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16 You shall devour all the peoples that the Lord your God is giving over to you, showing them no pity; you shall not serve their gods, for that would be a snare to you.(A)

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16 You must destroy all the peoples the Lord your God gives over to you.(A) Do not look on them with pity(B) and do not serve their gods,(C) for that will be a snare(D) to you.

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33 They shall not live in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”(A)

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33 Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare(A) to you.”

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27 Gideon made an ephod of it and put it in his town, in Ophrah, and all Israel prostituted themselves to it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family.(A)

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27 Gideon made the gold into an ephod,(A) which he placed in Ophrah,(B) his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare(C) to Gideon and his family.(D)

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33 Do not be deceived:

“Bad company ruins good morals.”

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33 Do not be misled:(A) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[a](B)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander

12 you shall cut off her hand; show no pity.

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12 you shall cut off her hand. Show her no pity.(A)

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21 Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.(A)

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21 Show no pity:(A) life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.(B)

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13 Show no pity; you shall purge the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, so that it may go well with you.(A)

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13 Show no pity.(A) You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood,(B) so that it may go well with you.

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you must not yield to or heed any such persons. Show them no pity or compassion, and do not shield them.

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do not yield(A) to them or listen to them. Show them no pity.(B) Do not spare them or shield them.

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36 They served their idols,
    which became a snare to them.(A)

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36 They worshiped their idols,(A)
    which became a snare(B) to them.

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and when the Lord your God gives them over to you and you defeat them, then you must utterly destroy them. Make no covenant with them and show them no mercy.(A)

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and when the Lord your God has delivered(A) them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy(B) them totally.[a](C) Make no treaty(D) with them, and show them no mercy.(E)

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  1. Deuteronomy 7:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 26.

12 Take care not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, or it will become a snare among you.(A) 13 Rather, you shall tear down their altars, break their pillars, and cut down their sacred poles,[a](B) 14 for you shall worship no other god, because the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.(C) 15 You shall not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to their gods, someone among them will invite you, and you will eat of the sacrifice,(D) 16 and you will take wives from among their daughters for your sons, and their daughters who prostitute themselves to their gods will make your sons also prostitute themselves to their gods.(E)

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  1. 34.13 Or Asherahs

12 Be careful not to make a treaty(A) with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare(B) among you. 13 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.[a](C) 14 Do not worship any other god,(D) for the Lord, whose name(E) is Jealous, is a jealous God.(F)

15 “Be careful not to make a treaty(G) with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute(H) themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.(I) 16 And when you choose some of their daughters as wives(J) for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods,(K) they will lead your sons to do the same.

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  1. Exodus 34:13 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah

Afterward, says the Lord, I will give King Zedekiah of Judah and his servants and the people in this city—those who survive the pestilence, sword, and famine—into the hands of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, into the hands of their enemies, into the hands of those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword; he shall not pity them or spare them or have compassion.(A)

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After that, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah(A) king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague,(B) sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon(C) and to their enemies(D) who want to kill them.(E) He will put them to the sword;(F) he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.’(G)

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and they took their daughters as wives for themselves, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.(A)

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They took their daughters(A) in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.(B)

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