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Exodus 23:21

Obedience

19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

20 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.
KJV
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
WEB
Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Don’t provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him.
ASV
Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him.
DARBY
Be careful in his presence, and hearken unto his voice: do not provoke him, for he will not forgive your transgressions; for my name is in him.
BLB
Be guarded from his face and listen to his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your⁺ transgressions, for My name [is] within him.
ÅB
Ta deg i vare for ham og hør på hans røst, vær ikke gjenstridig mot ham! Han skal ikke bære over med deres overtredelser, for mitt navn er i ham.
OTB
Vær oppmerksom på ham og lytt til hans røst; vær ikke opprørsk mot ham, for han vil ikke tilgi dine overtredelser, siden mitt navn er i ham.
B1930
Ta dig i vare for ham og hør på hans røst, vær ikke gjenstridig mot ham! Han skal ikke bære over med eders overtredelser, for mitt navn er i ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 78:56

    Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

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  • Hebrews 12:25

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

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  • Psalms 78:40

    How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

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  • John 10:38

    But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

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  • John 10:30

    I and my Father are one.

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  • Joshua 24:19

    And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

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  • John 5:23

    That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

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  • Hebrews 10:26–29

    For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

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