Nehemiah 9:2

9:2 Those truly of Israelite descent ¹  separated from all the foreigners, ²  standing and confessing their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors. ³ 

Nehemiah 10:28

10:28 “Now the rest of the people – the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple attendants, and all those who have separated themselves from the neighboring peoples ⁴  because of the law of God, along with their wives, their sons, and their daughters, all of whom are able to understand –

Ezra 10:11

10:11 Now give praise to the Lord God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the local residents ⁵  and from these foreign wives.”

James 1:27

1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before ⁶  God the Father ⁷  is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

[9:2]  ¹ tn Heb “the seed of Israel.”

[9:2]  ² tn Heb “sons of a foreigner.”

[9:2]  ³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 9, 16, 23, 32, 34, 36).

[10:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “from the peoples of the lands.” Cf. vv. 30, 31.

[10:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “the peoples of the land.”

[1:27]  ⁶ tn Or “in the sight of”; Grk “with.”

[1:27]  ⁷ tn Grk “the God and Father.”