Nehemiah 13:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
When the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all who were of foreign descent.

New Living Translation
When this passage of the Law was read, all those of foreign descent were immediately excluded from the assembly.

English Standard Version
As soon as the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.

Berean Study Bible
As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.

New American Standard Bible
So when they heard the Law, they excluded all foreigners from Israel.

NASB 1995
So when they heard the law, they excluded all foreigners from Israel.

NASB 1977
So it came about, that when they heard the law, they excluded all foreigners from Israel.

Amplified Bible
When the Jews heard the law, they separated from Israel all who were of foreign descent.

Christian Standard Bible
When they heard the law, they separated all those of mixed descent from Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they heard the law, they separated all those of mixed descent from Israel.

Contemporary English Version
Following the reading of the Law of Moses, the people of Israel started sending away anyone who had any foreign ancestors.

Good News Translation
When the people of Israel heard this law read, they excluded all foreigners from the community.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After the people heard this Teaching, they separated the non-Israelites from the Israelites.

International Standard Version
When they heard the Law, they separated all those of foreign descent from Israel.

NET Bible
When they heard the law, they removed from Israel all who were of mixed ancestry.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

New King James Version
So it was, when they had heard the Law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

New Heart English Bible
It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

World English Bible
It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

American King James Version
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

A Faithful Version
Now it came to pass when they had heard the law, they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.

Darby Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Now when they had heard the Lawe, they separated from Israel all those that were mixed.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Nowe when they had hearde the law, they separated from Israel euery one that had mixt him selfe therin.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Now whan they herde the lawe, they separated from Israel euery one that had myxte him selfe therin.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And it comes to pass, at their hearing the Law, that they separate all the mixed people from Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at their hearing the law, that they separate all the mixed people from Israel.

Smith's Literal Translation
And it will be in their hearing the law, and they will separate all the mixture from Israel.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated every stranger from Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now it happened that, when they had heard the law, they separated every foreigner from Israel.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Then when they heard the words of the Torah, they set apart all the mixed multitude from Israel.

Lamsa Bible
Now when they had heard the words of the law, they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the alien mixture.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they were separated, even every alien in Israel.
















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