King James Version

Nehemiah 13:3

Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

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וַיְהִ֖יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כְּשָׁמְעָ֣םkeshameamas hearשָׁמַעpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “as hear”, the to-form of the verbH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַתּוֹרָ֑הhatorahthe lawתּוֹרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the law”, the ordinary formH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.וַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּvayavdilvand divideבָּדַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and divide”, the next action in the storyH914to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)(make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), [idiom] utterly.כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עֵ֖רֶבerevArabiaעֵרֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Arabia”, the ordinary formH6154the web (or transverse threads of cloth); also a mixture, (or mongrel race)Arabia, mingled people, mixed (multitude), woof.מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽלmiyisraelfrom Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the alien mixture.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass, at their hearing the law, that they separate all the mixed people from Israel.

World English Bible

It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated every stranger from Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)