Exodus Chapter 23 verse 33 Holy Bible

ASV Exodus 23:33

They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me; for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.
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BBE Exodus 23:33

Let them not go on living in your land, or they will make you do evil against me: for if you give worship to their gods, it will certainly be a cause of sin to you.
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DARBY Exodus 23:33

They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me; for if thou serve their gods, it is sure to be a snare unto thee.
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KJV Exodus 23:33

They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.
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WBT Exodus 23:33

They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee to sin against me: for if thou shalt serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to thee.
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WEB Exodus 23:33

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."
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YLT Exodus 23:33

they do not dwell in thy land, lest they cause thee to sin against Me when thou servest their gods, when it becometh a snare to thee.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 33. - They shall not dwell in the land. This law did not, of course, affect proselytes; nor was it considered to preclude the continuance in the land of the enslaved Gibeonites. It forbade any Canaanite communities being suffered to remain within the limits of Palestine on friendly terms with the Hebrews. The precaution was undoubtedly a wise one.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(33) They shall not dwell in thy land.--Individuals might remain if they became proselytes, as Urijah the Hittite, Araunah the Jebusite, &c.; and the Gibeonites remained en masse, but in a servile condition. What was forbidden was the co-existence of friendly but independent heathen communities with Israel within the limits of Canaan. This would have been a perpetual "snare" to the Israelites, and would have continually led them into idolatry; as we find that it did during the period of the early Judges. (See Judges 1:27-36; Judges 2:11-13; Judges 3:5-7.)