Verse List for EZRA 9:12

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OET (OET-RV) So now, don’t give your daughters to their sons to marry, or vice versa. And don’t try to make long-term peace treaties or contracts with them. Then you all will stay in power, and eat the good things of the land, and be able to pass it on to your children for all their future generations.’

OET-LV And_now daughters _of_your(pl) do _not give to_sons _of_their and_daughters _of_their do _not take for_sons _of_your(pl) and_not you(pl)_must _seek peace _of_their and_good _of_their until perpetuity so _that you(pl)_may _be _strong and_you(pl)_will _eat DOM the _good _thing[s]_of the_earth/land and_you(pl)_will _cause _to _inherit_it (to)_sons _of_your(pl) until perpetuity.

ULT So now, neither give your daughters to their sons nor lift their daughters for your sons, nor shall you seek their peace or their good until eternity, so that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and cause your sons to inherit it until eternity.’

UST They said, “Therefore do not allow your daughters to marry their sons! Do not allow your sons to marry their daughters! Do not ever try to cause things to go well for those people! If you obey these instructions, your nation will be strong. You will enjoy the good crops that grow on the land, and the land will belong to your descendants forever.”

BSB & MSB 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.’

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

WEBBE & WMBB Now therefore don’t give your daughters to their sons. Don’t 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.’

MSG ^(10-12)“And now, our God, after all this what can we say for ourselves? For we have thrown your commands to the wind, the commands you gave us through your servants the prophets. They told us, ‘The land you’re taking over is a polluted land, polluted with the obscene vulgarities of the people who live there; they’ve filled it with their moral rot from one end to the other. Whatever you do, don’t give your daughters in marriage to their sons nor marry your sons to their daughters. Don’t cultivate their good opinion; don’t make over them and get them to like you so you can make a lot of money and build up a tidy estate to hand down to your children.’

NET Therefore do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons, and do not take their daughters in marriage for your sons. Do not ever seek their peace or welfare, so that you may be strong and may eat the good of the land and may leave it as an inheritance for your children forever.’

LSV and now, your daughters you do not give to their sons, and their daughters you do not take to your sons, and you do not seek their peace, and their good—for all time, so that you are strong, and have eaten the good of the land, and given possession to your sons for all time.

FBV So do not let your daughters marry their sons, or allow their daughters marry your sons. Never make a peace or friendship treaty with them, so that you may live well and eat the good food the land produces, and give the land as an inheritance to your children forever.’

T4T They said, ‘Do not allow your daughters to marry their sons! Do not allow your sons to marry their daughters! Do not even try to cause things to go well for those people-groups! If you obey these instructions, your nation will be strong, and you will enjoy the good crops that grow on the land, and the land will belong to your descendants forever.’

LEB Therefore, do not give your daughters to their sons, and do not take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek their peace and prosperity so that forever you may be strong and eat the good of the land and may give it as an inheritance to your sons.’

BBE So now do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or do anything for their peace or well-being for ever; so that you may be strong, living on the good of the land, and handing it on to your children for a heritage for ever.

Moff You must not therefore marry your daughters to their sons, nor your sons to their daughters; you must never seek their peace or prosperity, if you are to be strong and enjoy the good of the land and leave it for your children to inherit for all time.’

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA 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 forever: that you may be strengthened, and may eat the good things of the land, and may have your children your heirs for ever.

YLT 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.

Drby 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.

RV 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 unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity t forever: that ye/you_all may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.)

SLT And now ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, and ye shall not take their daughters to your sons, and ye shall not seek their peace and their good even forever, so that ye shall be strong and eat the good of the land, and cause to your sons to inherit even forever.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto 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 give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth forever: that ye/you_all may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children forever.)

KJB-1611 Nowe therefore giue not your daughters vnto their sonnes, neither take their daughters vnto your sonnes, nor seeke their peace or their wealth for euer: that ye may bee strong, and eate the good of the land, and leaue it for an inheritance to your children for euer.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Therfore shal ye not geue your daughters vnto their sonnes, and their daughters shall ye not take vnto your sonnes, nor seke their peace and wealth for euer: that ye may be strong and enioy the goodnesse of the lande, and that ye and your children may haue the inheritaunce of it for euermore.
(Therefore shall ye/you_all not give your daughters unto their sons, and their daughters shall ye/you_all not take unto your sons, nor seek their peace and wealth forever: that ye/you_all may be strong and enjoy the goodness of the land, and that ye/you_all and your children may have the inheritance of it forever.)

Gnva Now therfore shall ye not giue your daughters vnto their sonnes, neither shall ye take their daughters vnto your sonnes, nor seeke their peace nor wealth for euer, that yee may be strong and eate the goodnes of the lande, and leaue it for an inheritance to your sonnes for euer.
(Now therefore shall ye/you_all not give your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye/you_all take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace nor wealth forever, that ye/you_all may be strong and eat the goodness of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your sons forever.)

Cvdl Therfore shal ye not geue youre doughters vnto their sonnes, and their doughters shall ye not take vnto youre sonnes, and seke not their peace and welth for euer, that ye maye be stronge, and enioye the good in the londe, and yt ye and youre children maye haue the inheritaunce of it for euermore.
(Therefore shall ye/you_all not give your(pl) daughters unto their sons, and their daughters shall ye/you_all not take unto your(pl) sons, and seek not their peace and welth forever, that ye/you_all may be strong, and enjoy the good in the land, and it ye/you_all and your(pl) children may have the inheritance of it forever.)

Wycl Now therfor yiue ye not youre douytris to her sones, and take ye not her douytris to youre sones; and seke ye not the pees of hem and the prosperite `of hem `til in to with outen ende; that ye be coumfortid, and ete the goodis, that ben of the lond, and that ye haue eiris, youre sones, `til in to `the world.
(Now therefore give ye/you_all not your(pl) daughters to her sons, and take ye/you_all not her daughters to your(pl) sons; and seek ye/you_all not the peace of hem and the prosperity of hem till in to without end; that ye/you_all be comforted, and eat the goods, that been of the land, and that ye/you_all have heirs, your(pl) sons, till in to the world.)

Luth So sollt ihr nun eure Töchter nicht geben ihren Söhnen und ihre Töchter sollt ihr euren Söhnen nicht nehmen und suchet nicht ihren Frieden noch Gutes ewiglich, auf daß ihr mächtig werdet und esset das Gut im Lande und beerbet es auf eure Kinder ewiglich.
(So should you(pl)/their/her now your(pl) daughters not give your(pl) sons and their/her daughters should you(pl)/their/her your(s)(pl) sons not take and searches_for not your(pl) peace still goodness/good_(person) forever, on/in/to that you(pl)/their/her powerful become and eat the good_(one) in_the land and beerbet it on/in/to your(pl) children forever.)

ClVg Nunc ergo filias vestras ne detis filiis eorum, et filias eorum ne accipiatis filiis vestris, et non quæratis pacem eorum et prosperitatem eorum usque in æternum: ut confortemini, et comedatis quæ bona sunt terræ, et hæredes habeatis filios vestros usque in sæculum.
(now therefore daughters your not give to_the_children their, and daughters their not accept to_the_children yours, and not/no seekis peace their and prosperitatem their until in/into/on eternal: as confortemini, and you_eat which good(s) are of_the_earth/land(pl), and heir you(pl)_have children yours until in/into/on forever.)

UHB וְ֠⁠עַתָּה בְּֽנוֹתֵי⁠כֶ֞ם אַל־תִּתְּנ֣וּ לִ⁠בְנֵי⁠הֶ֗ם וּ⁠בְנֹֽתֵי⁠הֶם֙ אַל־תִּשְׂא֣וּ לִ⁠בְנֵי⁠כֶ֔ם וְ⁠לֹֽא־תִדְרְשׁ֧וּ שְׁלֹמָ֛⁠ם וְ⁠טוֹבָתָ֖⁠ם עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם לְמַ֣עַן תֶּחֶזְק֗וּ וַ⁠אֲכַלְתֶּם֙ אֶת־ט֣וּב הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ וְ⁠הוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥ם לִ⁠בְנֵי⁠כֶ֖ם עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν τὰς θυγατέρας ὑμῶν μὴ δότε τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων αὐτῶν μὴ λάβητε τοῖς υἱοῖς ὑμῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἐκζητήσετε εἰρήνην αὐτῶν καὶ ἀγαθὸν αὐτῶν ἕως αἰῶνος, ὅπως ἐνισχύσητε, καὶ φάγητε τὰ ἀγαθὰ τῆς γῆς, καὶ κληροδοτήσητε τοῖς υἱοῖς ὑμῶν ἕως αἰῶνος.

BrTr 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.