Nehemiah 9:2 “Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigner…”

Nehemiah 9:2

Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

World English Bible

The offspring of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

American Standard Version

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

Geneva Bible 1599

(And they that were of the seede of Israel were separated from all the strangers) and they stoode and confessed their sinnes and the iniquities of their fathers.

Darby Translation

And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

Young's Literal Translation

and the seed of Israel are separated from all sons of a stranger, and stand and confess concerning their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers,

Bible in Basic English

And the seed of Israel made themselves separate from all the men of other nations, publicly requesting forgiveness for their sins and the wrongdoing of their fathers.

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Cross references

“the seed”

Nehemiah 13:3 Ezra 10:11 Nehemiah 13:30 Ezra 9:2

Nehemiah 13:3 · BSB

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

Ezra 10:11 · BSB

Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”

Nehemiah 13:30 · BSB

Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.

Ezra 9:2 · BSB

Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in thi…

“strangers”

Hosea 5:7 Psalm 144:11 Psalm 144:7 Isaiah 2:6

Hosea 5:7 · BSB

They have been unfaithful to the LORD; for they have borne illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them along with their land.

Psalm 144:11 · BSB

Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

Psalm 144:7 · BSB

Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,

Isaiah 2:6 · BSB

For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with influences from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners.

“confessed”

Daniel 9:3–10 Daniel 9:20 1 John 1:7–9 Nehemiah 1:6 Ezra 9:15 Leviticus 26:39

Daniel 9:3–10 · BSB

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Daniel 9:20 · BSB

While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and that of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain—

1 John 1:7–9 · BSB

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Nehemiah 1:6 · BSB

let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You…

Ezra 9:15 · BSB

O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”

Leviticus 26:39 · BSB

Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.

3While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.

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