NET Bible
"Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod(or the language of one of the other peoples mentioned) and were unable to speak the language of Judah."
— Nehemiah 13:24, NET Bible
“And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.”
“and their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people. ”
“and their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.”
“And their children spoke half in the speech of Azotus, and could not speak the Jews' language, but they spoke according to the language of this and that people.”
“And their children were talking half in the language of Ashdod; they had no knowledge of the Jews' language, but made use of the language of the two peoples.”
“And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.”
But I warned them and said,“Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you repeat this, I will forcibly remove you!” From that time on they did not show up on the Sabbath.
Then I directed the Levites to purify themselves and come and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy.For this please remember me, O my God, and have pity on me in keeping with your great love.
Also in those days I saw the men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod(or the language of one of the other peoples mentioned) and were unable to speak the language of Judah.
So I entered a complaint with them. I called down a curse on them, and I struck some of the men and pulled out their hair. I had them swear by God saying,“You will not marry off your daughters to their sons, and you will not take any of their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
Was it not because of things like these that King Solomon of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. But the foreign wives made even him sin!
Should we then in your case hear that you do all this great evil, thereby being unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign wives?”