The Separation of the Mixed Multitude from Israel. A fragment inserted by way of introduction to the episode which follows.
Nehemiah 13:1 f. Cf. Deuteronomy 23:3-6.
Nehemiah 13:3. The fact that this separation is not undertaken by Nehemiah himself shows that this passage is not part of his memoirs.
1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.