King James Version

Exodus 23:32

Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

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לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִכְרֹ֥תtikhrotcovenantכָּרַתverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “covenant”, an unfinished actionH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.לָהֶ֛םlahemtoלָהֶ֛םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toוְלֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶ֖םveleloheyhemand to Godאֱלֹהִיםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and to God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.בְּרִֽיתberitconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “confederacy”, the ordinary formH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

Young’s Literal Translation

thou dost not make a covenant with them, and with their gods;

World English Bible

You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt not enter into league with them, nor with their gods.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou shalt make no covenant with them and their gods.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ συγκαταθήσῃ αὐτοῖς καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν διαθήκην.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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