Verse 16

You shall destroy all the nations the LORD your God is giving over to you. Do not look on them with pity, and do not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Du skal utrydde alle folkeslag som Herren din Gud gir deg. Du skal ikke vise medlidenhet med dem, og du skal ikke tilbe deres guder, for det vil være en felle for deg.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og du skal fortære alle folkene som Herren din Gud vil overgi til deg; dine øyne skal ikke vise dem nåde, og du skal ikke tjene deres guder, for det vil være en snare for deg.

• Norsk King James

  Og du skal utrydde alle folkene som Herren din Gud gir deg; ditt øye skal ikke ha medfølelse med dem, og du skal ikke tjene deres guder; for det vil bli en snare for deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Du skal fortære alle folkene som Herren din Gud gir deg. Du skal ikke vise dem nåde, og du skal ikke tjene deres guder, for det vil bli en felle for deg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Du skal fortære alle de folk Herren din Gud vil gi deg. Vis dem ingen nåde, og tjen ikke deres guder, for dette vil bli en felle for deg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Du skal fortære alle de folk Herren din Gud gir deg, og ditt øye skal ikke ha medlidenhet med dem. Du skal heller ikke tjene deres guder, for det vil bli en snare for deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Du skal utrydde alle de folkeslag som HERREN din Gud overgir deg; dine øyne skal ikke vise dem barmhjertighet, og du skal ikke tjene deres guder, for det vil være en snare for deg.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Du skal fortære alle de folk Herren din Gud gir deg, og ditt øye skal ikke ha medlidenhet med dem. Du skal heller ikke tjene deres guder, for det vil bli en snare for deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Du skal fortære alle folkene som HERREN din Gud gir deg; dine øyne skal ikke ha medlidenhet med dem. Du skal ikke tjene deres guder, for det vil bli en felle for deg.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Du skal gjøre ende på alle de folk som Herren din Gud overgir til deg. Vis dem ingen nåde, og tilbe ikke deres guder, for det vil bli en snare for deg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og du skal fortære alle de Folk, som Herren din Gud giver dig, dit Øie skal ikke spare dem; og du skal ikke tjene deres Guder, thi det skal blive dig til en Snare.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall liver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og du skal fortære alle folkeslag som Herren din Gud vil gi deg. Du skal ikke synes synd på dem, og du skal ikke tjene deres guder, for det vil være en felle for deg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And you shall consume all the people which the LORD your God shall deliver to you; your eye shall have no pity on them: neither shall you serve their gods; for that will be a snare to you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Du skal fortære alle de folk som Herren din Gud overgir til deg; ditt øye skal ikke vise medfølelse med dem: heller ikke skal du tjene deres guder; for det vil være en felle for deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og du skal fortære alle folkene som Herren din Gud gir deg; ditt øye skal ikke ha medlidenhet med dem, og du skal ikke tjene deres guder, for det vil være en snare for deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og du skal fortære alle folkene som Herren din Gud gir deg; dine øyne skal ikke ha medlidenhet med dem, og du skal ikke tjene deres guder, for det vil være en snare for deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Du skal ødelegge alle folkene som Herren din Gud gir i dine hender; ha ingen medfølelse med dem, og gi ikke deres guder tilbedelse, for det vil lede dere til synd.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Thou shalt bringe to nought all nacions which the Lorde thy God delyuereth the, thyne eye shall haue no pitie vppon them nether shalt thou serue their goddes, for that shalbe thy decaye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou shalt brynge to naught all the nacions, which the LORDE thy God shal delyuer the. Thine eye shall not spare them, and their goddes shalt thou not serue, for that shalbe thy decaye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thou shalt therefore consume all people which the Lord thy God shall giue thee: thine eye shall not spare them, neither shalt thou serue their gods, for that shalbe thy destruction.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thou shalt consume all the nations which the Lorde thy God shall deliuer thee: thine eye shall haue no pitie vpon them, neither shalt thou serue their gods, for that shalbe thy decay.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that [will be] a snare unto thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall consume all the peoples who Yahweh your God shall deliver to you; your eye shall not pity them: neither shall you serve their gods; for that will be a snare to you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And thou hast consumed all the peoples whom Jehovah thy God is giving to thee; thine eye hath no pity on them, and thou dost not serve their gods, for a snare it `is' to thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt consume all the peoples that Jehovah thy God shall deliver unto thee; thine eye shall not pity them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you are to send destruction on all the peoples which the Lord your God gives into your hands; have no pity on them, and do not give worship to their gods; for that will be a cause of sin to you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall consume all the peoples whom Yahweh your God shall deliver to you; your eye shall not pity them: neither shall you serve their gods; for that will be a snare to you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Exhortation to Destroy Canaanite Paganism You must destroy all the people whom the LORD your God is about to deliver over to you; you must not pity them or worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 23:33 : 33 They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me, because if you worship their gods, it will become a snare to you.
• Judg 8:27 : 27 Gideon made the gold into an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.
• Ps 106:36 : 36 They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them.
• Deut 7:2 : 2 and when the LORD your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must devote them to complete destruction. Do not make a covenant with them or show them any mercy.
• Deut 13:8 : 8 whether those gods are nearby or far away, from one end of the earth to the other—
• Deut 19:13 : 13 Do not pity him, but purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
• Deut 19:21 : 21 You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
• Deut 25:12 : 12 then you shall cut off her hand; show no pity.
• Josh 23:13-16 : 13 then you can be certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares and traps for you, whips on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land the LORD your God has given you. 14 Now behold, I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls that not one word has failed of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you. All of them have been fulfilled for you; not one word has failed. 15 But just as all the good things the LORD your God promised you have come to pass, so too the LORD will bring upon you the bad things He threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. 16 If you violate the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land He has given you.
• Judg 2:3 : 3 So now I say, 'I will not drive them out before you. They will become thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.'
• Judg 2:12 : 12 They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods, the gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger.
• Judg 3:6 : 6 They took the daughters of these peoples as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to the sons of these peoples, and worshiped their gods.
• Deut 12:30-31 : 30 be careful that you are not ensnared by following them after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, 'How did these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.' 31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because they practice for their gods every abomination that the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
• Exod 34:12-16 : 12 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, or they will become a snare in your midst. 13 Instead, you must destroy their altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles. 14 For you must not worship any other god, because the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. 15 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat from their sacrifices. 16 And when you take some of their daughters as wives for your sons, their daughters will lead your sons to prostitute themselves to their gods.
• Num 33:55 : 55 But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they will harass you in the land where you live.
• Jer 21:7 : 7 Afterward, declares the LORD, I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, the people, and those remaining in this city from the plague, the sword, and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their lives. He will strike them down with the edge of the sword without pity, without sparing, and without mercy.
• 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Do not be deceived: 'Bad company corrupts good morals.'