Exodus 23:33
ContextNET © | They must not live in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare 1 to you.” |
NIV © | Do not let them live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare to you." |
NASB © | "They shall not live in your land, because they will make you sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you." |
NLT © | Do not even let them live among you! If you do, they will infect you with their sin of idol worship, and that would be disastrous for you." |
MSG © | They are not to stay in the same country with you lest they get you to sin by worshiping their gods. Beware. That's a huge danger." |
BBE © | Let them not go on living in your land, or they will make you do evil against me: for if you give worship to their gods, it will certainly be a cause of sin to you. |
NRSV © | They shall not live in your land, or they will make you sin against me; for if you worship their gods, it will surely be a snare to you. |
NKJV © | "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." |
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NET © | They must not live in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare 1 to you.” |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The idea of the “snare” is to lure them to judgment; God is apparently warning about contact with the Canaanites, either in worship or in business. They were very syncretistic, and so it would be dangerous to settle among them. |