Exodus 34:16
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New American Standard Bible

and you might take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters might play the harlot with their gods and cause your sons also to play the harlot with their gods.

King James Version

And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.

Holman Bible

Then you will take some of their daughters as brides for your sons. Their daughters will prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.

International Standard Version

"You are not to take any of their daughters for your sons. Otherwise, when their daughters prostitute themselves with their gods, they may cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.

A Conservative Version

and thou take of their daughters to thy sons, and their daughters play the harlot after their gods, and make thy sons play the harlot after their gods.

American Standard Version

and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters play the harlot after their gods, and make thy sons play the harlot after their gods.

Amplified

and you might take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters would play the prostitute with their gods and cause your sons also to play the prostitute (commit apostasy) with their gods [that is, abandon the true God for man-made idols].

Bible in Basic English

Or take their daughters for your sons; for when their daughters give worship before their gods, they will make your sons take part with them.

Darby Translation

and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.

Julia Smith Translation

And thou didst take from his daughters to thy sons, and they committed fornication after their gods, and they made thy sons commit fornication after their gods.

King James 2000

And you take of their daughters unto your sons, and their daughters go play the harlot after their gods, and make your sons go play the harlot after their gods.

Lexham Expanded Bible

and you take from their daughters for your sons, and their daughters prostitute [themselves] after their gods, and they cause your sons to prostitute [themselves] after their gods.

Modern King James verseion

and lest you take from their daughters for your sons, and their daughters go whoring after their gods and make your sons go whoring after their gods.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and when their daughters go a whoring after their gods,

NET Bible

and you then take his daughters for your sons, and when his daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will make your sons prostitute themselves to their gods as well.

New Heart English Bible

and you take of their daughters to your sons, and their daughters play the prostitute after their gods, and make your sons play the prostitute after their gods.

The Emphasized Bible

And thou wilt take of his daughters for thy sons, - And his daughters will go unchastely after their gods, And will cause thy sons to go unchastely after their gods.

Webster

And thou take of their daughters to thy sons, and their daughters go astray after their gods, and make thy sons go astray after their gods.

World English Bible

and you take of their daughters to your sons, and their daughters play the prostitute after their gods, and make your sons play the prostitute after their gods.

Youngs Literal Translation

and thou hast taken of their daughters to thy sons, and their daughters have gone a-whoring after their gods, and have caused thy sons to go a-whoring after their gods;

Themes

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Lead to idolatry

Covenant » Who not to make a covenant with

Idolatry » Saints should » Not intermarry with those who practice

Marriage » Wives among the israelites must be israelites

Marriage » The reward for marrying idolaters

Miscegenation » Reasons for prohibition

Miscegenation » moses

Topics

Marriage, Restrictions Concerning

Wives

Intermarriage

whores

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And thou take
H3947
לקח 
Laqach 
take, receive, take away, fetch, bring, get, take out, carry away, married, buy,
Usage: 966

of their daughters
H1323
בּת 
Bath 
daughter, town, village, owl , first, apple, branches, children, company, daughter +, eye, old
Usage: 587

unto thy sons
H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,
Usage: 0

and their daughters
H1323
בּת 
Bath 
daughter, town, village, owl , first, apple, branches, children, company, daughter +, eye, old
Usage: 587

go a whoring
H2181
H2181
זנה 
Zanah 
זנה 
Zanah 
...harlot, go a whoring, ...whoredom, whore, commit fornication, whorish, harlot , commit, continually, great, whore's
...harlot, go a whoring, ...whoredom, whore, commit fornication, whorish, harlot , commit, continually, great, whore's
Usage: 93
Usage: 93

after
H310
H310
אחר 
'achar 
אחר 
'achar 
after, follow, afterward, behind,
after, follow, afterward, behind,
Usage: 488
Usage: 488

their gods
H430
אלהים 
'elohiym 
God, god, judge, GOD, goddess, great, mighty, angels, exceeding, God-ward , godly
Usage: 2600

and make
H2181
זנה 
Zanah 
...harlot, go a whoring, ...whoredom, whore, commit fornication, whorish, harlot , commit, continually, great, whore's
Usage: 93

thy sons
H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,
Usage: 0

References

Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 34:16

Verse Info

Context Readings

Covenant Stipulations

15 otherwise you might make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land and they would play the harlot with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and someone might invite you to eat of his sacrifice, 16 and you might take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters might play the harlot with their gods and cause your sons also to play the harlot with their gods. 17 You shall make for yourself no molten gods.


Commit Adultery

Other Gods

Play the Harlot

Go A-Whoring

Prostitute Themselves

Worshiping Other Gods

Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:3-4

Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons.

1 Kings 11:2-4

from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.” Solomon held fast to these in love.

Ezra 9:2

For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has intermingled with the peoples of the lands; indeed, the hands of the princes and the rulers have been foremost in this unfaithfulness.”

Nehemiah 13:25

So I contended with them and cursed them and struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take of their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

Numbers 25:1-2

While Israel remained at Shittim, the people began to play the harlot with the daughters of Moab.

Nehemiah 13:23

In those days I also saw that the Jews had married women from Ashdod, Ammon and Moab.

2 Corinthians 6:14-17

Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?

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