Exodus 23:13

Exodus 23:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
• New International Version (NIV)“Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Pay attention to all that I have said to you, and make no mention of the names of other gods, nor let it be heard on your lips.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth.

Context of Exodus 23:13

11But during the seventh year you are to let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat. Whatever they leave behind, the animals of the field may eat. You are to deal with your vineyard and your olive grove in the same way. 12“You are to do your work for six days, but on the seventh day you will rest, so that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and also the son of your handmaid and the outsider may be refreshed. “With all the things that I have said to you, take heed. Make no mention of the names of other gods, and do not let them be heard in your mouth. 14“Three times in the year you are to ce­lebrate a festival for Me. 15You are to observe the Feast of Matzot. For seven days you will eat matzot as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month Aviv, for that is when you came out from Egypt. No one is to appear before Me empty-handed.

Exodus 23:13 word by word

וּבְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־אָמַ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם תִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּ וְשֵׁ֨ם אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֲחֵרִים֙ לֹ֣א תַזְכִּ֔ירוּ לֹ֥א יִשָּׁמַ֖ע עַל־פִּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• that I have saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto you be circumspectשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• and make no mentionזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• of the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• neither let it be heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• outעַל‛al · uponH5921
• of thy mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Exodus 23:13

• Deuteronomy 4:9“Only be watchful and watch over your soul closely, so you do not forget the things your eyes have seen and they slip from your heart all the days of your life. You are to make them known to your children and your children’s children.
• Joshua 22:5Only be very careful to observe the mitzvah and the Torah which Moses the servant of Adonai commanded you, to love Adonai your God and walk in all His ways, and to keep His mitzvot, cling to Him and worship Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
• Joshua 23:11For your own sake, therefore, be most mindful to love Adonai your God.
• 1 Chronicles 28:7I will establish his kingdom forever, if he resolutely observes My mitzvot and My ordinances as at this day.’
• Psalms 39:1For the music director, for Jeduthun, a psalm of David.
• Ephesians 5:15So pay close attention to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise.
• 1 Timothy 4:16Give attention to yourself and your teaching. Persevere in these things, for in doing so you will save yourself and those who hear you.
• Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God; and see to it that no bitter root springs up and causes trouble, and by it many be defiled.
• Numbers 32:38Nebo, Baal Meon, (cities whose names were changed) and Sibmah. They gave other names to the rebuilt cities.
• Deuteronomy 12:3You are to tear down their altars, smash their pillars, burn their Asherah poles in the fire and cut down the carved images of their gods, and you are to obliterate their name from that place.
• Joshua 23:7and not intermingle with these nations who are still remaining among you. Do not mention the names of their gods or swear by them or worship them or bow down to them.
• Psalms 16:4As for those who run after another god, may their sorrows multiply. I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, nor lift up their names with my lips.
• Jeremiah 10:11Thus you will say to them: “The gods—which did not make the heavens and the earth—will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”
• Hosea 2:17I will give her back her vineyards from there and make the valley of Achor a door of hope. She will respond there— as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of the land of Egypt.
• Zechariah 13:2It will happen in that day”—it is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot—“that I will erase the names of the idols from the land and they will no longer be remembered. Furthermore, I will remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.
• Ephesians 5:12for it is disgraceful even to mention the things that are done by them in secret.

Commentaries on Exodus 23:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Compare Deuteronomy 4:9; Joshua 22:5; Ephesians 5:15.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 Every seventh year the land was to rest. They must not plough or sow it; what the earth produced of itself, should be eaten, and not laid up. This law seems to have been intended to teach dependence on Providence, and God's faithfulness in sending the larger increase while they kept his appointments. It was also typical of the heavenly rest, when all earthly labours, cares, and interests shall cease for ever. All respect to the gods of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19The statements in this section follow the usual case-law pattern used in ancient Near Eastern law codes (legal collections from the lands around Israel). This pattern begins with a possible situation introduced by the word “if.” The next part explains what should happen and begins with the word “then.” In these chapters, some laws are grouped together. However, the text does not clearly separate personal, civil, and ceremonial laws. These types of laws…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. make no mention of the name of other gods, &c.--that is, in common conversation, for a familiar use of them would tend to lessen horror of idolatry.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 23:13

• Idolatry
• Watchfulness

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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