12 Now therefore, (A)do not give your daughters as wives for their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons; and (B)never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and (C)leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.’

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12 Therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek a treaty of friendship with them(A) at any time, that you may be strong(B) and eat the good things(C) of the land and leave it to your children as an everlasting inheritance.’(D)

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(A)Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son.

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

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(A)You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.

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Do not seek a treaty(A) of friendship with them as long as you live.(B)

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12 Or else, if indeed you do (A)go back, and cling to the remnant of these nations—these that remain among you—and (B)make marriages with them, and go in to them and they to you, 13 know for certain that (C)the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. (D)But they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the Lord your God has given you.

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12 “But if you turn away and ally yourselves with the survivors of these nations that remain among you and if you intermarry with them(A) and associate with them,(B) 13 then you may be sure that the Lord your God will no longer drive out(C) these nations before you. Instead, they will become snares(D) and traps for you, whips on your backs and thorns in your eyes,(E) until you perish from this good land,(F) which the Lord your God has given you.

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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But (A)the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

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22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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15 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they (A)play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods, and one of them (B)invites you and you (C)eat of his sacrifice, 16 and you take of (D)his daughters for your sons, and his daughters (E)play the harlot with their gods and make your sons play the harlot with their gods.

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

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10 If anyone comes to you and (A)does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; 11 for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.

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10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them.(A) 11 Anyone who welcomes them shares(B) in their wicked work.

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19 If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the good of the land;

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19 If you are willing and obedient,(A)
    you will eat the good things of the land;(B)

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(A)The righteous man walks in his integrity;
(B)His children are blessed after him.

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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The Blessed State of the Righteous

112 Praise[a] the Lord!

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
Who (A)delights greatly in His commandments.

(B)His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 112:1 Heb. Hallelujah

Psalm 112[a]

Praise the Lord.[b](A)

Blessed are those(B) who fear the Lord,(C)
    who find great delight(D) in his commands.

Their children(E) will be mighty in the land;
    the generation of the upright will be blessed.

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  1. Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the lines of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. Psalm 112:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

For they have (A)taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the (B)holy seed is (C)mixed with the peoples of those lands. Indeed, the hand of the leaders and rulers has been foremost in this [a]trespass.”

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  1. Ezra 9:2 unfaithfulness

They have taken some of their daughters(A) as wives for themselves and their sons, and have mingled(B) the holy race(C) with the peoples around them. And the leaders and officials have led the way in this unfaithfulness.”(D)

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(A)Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall [a]divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law (B)which Moses My servant commanded you; (C)do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may [b]prosper wherever you go. (D)This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but (E)you[c] shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. (F)Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; (G)do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

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  1. Joshua 1:6 give as a possession
  2. Joshua 1:7 have success or act wisely
  3. Joshua 1:8 you shall be constantly in

Be strong(A) and courageous,(B) because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors(C) to give them.

“Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey(D) all the law(E) my servant Moses(F) gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left,(G) that you may be successful wherever you go.(H) Keep this Book of the Law(I) always on your lips;(J) meditate(K) on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.(L) Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid;(M) do not be discouraged,(N) for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”(O)

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The Greatest Commandment

“Now this is (A)the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess, (B)that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, (C)and that your days may be prolonged.

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Love the Lord Your God

These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children and their children after them may fear(A) the Lord your God as long as you live(B) by keeping all his decrees and commands(C) that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.(D)

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