The Meaning of Nehemiah 10:30 Explained

Nehemiah 10:30

KJV: And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:

YLT: and that we give not our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we take not to our sons;

Darby: and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:

ASV: and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And that we would not give  our daughters  unto the people  of the land,  nor take  their daughters  for our sons: 

What does Nehemiah 10:30 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 10:28-39 - A Pledge Of Better Service
The chapter opens with a list of the signers of the covenant, which was signed on behalf of the people. The consecration covenant involved-first, obedience; then, the purity of the holy seed from intermarriage with heathen peoples; next, the observance of the Sabbath, and of the Sabbatic year. In addition there was the yearly charge for the maintenance of divine worship. The great lack among Christian people is system in the apportioning of their incomes. They leave their giving to impulse, and thus often give the merest fraction of their possessions to the cause of God. We should at least give a tenth, and as much more as we can afford. If only all who read these words would resolve to imitate these impoverished exiles, and to set aside the tithe of all they earn or receive, they would discover the luxury of giving, and a new zest in receiving. The first-fruits of increased wages and revenue should also be given to God, as a tribute of thanksgiving. Let the first produce of hen-roost, orchard, and field be His. Do not neglect or forsake God's house, Nehemiah 10:39. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 10

1  The names of those who sealed the covenant
29  The points of the covenant

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 10:30 mean?

and not we would give as wives our daughters to the peoples of the land and their daughters nor take for our sons
וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־ נִתֵּ֥ן בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ לְעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְאֶת־ בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א נִקַּ֖ח לְבָנֵֽינוּ

נִתֵּ֥ן  we  would  give  as  wives 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ  our  daughters 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
לְעַמֵּ֣י  to  the  peoples 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
הָאָ֑רֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
בְּנֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם  their  daughters 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
לֹ֥א  nor 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
נִקַּ֖ח  take 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
לְבָנֵֽינוּ  for  our  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.

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