Passage

Nehemiah 13.2

Book: Nehemiah · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God for ever,

2. because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. 4. Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God, being allied unto Tobiah, (Nehemiah 13:1-4, ASV)

WEB

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and it was found written in it that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,

2. because they didn’t meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them; however our God turned the curse into a blessing.

It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel. 4. Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the rooms of the house of our God, being allied to Tobiah, (Nehemiah 13:1-4, WEB)

KJV

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; ^{they: Heb. there was read} ^{audience: Heb. ears}

2. Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. 4. And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah: ^{having: Heb. being set over} (Nehemiah 13:1-4, KJV)

YLT

On that day there was read in the book of Moses, in the ears of the people, and it hath been found written in it that an Ammonite and Moabite doth not come into the assembly of God, unto the age,

2. because they have not come before the sons of Israel with bread and with water, and hire against them Balaam to revile them, and our God turneth the reviling into a blessing.

And it cometh to pass, at their hearing the law, that they separate all the mixed people from Israel. 4. And before this Eliashib the priest, appointed over chambers of the house of our God, [is] a relation of Tobiah, (Nehemiah 13:1-4, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Numbers 31 Midianite War Objection Defeater

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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