swearª ° by his name.ª" {Deu 6:13} + "And they enteredª ° into a covenantª to seekª °¹ the LORDª Godª of their fathersª with all¹ their heartª and with all¹ their soul;ª ... And all¹ Judahª rejoicedª ° at¹ the oath:ª for¹ they had swornª ° with all¹ their heart,ª and soughtª ° him with their whole¹ desire;ª and he was foundª ° of them: and the LORDª gave them restª ° round about.ª ¹" {2Ch 15:12-15} + "Then aroseª ° Ezra,ª and made¹ the chiefª priests,ª the Levites,ª and all¹ Israel,ª to swearª ° that they should doª ° according to this¹ word.ª And they sware.ª °" {Ezr 10:5}

Ye shall not:
"And thou takeª ° of their daughtersª ¹ 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}