约书亚记 23:12

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

如果你們轉離耶和華，與你們中間剩下的這些國家的餘民聯絡，和他們通婚，互相來往，

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
你 们 若 稍 微 转 去 ， 与 你 们 中 间 所 剩 下 的 这 些 国 民 联 络 ， 彼 此 结 亲 ， 互 相 往 来 ，

Contextual Overview

¹¹ So you must be careful to love the Lord your God. ¹² "If you turn away from the way of the Lord and become friends with these people who are not part of Israel and marry them, ¹³ the Lord your God will not help you defeat your enemies. They will be like traps for you, like whips on your back and thorns in your eyes, and none of you will be left in this good land the Lord your God has given you. ¹⁴ "It's almost time for me to die. You know and fully believe that the Lord has done great things for you. You know that he has not failed to keep any of his promises. ¹⁵ Every good promise that the Lord your God made has come true, and in the same way, his other promises will come true. He promised that evil will come to you and that he will destroy you from this good land that he gave you. ¹⁶ This will happen if you don't keep your agreement with the Lord your God. If you go and serve other gods and worship them, the Lord will become very angry with you. Then none of you will be left in this good land he has given you."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

go back: Psalms 36:3, Psalms 125:5, Isaiah 1:4, Ezekiel 18:24, Zephaniah 1:6, Matthew 12:45, John 6:66, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 10:39, 2 Peter 2:18-22, 1 John 2:9

cleave: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 34:3, 1 Samuel 18:1-3, 1 Kings 11:2, Romans 12:9

shall make: Exodus 34:12-16, Deuteronomy 7:3, 1 Kings 11:4, Ezra 9:1, Ezra 9:2, Ezra 9:11, Ezra 9:12, Nehemiah 13:23-26, 2 Corinthians 6:14-17

Reciprocal: Genesis 6:2 - and they Numbers 33:55 - shall be pricks Joshua 13:13 - expelled Joshua 23:5 - he shall Joshua 23:7 - That ye come Joshua 24:20 - he will turn 1 Kings 16:31 - took to wife Ezra 10:3 - at the commandment Psalms 106:34 - did not Malachi 2:10 - by Malachi 2:12 - cut Romans 6:12 - Let not Hebrews 2:1 - the more

Cross-References

Genesis 18:2
He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When Abraham saw them, he ran from his tent to meet them. He bowed facedown on the ground before them

Genesis 19:1
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting near the city gate. When he saw them, he got up and went to them and bowed facedown on the ground.

Genesis 23:7
Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the Hittites.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Else if ye do in any wise go back,.... From the Lord and his worship, from his word and ordinances:

and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] those that remain among you; in cities not taken, or in several which the Philistines were in possession of, or lived among them as tributaries to them, if they should take to them, and be free and familiar with them, which may lead on to nearer connections in civil and religious matters:

and shall make marriages with them; marry their daughters to the sons of Canaanites, or admit the daughters of Canaanites to be married to their sons:

and go in unto them, and they to you; which is expressive of the consummation of marriage, and of the performance of the conjugal duty,

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 23:12. Else if ye do - go back — The soldier who draws back when going to meet the enemy, forfeits his life. These were the Lord's soldiers, and if they drew back they drew back unto perdition, their lives being forfeited by their infidelity.