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Ezra 9:12

Ezra 9:12
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.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons,.... That is, in…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 9:5-15

What the meditations of Ezra's heart were, while for some hours he sat down astonished, we may guess by the words of his…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Now therefore give not, &c. This sentence reproduces the substance of Deu 7:3 -Neither shalt thou make marriages with…