Exodus 23:21

Complete Jewish Bible

Pay attention to him, listen to what he says and do not rebel against him; because he will not forgive any wrongdoing of yours, since my name resides in him.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Don't provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him.

King James Version
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

Lexham English Bible
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.

New Century Version
Pay attention to the angel and obey him. Do not turn against him; he will not forgive such turning against him because my power is in him.

New English Translation
Take heed because of him, and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgressions, for my name is in him.

Amplified Bible
"Be on your guard before Him, listen to and obey His voice; do not be rebellious toward Him or provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgression, since My Name (authority) is in Him.

New American Standard Bible
"Be attentive to him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your rebellion, since My name is in him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Beware of him, and heare his voyce, and prouoke him not: for he will not spare your misdeedes, because my name is in him.

Legacy Standard Bible
Keep watch of yourself before him and listen to his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since My name is in him.

Contemporary English Version
Carefully obey everything the angel says, because I am giving him complete authority, and he won't tolerate rebellion.

Darby Translation
Be careful in his presence, and hearken unto his voice: do not provoke him, for he will not forgive your transgressions; for my name is in him.

Easy-to-Read Version
Obey the angel and follow him. Be careful in his presence, and don't rebel against him. The angel will not forgive the wrong things you do to him. He has my power in him.

English Standard Version
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.

George Lamsa Translation
Heed him and obey his voice; do not strive against him; perhaps he will not pardon your transgressions; for my name is upon him.

Good News Translation
Pay attention to him and obey him. Do not rebel against him, for I have sent him, and he will not pardon such rebellion.

Christian Standard Bible®
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.

Literal Translation
Be on guard before Him, and listen to His voice. Do not be rebellious against Him, for He will not forgive your transgressions; for My name is in Him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore bewarre of his face, and herken vnto his voyce, and anger him not, for he shall not spare youre myßdedes, & my name is in him.

American Standard Version
Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him.

Bible in Basic English
Give attention to him and give ear to his voice; do not go against him; for your wrongdoing will not be overlooked by him, because my name is in him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beware of hym, and heare his voyce, and resist him not: for he wyll not spare your misdeedes, and my name is in him.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Take heed of him, and hearken unto his voice; be not rebellious against him; for he will not pardon your transgression; for My name is in him.

King James Version (1611)
Beware of him, and obey his voice, prouoke him not: for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Take heed to thyself and hearken to him, and disobey him not; for he will not give way to thee, for my name is on him.

English Revised Version
Take ye heed of him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not: for he will not pardon your transgression; for my name is in him.

Berean Standard Bible
Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Take thou hede to hym, and here thou his vois, nether gesse thou hym to be dispisid; for he schal not foryyue, whanne thou synnest, and my name is in him.

Young's Literal Translation
be watchful because of his presence, and hearken to his voice, rebel not against him, for he beareth not with your transgression, for My name [is] in his heart;

Update Bible Version
You take heed before him, and listen to his voice; don't provoke him; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name [is] in him.

World English Bible
Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Don't provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him.

New King James Version
Beware of Him and obey His voice; do not provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in Him.

New Living Translation
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.

New Life Bible
Listen to him and obey his voice. Do not turn against him, for he will not forgive your sins, because My name is in him.

New Revised Standard
Be attentive to him and listen to his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression; for my name is in him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Take thou heed of his presence, and hearken to his voice - do not vex him,-for he will not pardon your transgression, for, my name, is within him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Take notice of him, and hear his voice, and do not think him one to be contemned: for he will not forgive when thou hast sinned, and my name is in him.

Revised Standard Version
Give heed to him and hearken to his voice, do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression; for my name is in him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Be on your guard before him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since My name is in him.

Contextual Overview

²⁰ (vi) "I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared. ²¹ Pay attention to him, listen to what he says and do not rebel against him; because he will not forgive any wrongdoing of yours, since my name resides in him. ²² But if you listen to what he says and do everything I tell you, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes. ²³ When my angel goes ahead of you and brings you to the Emori, Hitti, P'rizi, Kena‘ani, Hivi and Y'vusi, I will make an end of them. ²⁴ You are not to worship their gods, serve them or follow their practices; rather, you are to demolish them completely and smash their standing-stones to pieces. ²⁵ "You are to serve Adonai your God; and he will bless your food and water. I will take sickness away from among you. ²⁶ (vii) In your land your women will not miscarry or be barren, and you will live out the full span of your lives. ²⁷ I will send terror of me ahead of you, throwing into confusion all the people to whom you come; and I will make all your enemies turn their backs on you. ²⁸ I will send hornets ahead of you to drive out the Hivi, Kena‘ani and Hitti from before you. ²⁹ I will not drive them out from before you in one year, which would cause the land to become desolate and the wild animals too many for you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Beware of him: Psalms 2:12, Matthew 17:5, Hebrews 12:25

provoke him not: Numbers 14:11, Psalms 78:40, Psalms 78:56, Ephesians 4:30, Hebrews 3:10, Hebrews 3:16

he will not: Exodus 32:34, Numbers 14:35, Deuteronomy 18:19, Joshua 24:19, Jeremiah 5:7, Hebrews 3:11, Hebrews 10:26-29, Hebrews 12:25, 1 John 5:16

my name: Exodus 3:14, Exodus 34:5-7, Psalms 72:19, Psalms 83:18, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 42:8, Isaiah 45:6, Isaiah 57:15, Jeremiah 23:6, Matthew 1:23, John 5:23, John 10:30, John 10:38, John 14:9, John 14:10, Colossians 2:9, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 2:8, Revelation 2:23, Revelation 3:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 48:16 - Angel Exodus 14:19 - the angel Exodus 33:3 - lest I Exodus 34:7 - that will by no means clear the guilty Exodus 36:1 - according Exodus 39:42 - according Exodus 40:16 - according Numbers 1:54 - General 1 Chronicles 13:6 - whose name 2 Chronicles 6:5 - my name 2 Chronicles 20:9 - thy name Psalms 75:1 - for that Isaiah 63:9 - the angel Isaiah 63:10 - he was Jeremiah 11:4 - Obey Jeremiah 11:7 - in the Micah 5:4 - in the majesty Zechariah 3:1 - the angel Zechariah 3:6 - the Zechariah 12:8 - as the Mark 9:7 - hear John 1:18 - he hath 1 Corinthians 10:9 - tempt Revelation 19:12 - a name

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Beware of him,.... Of his face or countenance; observe his looks towards you in a providential way, whether frowning or smiling; observe his directions and instructions, laws and commands:

and obey his voice; hearken to what he says, and cheerfully, readily, and punctually do as he orders:

provoke him not; by unbelief, by murmurings and complaints, by unbecoming words and actions, by transgressing his commands, and acting contrary to his will;

for he will not pardon your transgressions: or suffer them to pass unchastised and uncorrected, but will, as he did, take vengeance on their inventions, and on them because of them, though he forgave their iniquities; for that he was such an Angel as could forgive sin, which none but God can do, is evident; because it would be absurd to say he will not pardon, if he could not pardon their transgressions, see Matthew 9:6,

for my name is in him; the Father is in the Son, and the Son in the Father; the nature and perfections of God are in the Word and Son of God, and so his name Jehovah, which is peculiar to him; Christ is Jehovah our righteousness: or "though my name is in him" m; as Abendana and others, his name the Lord God, gracious and merciful, pardoning iniquity, transgression and sin, as afterwards proclaimed in him; and yet, notwithstanding this, he would not clear the guilty, or suffer the Israelites to go unpunished, if they offended him: the Targum of Onkelos is,

"or in my name is his word,''

he is my ambassador and speaks in my name.

m כי שמי "quamvis nomen menum", Drusius.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 23:21. He will not pardon your transgressions — He is not like a man, with whom ye may think that ye may trifle; were he either man or angel, in the common acceptation of the term, it need not be said, He will not pardon your transgressions, for neither man nor angel could do it.

My name is in him. — The Jehovah dwells in him; in him dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily; and because of this he could either pardon or punish. All power is given unto me in heaven and earth, Matthew 28:18.