30 We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons. 31 When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow, and will cancel every debt. 32 We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:
Nehemiah 10:30–32
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