Exodus 34:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare in your midst.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Take heed{H8104} to thyself, lest thou make{H3772} a covenant{H1285} with the inhabitants{H3427} of the land{H776} whither thou goest,{H935} lest it be for a snare{H4170} in the midst{H7130} of thee:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Take heed{H8104}{(H8734)} to thyself, lest thou make{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285} with the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776} whither thou goest{H935}{(H8802)}, lest it be for a snare{H4170} in the midst{H7130} of thee:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Take hede to thi selfe, that thou make no compacte with the inhabiters of the lode whether thou goest lest it be cause of ruyne amonge you.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Bewarre, that thou make no couenaunt with the indwellers of the lande yt thou commest in to, lest they be cause of yi ruyne in the myddest of the:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Take heede to thy selfe, that thou make no compact with ye inhabitantes of the land whither thou goest, least they be the cause of ruine among you:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Take heede to thy self, lest thou make any compact with the inhabitours of the lande whyther thou goest, lest they be cause of ruine amongest you:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Be careful, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare in the midst of you:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitant of the land into which thou art going, lest it become a snare in thy midst;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But take care, and do not make any agreement with the people of the land where you are going, for it will be a cause of sin to you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Be careful, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare in the midst of you:

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:32-33 : 32 You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. 33 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.
  • Deut 7:2 : 2 And when the LORD your God shall deliver them before you; you shall strike them, and utterly destroy them; you shall make no covenant with them, nor show mercy to them:
  • Josh 23:12-13 : 12 Otherwise, if you do at all turn back, and join to the remnant of these nations, even those that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you: 13 Know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you.
  • Judg 2:2-3 : 2 And you shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars: but you have not obeyed my voice: why have you done this? 3 Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.
  • Judg 8:27 : 27 And Gideon made an ephod and put it in his city, in Ophrah: and all Israel went there to worship it: which became a snare to Gideon and to his house.
  • Ps 106:36 : 36 And they served their idols, which were a snare to them.
  • Deut 7:16 : 16 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 34:15-17
    3 verses
    84%

    15 Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you, and you eat his sacrifice.

    16 And you take their daughters for your sons, and their daughters go whoring after their gods, and make your sons go whoring after their gods.

    17 You shall make no molten gods for yourself.

  • Deut 12:29-30
    2 verses
    83%

    29 When the LORD your God cuts off the nations from before you, where you go to dispossess them, and you take their place and dwell in their land;

    30 Take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you; and that you do not enquire after their gods, asking, How did these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.

  • Deut 4:23
    81%

    23 Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image, or the likeness of anything, which the LORD your God has forbidden you.

  • Exod 23:32-33
    2 verses
    80%

    32 You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

    33 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.

  • Josh 23:11-13
    3 verses
    79%

    11 Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God.

    12 Otherwise, if you do at all turn back, and join to the remnant of these nations, even those that remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you:

    13 Know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the LORD your God has given you.

  • Deut 11:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart is not deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods, and worship them;

    17 And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and He shuts up the heaven, so there is no rain, and the land yields no fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD gives you.

  • Deut 29:12
    77%

    12 That you should enter into covenant with the LORD your God, and into his oath, which the LORD your God makes with you this day:

  • Judg 2:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2 And you shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars: but you have not obeyed my voice: why have you done this?

    3 Therefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.

  • Deut 12:19
    76%

    19 Take heed to yourself that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live on the earth.

  • Prov 22:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25 Lest you learn his ways and get a snare to your soul.

    26 Do not be one of those who shake hands, or of those who are sureties for debts.

  • Deut 6:12
    76%

    12 Then beware, lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

  • Deut 8:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11 Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command you this day:

    12 Lest when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses, and dwelt therein;

  • Exod 34:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10 And he said, "Behold, I make a covenant: before all your people I will do wonders, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the LORD, for it is an awesome thing that I will do with you."

    11 Observe what I command you this day: behold, I am driving out before you the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

  • Deut 12:13
    75%

    13 Take heed to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings in every place that you see:

  • Deut 18:9
    74%

    9 When you come into the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

  • Deut 20:18
    74%

    18 That they teach you not to do according to all their abominations, which they have done for their gods; so you would sin against the LORD your God.

  • Deut 4:15
    73%

    15 Take therefore good heed to yourselves; for you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:

  • Josh 6:18
    73%

    18 And you, by all means keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest you make yourselves accursed, when you take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

  • Josh 23:7
    73%

    7 That you do not come among these nations, those that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause anyone to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves down to them:

  • 2 Kgs 17:35
    73%

    35 The LORD made a covenant with them, and commanded them, saying, You shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them.

  • Deut 13:7
    73%

    7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are around you, near to you, or far off from you, from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth;

  • Deut 12:4
    73%

    4 You shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

  • Deut 29:9
    73%

    9 Therefore, keep the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

  • 2 Kgs 17:38
    73%

    38 The covenant that I have made with you, you shall not forget; nor shall you fear other gods.

  • Deut 13:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this among you.

    12 If you shall hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God has given you to dwell there, saying,

  • Lev 18:3
    73%

    3 You shall not do according to the practices of the land of Egypt, where you lived; and you shall not do according to the practices of the land of Canaan, where I bring you; you shall not walk in their ordinances.

  • Deut 29:18
    73%

    18 Lest there should be among you a man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turns away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that bears bitter poison and wormwood;

  • Deut 2:4
    72%

    4 And command the people, saying, You are to pass through the coast of your brethren, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you; take good heed to yourselves therefore.

  • Deut 6:14
    72%

    14 You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people who are all around you;

  • Deut 30:17
    72%

    17 But if your heart turns away, so that you will not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

  • Deut 7:16
    72%

    16 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.

  • Deut 4:9
    72%

    9 Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life: but teach them to your sons, and your sons' sons;

  • Exod 13:11
    72%

    11 And it shall be when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it to you,

  • Deut 19:14
    72%

    14 You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, which the men of old have set in your inheritance, which you shall inherit in the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess.

  • Deut 12:25
    72%

    25 You shall not eat it, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD.

  • Deut 6:18
    71%

    18 And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore to your fathers,

  • Deut 28:15
    71%

    15 But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statutes which I command you this day; that all these curses shall come upon you, and overtake you: