Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, and take not their daughters for your sons, and seek not their peace, nor their prosperity for ever: that you may be strengthened, and may eat the good things of the land, and may have your children your heirs for ever. give not Exodus 23:32 Thou shalt not enter into league with them, nor with their gods. Exodus 34:16 Neither shalt thou take of their daughters a wife for thy son, lest after they themselves have committed fornication, they make thy sons also to commit fornication with their gods. Deuteronomy 7:3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them. Thou shalt not give thy daughter to his son, nor take his daughter for thy son: Joshua 23:12,13 But if you will embrace the errors of these nations that dwell among you, and make marriages with them, and join friendships: . . . nor seek their peace Deuteronomy 23:6 Thou shalt not make peace with them, neither shalt thou seek their prosperity all the days of thy life for ever. 2 Chronicles 19:2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer met him, and said to him: Thou helpest the ungodly, and thou art joined in friendship with them that hate the Lord, and therefore thou didst deserve indeed the wrath of the Lord: 2 John 1:10,11 If any man come to you and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into the house nor say to him: God speed you. . . . that ye may Deuteronomy 6:1,2 These are the precepts, and ceremonies, and judgments, which the Lord your God commanded that I should teach you, and that you should do them in the land into which you pass over to possess it: . . . Joshua 1:6-9 Take courage, and be strong: for thou shalt divide by lot to this people the land for which I swore to their fathers, that I would deliver it to them. . . . and eat Isaiah 1:19 If you be willing, and will hearken to me, you shall eat the good things of the land. and leave it Genesis 18:18,19 Seeing he shall become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth shall be blessed? . . . Psalm 112:1,2 Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments. . . . Proverbs 13:22 The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just. Proverbs 20:7 The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children. Context Ezra's Prayer of Confession…11Which thou hast commanded by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying: The land which you go to possess, is an unclean land, according to the uncleanness of the people, and of other lands, with their abominations, who have filled it from mouth to mouth with their filth. 12Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, and take not their daughters for your sons, and seek not their peace, nor their prosperity for ever: that you may be strengthened, and may eat the good things of the land, and may have your children your heirs for ever.13And after all that is come upon us, for our most wicked deeds, and our great sin, seeing that thou our God hast saved us from our iniquity, and hast given us a deliverance as at this day,… Cross References Exodus 34:15 Make no covenant with the men of those countries; lest, when they have committed fornication with their gods, and have adored their idols, some one call thee to eat of the things sacrificed. Exodus 34:16 Neither shalt thou take of their daughters a wife for thy son, lest after they themselves have committed fornication, they make thy sons also to commit fornication with their gods. Deuteronomy 7:3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them. Thou shalt not give thy daughter to his son, nor take his daughter for thy son: Deuteronomy 23:6 Thou shalt not make peace with them, neither shalt thou seek their prosperity all the days of thy life for ever. Ezra 9:2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and they have mingled the holy seed with the people of the lands. And the hand of the princes and magistrates hath been first in this transgression. Proverbs 13:22 The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just. Lexicon Now, therefore,וְ֠עַתָּה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 408: Not give תִּתְּנ֣וּ (tit·tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set your daughters {in marriage} בְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶ֞ם (bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter to their sons לִבְנֵיהֶ֗ם (liḇ·nê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son or take תִּשְׂא֣וּ (tiś·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take their daughters וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter for your sons. לִבְנֵיכֶ֔ם (liḇ·nê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son Never וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no seek תִדְרְשׁ֧וּ (ṯiḏ·rə·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship their peace שְׁלֹמָ֛ם (šə·lō·mām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace or prosperity, וְטוֹבָתָ֖ם (wə·ṭō·w·ḇā·ṯām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good so that לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 4616: Purpose -- intent you may be strong תֶּחֶזְק֗וּ (te·ḥez·qū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer and may eat וַאֲכַלְתֶּם֙ (wa·’ă·ḵal·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat the good things ט֣וּב (ṭūḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2898: Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare of the land, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land leaving it as an inheritance וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥ם (wə·hō·w·raš·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin to your sons לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם (liḇ·nê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son forever.� עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while Additional Translations Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that you may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. And now give not your daughters to their sons, and take not of their daughters for your sons, neither shall ye seek their peace or their good for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and transmit it as an inheritance to your children for ever. Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity t for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. Now therefore give not your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. Now therefore don't give your daughters to their sons, neither take their daughters to your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity forever; that you may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.' and now, your daughters ye do not give to their sons, and their daughters ye do not take to your sons, and ye do not seek their peace, and their good -- unto the age, so that ye are strong, and have eaten the good of the land, and given possession to your sons unto the age. 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