What does Exodus 34:12 mean?
ESV: 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.
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.
NASB: Be careful that you do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land into which you are going, or it will become a snare in your midst.
CSB: 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.
NLT: 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.
KJV: 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:
NKJV: 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.
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The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.
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