Exodus 34:12 — Compare Translations

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Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant or mutual agreement with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it become a snare in the midst of you.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant or mutual agreement with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it become a snare in the midst of you.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land that you are going to enter; otherwise, they will become a snare among you.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Take heed to thyself, that thou make no covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which thou shalt come, lest it be a snare in the midst of thee;

English EASY 2024

Do not make any agreements with those people in the land where you are going. If you become their friends, they would teach you to do wrong things.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Be careful! Don't make any agreement with the people who live in the land where you are going. If you make an agreement with them, it will bring you trouble.

Take care, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you go, lest it become a snare in your midst.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Do not make any treaties with the people of the country into which you are going, because this could be a fatal trap for you.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you're going. This will prove to be a trap to you.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land that you are going to enter; otherwise, they will become a snare among you.

English KJV 1611

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:

English LSB

Beware lest you cut a covenant with the inhabitants of the land into which you are going, lest it become a snare in your midst.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Watch yourself so that you make no covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare in your midst.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Watch yourself that you make no covenant with the inhabitants of the land into which you are going, or it will become a snare in your midst.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Take care, therefore, not to make a covenant with these inhabitants of the land that you are to enter; else they will become a snare among you.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"Be careful. Do not make a peace treaty with those who live in the land where you are going. They will be a trap to you.

English NIV

Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you.

English NKJ 1982

Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst.

English NLT

"Be very careful never to make treaties with the people in the land where you are going. If you do, you soon will be following their evil ways.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Take care not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, or it will become a snare among you.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither you go, lest it become a snare in the midst of you.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Be very, very careful never to compromise with the people there in the land where you are going, for if you do, you will soon be following their evil ways.

English Tyndale 1537

Take heed to thyself, that thou make no compact with the inhabiters of the land whither thou goest lest it be cause of ruin among you.