so that he will not dishonor his descendants among his clan, for I am the Lord who makes him holy.”

不可在民中辱没他的儿女，因为我是叫他成圣的耶和华。”

他不可在自己百姓中侮辱他的儿女，因为我是使他分别为圣的耶和华。”

他不可在自己百姓中侮辱他的儿女，因为我是使他分别为圣的耶和华。”

以免在民中玷污自己的子孙，因为我是使他们圣洁的耶和华。”

不可在自己的族人中，羞辱他的后裔，因为我是使他们分别为圣的耶和华。”

不可在民中辱沒他的兒女，因為我是叫他成聖的耶和華。」

他不可在自己百姓中侮辱他的兒女，因為我是使他分別為聖的耶和華。」

他不可在自己百姓中侮辱他的兒女，因為我是使他分別為聖的耶和華。」

以免在民中玷污自己的子孫，因為我是使他們聖潔的耶和華。」

不可在自己的族人中，羞辱他的後裔，因為我是使他們分別為聖的耶和華。”

不可在他族人中讓他的後裔受污辱，因為我永恆主、是把他分別為聖的。』

勿使其苗裔玷於民中、蓋我乃耶和華、使之成聖也、○

勿使其苗裔玷於族中、蓋我耶和華已俾其成聖。○

毋使後裔玷於本族中、蓋我耶和華已別之為聖、○

so that he will not defile his offspring among his people. I am the Lord, who makes him holy.’”

If he doesn’t marry a virgin, he makes the children he has by her“ unclean.” I am the Lord. I make him holy.’ ”

that he may not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.”

so that he does not corrupt his bloodline among his people, for I am the LORD who sets him apart.”

so that he will not profane his children among his people; for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.’ ”

Nor shall he profane his posterity among his people, for I the Lord sanctify him.’”

And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth him.

so that he does not corrupt his bloodline among his people, for I am Yahweh who sets him apart.”

Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

He must not profane his children among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”

He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.’”

For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy.

And since Abraham and the other patriarchs were holy, their descendants will also be holy— just as the entire batch of dough is holy because the portion given as an offering is holy. For if the roots of the tree are holy, the branches will be, too.

I have singled him out so that he will direct his sons and their families to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then I will do for Abraham all that I have promised.”

They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.

For the men of Israel have married women from these people and have taken them as wives for their sons. So the holy race has become polluted by these mixed marriages. Worse yet, the leaders and officials have led the way in this outrage.”

Judah has been unfaithful, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. The men of Judah have defiled the Lord’s beloved sanctuary by marrying women who worship idols.

Didn’t the Lord make you one with your wife? In body and spirit you are his. And what does he want? Godly children from your union. So guard your heart; remain loyal to the wife of your youth.

You must treat them as holy because they offer up food to your God. You must consider them holy because I, the Lord, am holy, and I make you holy.

About the same time I realized that some of the men of Judah had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.Furthermore, half their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of some other people and could not speak the language of Judah at all.So I confronted them and called down curses on them. I beat some of them and pulled out their hair. I made them swear in the name of God that they would not let their children intermarry with the pagan people of the land.“ Wasn’t this exactly what led King Solomon of Israel into sin?” I demanded.“ There was no king from any nation who could compare to him, and God loved him and made him king over all Israel. But even he was led into sin by his foreign wives.How could you even think of committing this sinful deed and acting unfaithfully toward God by marrying foreign women?”One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest had married a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite, so I banished him from my presence.Remember them, O my God, for they have defiled the priesthood and the solemn vows of the priests and Levites.