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Numbers 33:55

Temptation

53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.

54 And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man’s inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit.

But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

56 Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.

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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
But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides; they will harass you in the land where you settle.
KJV
But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
WEB
“But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them will be like pricks in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land in which you dwell.
ASV
But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then shall those that ye let remain of them be as pricks in your eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
DARBY
But if ye will not dispossess the inhabitants of the land from before you, those that ye let remain of them shall be thorns in your eyes, and pricks in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land wherein ye dwell.
BLB
But if you⁺ do not drive out those dwelling in the land from before you⁺, it shall be that you⁺ leave [are] irritants in your⁺ eyes and thorns in your⁺ sides, and they shall harass you⁺ in the land in which you⁺ dwell.
ÅB
Men dersom dere ikke driver landets innbyggere bort foran dere, da skal de som dere lar bli tilbake av dem, bli torner i deres øyne og brodder i deres sider, og de skal plage dere i det land som dere bor i.
OTB
Men hvis dere ikke driver ut innbyggerne i landet foran dere, vil de dere lar bli igjen bli torner i øynene deres og pigger i sidene deres, og de vil plage dere i landet hvor dere skal bo.
B1930
Men dersom I ikke driver landets innbyggere bort foran eder, da skal de som I lar bli tilbake av dem, bli torner i eders øine og brodder i eders sider, og de skal plage eder i det land som I bor i.

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Cross references

  • Judges 2:3

    Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

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  • Psalms 106:34–36

    They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:

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  • Joshua 23:12–13

    Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

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  • Deuteronomy 7:16

    And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.

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  • Exodus 23:33

    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.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:4

    For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.

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  • Ezekiel 28:24

    And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

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  • Judges 1:21–36

    And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

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