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Exodus 23:33

Temptation

31 And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

32 You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.

They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
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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
They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
KJV
They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.
WEB
They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
ASV
They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me; for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.
DARBY
They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me; for if thou serve their gods, it is sure to be a snare unto thee.
BLB
They shall not dwell in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For [if] you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
ÅB
De skal ikke bo i ditt land, for at de ikke skal forføre deg til å synde mot meg; for du ville da tjene deres guder, og det ville bli en snare for deg.
[^1]: Middelhavet.
[^2]: Eufrat.
OTB
De må ikke bo i ditt land, ellers vil de få deg til å synde mot meg, for tilbedelsen av deres guder vil sikkert bli en snare for deg."
B1930
De skal ikke bo i ditt land, forat de ikke skal forføre dig til å synde mot mig; for du vilde da tjene deres guder, og det vilde bli en snare for dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 106:36

    They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:16

    You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

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  • Joshua 23:13

    know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.

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  • Exodus 34:12

    Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.

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  • Judges 2:3

    So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”

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  • Deuteronomy 12:30

    be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”

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  • 2 Timothy 2:26

    Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.

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  • 1 Kings 14:16

    So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

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