Nehemia 13:1-2

Further Reforms by Nehemiah

13:1 On that day the book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing ¹  of the people. They found ²  written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite may ever enter the assembly of God, 13:2 for they had not met the Israelites with food ³  and water, but instead had hired Balaam to curse them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into blessing.)

[13:1]  ¹ tn Heb “ears.”

[13:1]  ² tn Heb “it was found.” The Hebrew verb is passive.

[13:2]  ³ tn Heb “bread.” The Hebrew term is generic here, however, referring to more than bread alone.