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Nehemiah 10:30-32
Contemporary English Version
Nehemiah 10:30-32
Contemporary English Version
30 (A) We won't let our sons and daughters marry foreigners.
31 (B) We won't buy goods or grain on the Sabbath or on any other sacred day, not even from foreigners.
Every seven years we will let our fields rest, and we will cancel all debts.
32 (C) Once a year we will each donate a small amount of silver to the temple of our God.
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Nehemiah 10:30-32
New International Version
Nehemiah 10:30-32
New International Version
30 “We promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons.(A)
31 “When the neighboring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath,(B) we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will forgo working the land(C) and will cancel all debts.(D)
32 “We assume the responsibility for carrying out the commands to give a third of a shekel[a] each year for the service of the house of our God:
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 10:32 That is, about 1/8 ounce or about 4 grams
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