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Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But and if ye shall go back and cleave unto the rest of these nations that remain with you and shall make marriages with them, and shall go to them and they come to you:
New American Standard Bible
For if you ever go back and
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations remaining among you,
International Standard Version
because if you ever turn back and cling to those who remain of these nations by intermarrying with them and associating one with another,
A Conservative Version
Else if ye do at all go back, and cling to the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you,
American Standard Version
Else if ye do at all go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you;
Amplified
For if you ever turn back and cling to the rest of these nations, these that are left among you, and intermarry with them, so that you associate with them and they with you,
Bible in Basic English
For if you go back, joining yourselves to the rest of these nations who are still among you, getting married to them and living with them and they with you:
Darby Translation
For if ye in any wise go back, and cleave unto the residue of these nations, these that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and come in unto them and they unto you:
Julia Smith Translation
For if turning back, ye shall turn back and cleave to the remainder of these nations, these being left with you, and marry with them, and go in to them, and they in to you,
King James 2000
Else if you do in any way 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:
Lexham Expanded Bible
for if indeed you turn back and join these remaining nations {among you}, and you intermarry with them, {marrying their women and they yours},
Modern King James verseion
Otherwise, if you go back in any way, and hold to those left of these nations, these that remain among you, and shall marry them and go in to them and they to you,
NET Bible
But if you ever turn away and make alliances with these nations that remain near you, and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations with them,
New Heart English Bible
Else if you do at all go back, and hold fast to the remnant of these nations, even these who remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you;
The Emphasized Bible
But, if ye, do in any wise turn back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, these which remain with you, - and intermarry with them, and go in with them, and, they, with you;
Webster
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave to the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and associate with them, and they with you:
World English Bible
"But if you do at all go back, and hold fast to the remnant of these nations, even these who remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you;
Youngs Literal Translation
But -- if ye at all turn back and have cleaved to the remnant of these nations, these who are left with you, and intermarried with them, and gone in to them, and they to you,
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Provoke God to leave mean to reap the fruits of them
the Canaanites » Israel commanded » Not to intermarry with
Jews, the » Prohibited from » Marry with others
Marriage » With the heathen forbidden
Miscegenation » Reasons for prohibition
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 23:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joshua's Farewell Address
11 Take good heed therefore unto your souls, that ye love the LORD your God. 12 But and if ye shall go back and cleave unto the rest of these nations that remain with you and shall make marriages with them, and shall go to them and they come to you: 13 be sure that the LORD your God will not cast out all these nations before you. But they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges for your sides, and pricks in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:3
Also thou shalt make no marriages with them, neither give thy daughter unto his son nor take his daughter unto thy son.
Genesis 2:24
For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis 34:3
and his heart lay unto Dina, the daughter of Jacob. And he loved the damsel and spake kindly unto her,
Exodus 34:12-16
Take heed to thyself, that thou make no covenant with the inhabiters of the land whither thou goest lest it be cause of ruin among you.
1 Samuel 18:1-3
And when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David; insomuch that Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
1 Kings 11:2
even of nations of which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, "See ye come not at them, nor let them come to you: for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods." Nevertheless to such Solomon clave and fell in love with them.
1 Kings 11:4
For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart after other gods: so that his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
Ezra 9:1-2
Then all this was performed, the rulers came to me, and said, "The people of Israel, and the priests, and Levites are not separated from the nations in the lands as touching their abominations, namely of the Cananites, Hittites, Perezites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
Ezra 9:11-12
which thou hast commanded by thy servants the Prophets, and said, 'The land unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land through the filthiness of the people of the lands, in their abominations wherewith they have made it full of uncleanness on every side.
Nehemiah 13:23-26
And at the same time saw I Jews, that married wives of Ashdod, Ammon, and of Moab;
Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit; he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good.
Psalm 106:34-35
Neither destroyed they the Heathen, as the LORD commanded them,
Psalm 125:5
As for such as turn back unto their own wickedness, the LORD shall lead them forth with the evil doers; but peace shall be upon Israel.
Isaiah 1:4
Alas for this sinful nation, which are expert in blasphemies; a seed of ungracious people, corrupt in their ways. They have forsaken the LORD; they have provoked the holy one of Israel unto anger, and are gone backward.
Ezekiel 18:24
And so if a righteous turn from his righteousness and do wickedness, and shall do like unto all the abominations which a wicked doth, shall he live? No, none of those righteousness that he did shall be remembered. But in the wickedness which he wrought, and in the sin which he did, in them shall he die.
Zephaniah 1:6
which start back from the LORD, and neither seek after the LORD, nor regard him.
Matthew 12:45
Then he goeth his way, and taketh unto him seven other spirits worse than himself, and so enter they in and dwell there. And the end of that man is worse than the beginning. Even so shall it be with this evil nation."
John 6:66
From that time, many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
Romans 12:9
Let love be without dissimulation. Hate that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good.
2 Corinthians 6:14-17
Set yourselves therefore at large, and bear not a stranger's yoke with the unbelievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? What company hath light with darkness?
Hebrews 10:38-39
But the just shall live by faith. And if he withdraw himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
2 Peter 2:18-22
For when they have spoken the swelling words of vanity, they beguile with wantonness through the lusts of the flesh them that were clean escaped: but now are wrapped in errors.
1 John 2:9
He that saith how that he is in the light, and yet hateth his brother, is in darkness even until this time.