²⁰“See, I am sending an angel^x ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.^y ²¹Pay attention to him and listen^z to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive^a your rebellion,^b since my Name^c is in him. ²²If you listen carefully to what he says and do^d all that I say, I will be an enemy^e to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.

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Cross references

xSee Ge 16:7
y Ex 15:17
z Dt 18:19; Jer 13:15
a Dt 29:20; 2 Ki 24:4; La 1:17
b Nu 17:10; Dt 9:7; 31:27; Jos 24:19; Ps 25:7; 78:8, 40, 56; 106:33; 107:11; 1 Jn 5:16
cSee Ex 3:15
dSee Ex 15:26
eSee Ge 12:3; Isa 41:11; Jer 30:20

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him.

“But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“I am going to send an angel before you to protect you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared. Be attentive to him and listen to him. Do not defy him, because he will not forgive your acts of rebellion, for my name is in him. But if you will carefully obey him and do everything I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

NLTNew Living Translation

“See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you. Pay close attention to him, and obey his instructions. Do not rebel against him, for he is my representative, and he will not forgive your rebellion. But if you are careful to obey him, following all my instructions, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will oppose those who oppose you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“ ‘Look, I am about to send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. Be attentive to him and listen to his voice; do not rebel against him, because he will not forgive your transgression, for my name is in him. But if you listen attentively to his voice and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

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