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Exodus 23:33 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Exodus 23:33 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 23 verse 33 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Exodus 23:33 (KJV)
Commentary on 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.Canaanites must not dwell in the land—'lest they make thee sin' (פֶּן־יַחֲטִיאוּ, pen-yachati'u). Tolerance of idolatry leads to participation. 'If thou serve their gods' (כִּי תַעֲבֹד אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶם, ki ta'avod et-eloheihem)—not 'might' but 'if/when.' Coexistence with idolatry inevitably corrupts. 'It will be a snare' (יִהְיֶה לְךָ לְמוֹקֵשׁ, yihyeh lekha lemoqesh)—a trap, ensnaring. Israel's history proves this—they failed to expel Canaanites, adopted their ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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Cross-References for Exodus 23:33
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“which became a snare to them.”
“And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.”
“lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going”
“and a scourge in your sides”
“I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides”
“after that they are destroyed from before you; and that you not inquire after their gods”
“I will give her to him”
“so that they did evil more than did the nations whom Yahweh destroyed before the children of Israel.”
“and you shall strike them; then you shall utterly destroy them: you shall make no covenant with them”
“having been taken captive by him to his will.”