Joshua 23:12-13
23:12 But if you ever turn away and make alliances with 1 these nations that remain near you, 2 and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations with them, 3
23:13 know for certain that the Lord our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; 4 they will be a whip that tears 5 your sides and thorns that blind 6 your eyes until you disappear 7 from this good land the Lord your God gave you.
1 tn Heb “and hug.”
2 tn Heb “the remnant of the these nations, these nations that are with you.”
3 tn Heb “and go into them, and they into you.”
4 tn Heb “be a trap and a snare to you.”
5 tn Heb “in.”
6 tn Heb “thorns in your eyes.”
7 tn Or “perish.”