rsv Nehemiah:13:1-3
rsv@Nehemiah:13:1 @ On that day they read from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God;
rsv@Nehemiah:13:2 @ for they did not meet the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them-- yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
rsv@Nehemiah:13:3 @ When the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.