13At that time ^wthe book of Moses ^xwas read publicly to ^ythe people. ^zThe command was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite ^ashould ever enter the assembly of God, ^b²because they did not meet the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam against them to curse them, ^cbut our God turned the curse into a blessing. ^d³When they heard the law, they separated all those of mixed descent ^efrom Israel.

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y13:1 read in the ears of

Cross references

w13:1 Neh 12:27
x13:1 Dt 28:61; Neh 8:1–3
z13:1 Neh 9:3
a13:1 Neh 13:23
b13:1 Dt 23:3
c13:2 Nm 22:2–11; 23:7; 24:10; Dt 23:3–5
d13:2 Dt 23:4–5
e13:3 Dt 23:3, 6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, for they did not meet the people of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing. As soon as the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into the assembly of God, because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam to call a curse down on them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing.) When the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all who were of foreign descent.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At that time the book of Moses was read publicly to the people. The command was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, because they did not meet the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam against them to curse them, but our God turned the curse into a blessing. When they heard the law, they separated all those of mixed descent from Israel.

NLTNew Living Translation

On that same day, as the Book of Moses was being read to the people, the passage was found that said no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be permitted to enter the assembly of God. For they had not provided the Israelites with food and water in the wilderness. Instead, they hired Balaam to curse them, though our God turned the curse into a blessing. When this passage of the Law was read, all those of foreign descent were immediately excluded from the assembly.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

On that day the book of Moses was read in the hearing of the people and it was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God because they did not come to meet the Israelites with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them in order to curse them—but our God changed the curse into a blessing. So it happened when they heard the law that they separated all of the foreign people from Israel.

KJV 1900King James Version

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

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