33 Neither shall they dwell in the land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, surely it shall be thy [a](A)destruction.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 23:33 Hebrew, offense or snare.

33 Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare(A) to you.”

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55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those which ye let remain of them, shall be (A)[a]pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.

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  1. Numbers 33:55 Or, knives.

55 “‘But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land, those you allow to remain will become barbs in your eyes and thorns(A) in your sides. They will give you trouble in the land where you will live.

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16 Thou shalt therefore consume all people which the Lord thy God shall give thee: [a]thine eye shall not spare them, neither shalt thou serve their gods, for that shall be thy (A)destruction.

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  1. Deuteronomy 7:16 We ought not to be merciful, where God commandeth severity.

16 You must destroy all the peoples the Lord your God gives over to you.(A) Do not look on them with pity(B) and do not serve their gods,(C) for that will be a snare(D) to you.

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