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And ye, in any wise keep [yourselves] from the accursed thing, lest ye make [yourselves] accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

And ye, in any wise {H7535} keep {H8104} yourselves from the accursed thing {H2764}, lest ye make yourselves accursed {H2763}, when ye take {H3947} of the accursed thing {H2764}, and make {H7760} the camp {H4264} of Israel {H3478} a curse {H2764}, and trouble {H5916} it.

So you, keep clear of everything reserved for destruction. If you bring a curse on yourselves by taking anything set aside to be destroyed, you will bring a curse on the whole camp of Isra'el and cause great distress there.

But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it.

But as for you, only keep yourselves from the devoted thing, lest when ye have devoted it, ye take of the devoted thing; so would ye make the camp of Israel accursed, and trouble it.

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Cross-References

  • 1 John 5:21 (10 votes)

    Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

  • Ephesians 5:11 (8 votes)

    And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them].

  • Joshua 7:11 (7 votes)

    Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put [it] even among their own stuff.

  • Joshua 7:12 (7 votes)

    Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, [but] turned [their] backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

  • Joshua 7:1 (7 votes)

    ¶ But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.

  • Joshua 7:25 (6 votes)

    And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:17 (5 votes)

    Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you,