And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons Intermarry with them as they had done, and were prone to do, and even did after this, ( Nehemiah 13:23 ) .
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The rest of the people-the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants, along with their wives, sons, and daughters, everyone who is able to understand and who has separated themselves from the surrounding peoples to [obey] the law of God-
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join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the law of God given through God's servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commands, ordinances, and statutes of the Lord our Lord.
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We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons.
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When the surrounding peoples bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or a holy day. We will also leave [the land] uncultivated in the seventh year and will cancel every debt.
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We will impose [the following] commandments on ourselves: To give an eighth of an ounce of silver yearly for the service of the house of our God: