Neh.13.24

And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.

Neh.13.24

Half the children couldn't even speak the language of Judah; all they knew was the language of Ashdod or some other tongue.

Neh.13.24

Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language of Judah.

Neh.13.24

And half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod, and could not speak the language of Judah, but spoke according to the language of one or the other people.