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12 But if you ever turn away and make alliances with[a] these nations that remain near you,[b] and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations with them,[c] 13 know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you;[d] they will be a whip that tears[e] your sides and thorns that blind[f] your eyes until you disappear[g] from this good land the Lord your God gave you.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 23:12 tn Heb “and hug.”
  2. Joshua 23:12 tn Heb “the remnant of the these nations, these nations that are with you.”
  3. Joshua 23:12 tn Heb “and go into them, and they into you.”
  4. Joshua 23:13 tn Heb “be a trap and a snare to you.”
  5. Joshua 23:13 tn Heb “in.”
  6. Joshua 23:13 tn Heb “thorns in your eyes.”
  7. Joshua 23:13 tn Or “perish.”

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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