Nehemiah 10:30

The Vows of the Covenant

29hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.30We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.

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Berean Standard Bible
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.
American Standard Version (1901)
and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;
Bible in Basic English
And that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the lands, or take their daughters for our sons;
Douay-Rheims 1899
And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, not take their daughters for our sons.
Free Bible Version
“We promise not to allow our daughters to marry the people of the land, and not to allow our sons to marry their daughters.
Geneva Bible 1599
And that we would not giue our daughters to the people of the lande, neither take their daughters for our sonnes.
King James (Authorized) Version
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
Translation for Translators
“We will not allow our daughters to marry people who live in this land who do not worship Yahweh, and we will not allow our sons to marry them.
Unlocked Literal Bible
We promised that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land or take their daughters for our sons.
Noah Webster Bible
And that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
World English Bible
and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;
Young's Literal Translation
and that we give not our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we take not to our sons;