NEH 13:1 Parallel Verse View

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BrTr In that day they read in the book of Moses in the ears of the people; and it was found written in it, that the Ammonites and Moabites should not enter into the congregation of God for ever;

ULT On that day it was read in the book of Moses, in the ears of the people, and it was found written in it, that no Ammonite or Moabite shall enter into the assembly of God until eternity.

UST Then someone read out loud to the people from a scroll that contained the law that God gave to Moses. They learned that the law said that no one from the Ammonite or Moabite people groups should ever join the Israelite people when they gathered together to worship God.

BSB § At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,[fn]

OEB On that day it was read from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and it was found written there that an Ammonite and a Moabite should never enter into the assembly of God,

WEBBE 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,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET On that day the book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people. They found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite may ever enter the assembly of God,

LSV On that day there was read in the scroll of Moses, in the ears of the people, and it has been found written in it that an Ammonite and Moabite does not come into the assembly of God for all time,

FBV One day[fn] when the Book of Moses was being read to the people, the section was found where it was written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be allowed into the assembly of God,

13:1 “One day”: the date is not specific, and is certainly not the same as that of the previous chapter. In verse 6 Nehemiah notes that he was absent from Jerusalem at the time.

T4T On that day, when someone read to the people parts of the laws that God gave to Moses, they read where it was written that no one from the Ammon people-group or the Moab people-group was ever to be allowed to be with God’s people while they were gathered together to worship.

LEB On that day the book of Moses was read in the hearing of the people and it was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God

BBE On that day there was a reading from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and they saw that it said in the book that no Ammonite or Moabite might ever come into the meeting of God;

Moff No Moff NEH book available

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

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,

DRA And on that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people: and therein was found written, that the Ammonites and the Moabites should not come in to the church of God for ever:

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,

Drby On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and there was found written in it that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of [fn]God for ever;

13.1 Elohim

RV 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;

Wbstr 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:

KJB-1769 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;[fn][fn]
(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 forever; )

13.1 they…: Heb. there was read

13.1 audience: Heb. ears

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn][fn]On that day they read in the booke 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 euer,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

13:1 Heb. there was read.

13:1 Num. 22. 5. deut.23.3

13:1 Heb. eares

Bshps And that day dyd they read in the booke of Moyses in the audience of the people, and therein was founde written, that the Ammonites, & Moabites shoulde neuer come into the congregation of God,
(And that day did they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people, and therein was found written, that the Ammonites, and Moabites should never come into the congregation of God,)

Gnva And on that day did they reade in the booke of Moses, in the audience of the people, and it was found written therein, that the Ammonite, and the Moabite should not enter into the Congregation of God,
(And on that day did they reade in the book of Moses, in the audience of the people, and it was found written therein, that the Ammonite, and the Moabite should not enter into the Congregation of God, )

Cvdl And what tyme as the boke of Moses was red in ye eares of the people, there was founde wrytten therin, yt the Ammonites and Moabites shulde neuer come in to the congregacion of God,
(And what time as the book of Moses was red in ye/you_all ears of the people, there was found written therein, it the Ammonites and Moabites should never come in to the congregation of God,)

Wycl Forsothe in that dai it was red in the book of Moises, in heryng of the puple; and it was foundun writun ther ynne, that Amonytis and Moabitis owen not entre in to the chirche of God til in to with outen ende;
(Forsothe in that day it was red in the book of Moses, in hearing of the puple; and it was found written there ynne, that Amonytis and Moabitis owen not enter in to the church of God till in to without ende;)

Luth Und es ward zu der Zeit gelesen das Buch Mose vor den Ohren des Volks; und ward funden drinnen geschrieben, daß die Ammoniter und Moabiter sollen nimmermehr in die Gemeine Gottes kommen,
(And it what/which to the/of_the time gelesen the Buch Mose before/in_front_of the ears the peoples; and what/which funden drinnen written, that the Ammoniter and Moabiter sollen nevermore in the Gemeine God’s coming,)

ClVg In die autem illo, lectum est in volumine Moysi, audiente populo: et inventum est scriptum in eo, quod non debeant introire Ammonites et Moabites in ecclesiam Dei usque in æternum:[fn]
(In day however illo, lectum it_is in volumine of_Moses, audiente to_the_people: and inventum it_is scriptum in eo, that not/no debeant introire Ammonites and Moabites in ecclesiam of_God until in eternal: )

13.1 In die autem illo lectum, etc. BEDA in Esdr., lib. 3, tom. 2. Hi quia de incestu nati sunt, etc., usque ad sed Deus maledictionem Balaam in benedictionem populi sui convertit, et eum ab armis inimicorum munivit.

13.1 In day however illo lectum, etc. BEDA in Esdr., lib. 3, tom. 2. They because about incestu nati are, etc., until to but God maledictionem Balaam in benedictionem of_the_people sui convertit, and him away armis of_enemies munivit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

בַּ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠ה֗וּא

in_the=day (the)=that

As noted for 12:43 and 12:44, this is a flexible expression that can mean either “on that same day” or “around that time.” Either meaning might fit the context here, so you could choose to say either one in your translation.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נִקְרָ֛א בְּ⁠סֵ֥פֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה

read in/on/at/with,book Mosheh

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: “we read from the scroll that contained the Law of Moses”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠אָזְנֵ֣י הָ⁠עָ֑ם

in/on/at/with,hearing the,people

Here, ears stand for hearing. Alternate translation: “out loud so that all the people could hear”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠נִמְצָא֙ כָּת֣וּב בּ֔⁠וֹ

and,found written in/on/over=him/it

Found is an idiom that means “could be found there” or “was there.” The expression means that this was something that was in the law. And since Nehemiah and the other leaders were reading this out loud to the people, their purpose was to show them that this was in the law. Alternate translation: “and we showed them that it said”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נִמְצָא֙ כָּת֣וּב בּ֔⁠וֹ

and,found written in/on/over=him/it

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: “we showed them that it said”

Note 5 topic: translate-names

עַמֹּנִ֧י וּ⁠מֹאָבִ֛י

ˊAmmōnī and,Moabite

These are the names of the members of two people groups.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יָב֨וֹא & בִּ⁠קְהַ֥ל הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֖ים

enter & in/on/at/with,assembly the=ʼElohīm

The expression assembly of God can refer either to the entire Israelite community, as in 7:66 and 8:17, or to the community gathered for a legal proceeding, as in 5:7 and 5:13, or gathered for a religious ceremony, as in 8:2 and 8:18. The last meaning is probably in view here. This statement likely means that Ammonites and Moabites were not allowed to join the Israelites in their worship of Yahweh in the temple or on public occasions. For example, 9:2 describes how the Israelites did not allow any foreigners to take part in their ceremony of national repentance. (Later in this chapter, in 13:23–27, Nehemiah will describe how he took the further measure of expelling foreigners from the Israelite community itself.) Alternate translation: “could join with the Israelites when they worshiped Yahweh”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

עַד־עוֹלָֽם

until ever

This expression means that this was a permanent regulation in the Law of Moses. It was not a regulation that applied just to a specific period and that might change afterwards. Alternate translation: “This was a permanent rule.”

Parallel NEH 13:1