Joshua 23:12 “For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remai…”

Joshua 23:12

For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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:

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;

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;

Geneva Bible 1599

Els, if ye goe backe, and cleaue vnto the rest of these nations: that is, of them that remaine with you, and shall make marriages with them, and goe vnto them, and they to 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:

Young's 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,

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:

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Cross references

“go back”

Ezekiel 18:24 Zephaniah 1:6 Psalm 36:3 Psalm 125:5 Isaiah 1:4 Matthew 12:45

Ezekiel 18:24 · BSB

But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulnes…

Zephaniah 1:6 · BSB

and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

Psalm 36:3 · BSB

The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

Psalm 125:5 · BSB

But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

Isaiah 1:4 · BSB

Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.

Matthew 12:45 · BSB

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”

“cleave”

Genesis 2:24 Genesis 34:3 1 Samuel 18:1–3 1 Kings 11:2 Romans 12:9

Genesis 2:24 · BSB

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

Genesis 34:3 · BSB

And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

1 Samuel 18:1–3 · BSB

After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.

1 Kings 11:2 · BSB

These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.

Romans 12:9 · BSB

Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

“shall make”

Deuteronomy 7:3 Exodus 34:12–16 1 Kings 11:4 Nehemiah 13:23–26 2 Corinthians 6:14–17 Ezra 9:1

Deuteronomy 7:3 · BSB

Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

Exodus 34:12–16 · 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.

1 Kings 11:4 · BSB

For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.

Nehemiah 13:23–26 · BSB

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

2 Corinthians 6:14–17 · BSB

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Ezra 9:1 · BSB

After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations ar…

Also

Psalm 106:34–35

Psalm 106:34–35 · BSB

They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them,

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

In context

11Therefore watch yourselves carefully, that you love the LORD your God.

13know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.

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