¹²^xTake heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for ^ya snare in the midst of thee: ¹³But ye shall ^zdestroy their altars, break their ^†images, and ^acut down their groves:

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Footnotes

xch. 23:32. Deut. 7:2. Judg. 2:2 (Heb.).
ySee ch. 23:33.
z Deut. 7:5. & 12:3. Judg. 2:2 (Heb.).
†Heb. statues. See ch. 23:24 marg.

Cross references

a Deut. 7:5. Judg. 6:25, 26. 2 Kin. 18:4. & 23:14. 2 Chr. 31:1. & 34:3, 4.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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. You shall tear down their altars and break their pillars and cut down their Asherim

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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. Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.

CSBChristian 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. Instead, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, and chop down their Asherah poles.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Be very careful never to make a treaty with the people who live in the land where you are going. If you do, you will follow their evil ways and be trapped. Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Be careful for yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land to which you are going, lest it be a snare among you. Rather, you will tear down their altars, and you will break their stone pillars, and you will cut off their Asherah poles.