Nehemiah 13:22-24

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²² And I commanded the Levites to cleanse themselves and come and guard the gates to keep the Sabbath day holy. O my God, [earnestly] remember me concerning this also and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy and loving-kindness.

²³ In those days also I saw Jews who had married wives from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

²⁴ And their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak the Hebrew, but in the language of each people.