Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

They are not to live in your land. Otherwise they will cause you to sin against me. If you worship their gods, it will become a snare for you."

New American Standard Bible

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.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

They must not remain in your land, or else they will make you sin against Me. If you worship their gods, it will be a snare for you.”

A Conservative Version

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 to thee.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

They shall not live in your land, because they will make you sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, it is certain to be a trap for you [resulting in judgment].”

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they shall cause thee to sin against me: if thou shalt serve their gods, surely shall it be to thee for a snare.

King James 2000

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 unto you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They will not live in your land, lest they cause you to sin against me when you serve their gods, for it will be a snare to you.'"

Modern King James verseion

They shall not dwell in your land lest they make you sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it surely will be a snare to you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Neither shall they dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be thy decay."

NET Bible

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 to you."

New Heart English Bible

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."

The Emphasized Bible

they shall not dwell in thy land, lest they cause thee to sin against me, - for thou mightest serve their gods, verily! it would become to thee a snare!

Webster

They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee to sin against me: for if thou shalt serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to thee.

World English Bible

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."

Youngs Literal Translation

they do not dwell in thy land, lest they cause thee to sin against Me when thou servest their gods, when it becometh a snare to thee.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

in thy land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

against me for if thou serve
עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

it will surely be a snare
מקשׁ מוקשׁ 
Mowqesh 
Usage: 27

Context Readings

Reasons For Loyal Obedience

32 You are not to make a covenant with them or with their gods. 33 They are not to live in your land. Otherwise they will cause you to sin against me. If you worship their gods, it will become a snare for you."

Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:16

You are to utterly destroy everyone whom the LORD your God will deliver to you. Don't have pity on them nor serve their gods. Otherwise, they will become a snare for you."

Psalm 106:36

They worshipped their idols, and this became a trap for them.

Exodus 34:12

"Be very careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, so they won't be a snare among you.

Joshua 23:13

know for certain that the LORD your God will not continue to drive out these nations ahead of you. Instead, they will be a snare and a trap for you, a whip to your backs, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.

Judges 2:3

Therefore I'm now saying, "I won't expel them before you. Instead, they'll remain at your side, and their gods will ensnare you.'"

Deuteronomy 12:30

after they have been destroyed in your sight, be careful not to be ensnared as they were. Otherwise, you will seek their gods and ask yourselves, "How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.'

Deuteronomy 7:2-3

So when the LORD your God delivers them to you and you have defeated them, then utterly destroy them. You are not to make any covenant with them nor be gracious to them.

1 Samuel 18:21

Saul told himself, "I'll give her to him and she can be a snare to him and the Philistines will harm him." So Saul told David, "For a second time you can be my son-in-law today."

1 Kings 14:16

He will give up Israel because of Jeroboam's sins that he committed and by which Jeroboam caused Israel to sin."

2 Chronicles 33:9

This is how Manasseh deceived Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to practice more evil than the nations whom the LORD had eliminated in front of the Israelis.

2 Timothy 2:26

so that they might escape from the Devil's snare, even though they've been held captive by him to do his will.

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