Exodus 23:32 “You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.”

Exodus 23:32

You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou shalt make no couenant with them, nor with their gods:

Darby Translation

Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

Young's Literal Translation

thou dost not make a covenant with them, and with their gods;

Bible in Basic English

Make no agreement with them or with their gods.

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Cross references

“shalt make”

Exodus 34:12 Deuteronomy 7:2 Exodus 34:15 Psalm 106:35 Joshua 9:14–23 2 Corinthians 6:15

Exodus 34:12 · BSB

Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.

Deuteronomy 7:2 · BSB

and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.

Exodus 34:15 · BSB

Do not 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 their sacrifices.

Psalm 106:35 · BSB

but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.

Joshua 9:14–23 · BSB

Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.

2 Corinthians 6:15 · BSB

What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

“nor with”

Deuteronomy 7:16 Numbers 25:1 Numbers 25:2

Deuteronomy 7:16 · BSB

You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

Numbers 25:1 · BSB

While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,

Numbers 25:2 · BSB

who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

31And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

33They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

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