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Exodus 34:11-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Exodus 34:11-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 As for you, observe what I am commanding you today.(A)
See, I am about to drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 12 (B)Take care not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land that you are to enter; lest they become a snare among you. 13 Tear down their altars; smash their sacred stones, and cut down their asherahs.[a] 14 You shall not bow down to any other god, for the Lord—“Jealous”[b] his name—is a jealous God. 15 Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land; else, when they prostitute themselves with their gods and sacrifice to them, one of them may invite you and you may partake of the sacrifice. 16 And when you take their daughters as wives for your sons, and their daughters prostitute themselves with their gods, they will make your sons do the same.
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- 34:13 Asherah was the name of a Canaanite goddess. In her honor wooden poles (asherot) were erected, just as stone pillars (massebot) were erected in honor of the god Baal. Both were placed near the altar in a Canaanite shrine.
- 34:14 Jealous: see note on 20:5. Some, by a slight emendation, render, “The Lord is jealous for his name.” Cf. Ez 39:25.
Exodus 34:11-16
New King James Version
Exodus 34:11-16
New King James Version
11 (A)Observe what I command you this day. Behold, (B)I am driving out from before you the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite. 12 (C)Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst. 13 But you shall (D)destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and (E)cut down their wooden images 14 (for you shall worship (F)no other god, for the Lord, whose (G)name is Jealous, is a (H)jealous God), 15 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they (I)play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods, and one of them (J)invites you and you (K)eat of his sacrifice, 16 and you take of (L)his daughters for your sons, and his daughters (M)play the harlot with their gods and make your sons play the harlot with their gods.
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Exodus 34:11-16
New International Version
Exodus 34:11-16
New International Version
11 Obey what I command(A) you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.(B) 12 Be careful not to make a treaty(C) with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare(D) among you. 13 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.[a](E) 14 Do not worship any other god,(F) for the Lord, whose name(G) is Jealous, is a jealous God.(H)
15 “Be careful not to make a treaty(I) with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute(J) themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.(K) 16 And when you choose some of their daughters as wives(L) for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods,(M) they will lead your sons to do the same.
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- Exodus 34:13 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah
Exodus 34:11-16
King James Version
Exodus 34:11-16
King James Version
11 Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
12 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:
13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
15 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
16 And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.
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Exodus 34:11-16
English Standard Version
Exodus 34:11-16
English Standard Version
11 “Observe what I command you this day. Behold, (A)I will drive out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 12 (B)Take care, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it become a (C)snare in your midst. 13 You shall (D)tear down their altars and (E)break their pillars and cut down their (F)Asherim 14 (for (G)you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God), 15 (H)lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they (I)whore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and (J)you are invited, you eat of his sacrifice, 16 and you take of (K)their daughters for your sons, and their daughters (L)whore after their gods and make your sons whore after their gods.
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