Exodus 23:33

Exodus 23:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare to you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you."
• New Living Translation (NLT)They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me. If you serve their gods, you will be caught in the trap of idolatry.”

Context of Exodus 23:33

31And I will set your bounds from the Red Sea to the sea, Philistia, and from the desert to the River. For I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you. 32You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

Exodus 23:33 word by word

לֹ֤א יֵשְׁבוּ֙ בְּאַרְצְךָ֔ פֶּן־יַחֲטִ֥יאוּ אֹתְךָ֖ לִ֑י כִּ֤י תַעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֖ לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall not dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in thy landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• lest they make thee sinחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• against me: for if thou serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
• their godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• it will surely be a snareמוֹקֵשׁmôqêsh môqêsh · snareH4170

Cross-references for Exodus 23:33

• 1 Kings 14:16And He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned and who made Israel sin.”
• 2 Chronicles 33:9So Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.
• Exodus 34:13But you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images
• Deuteronomy 7:16Also you shall destroy all the peoples whom the Lord your God delivers over to you; your eye shall have no pity on them; nor shall you serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
• Deuteronomy 12:30take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.’
• Joshua 23:13know for certain that the Lord your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. 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.
• Judges 2:3Therefore I also said, ‘I will not drive them out before you; but they shall be thorns in your side, and their gods shall be a snare to you.’ ”
• 1 Samuel 18:21So Saul said, “I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall be my son-in-law today.”
• Psalms 106:36They served their idols, Which became a snare to them.
• 2 Timothy 2:26and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

Commentaries on Exodus 23:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33They shall not dwell in thy land - They must be utterly expelled. The land was the Lord's, and he had given it to the progenitors of this people, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The latter being obliged to leave it because of a famine, God is now conducting back his posterity, who alone had a Divine and natural right to it, and therefore their seeking to possess the inheritance of their fathers can be only criminal in the sight of those who are…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-33Verses 20-33 It is here promised that they should be guided and kept in their way through the wilderness to the land of promise, Behold, I send an angel before thee, mine angel. The precept joined with this promise is, that they be obedient to this angel whom God would send before them. Christ is the Angel of Jehovah; this is plainly taught by St. Paul, 1Co 10:9. They should have a comfortable settlement in the land of Canaan. How reasonable are the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33they cause you to sin against Me: God commanded Israel to destroy the Canaanites. There could be no peace agreement between a holy God and sin. God had chosen Israel to carry his message (revelation, meaning what God makes known about himself) to the world. This message would one day lead to the coming of Jesus Christ in human form (the incarnation). For this plan to continue, Israel had to remain faithful to God. If they returned to pagan worship (the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-331. put not thine hand--join not hands.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Exodus 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings