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:
Take heed {H8104} to thyself, lest thou make {H3772} a covenant {H1285} with the inhabitants {H3427} of the land {H776} whither thou goest {H935}, lest it be for a snare {H4170} in the midst {H7130} of thee:
Be careful not to make a covenant with the people living in the land where you are going, so that they won't become a snare within your own borders.
Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.
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:
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Exodus 23:32
Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. -
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. -
Joshua 23:12
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: -
Joshua 23:13
Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out [any of] these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. -
Deuteronomy 7:2
And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: -
Judges 2:2
And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? -
Judges 2:3
Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.