“Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.”
Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give unto his son, nor his daughter shall you take unto your son; -- intermarriage is forbidden. The prohibition protects Israel's religious identity: marriage creates kinship and religious syncretism. The ban applies equally to giving daughters and taking wives.
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