“I contended with them, cursed them, struck certain of them, plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.”

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.