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And they will seduce your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and you take of their daughters for your sons, and their daughters whore after their gods and make your sons whore after their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and you take of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters play the harlot with their gods and make your sons play the harlot with their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and you might take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters might prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons <i>also</i> to prostitute themselves with their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and you might take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters might play the harlot with their gods and cause your sons also to play the harlot with their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and you take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters play the harlot with their gods, and cause your sons <i>also</i> to play the harlot with their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and you take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters play the harlot with their gods and cause your sons <i>also</i> to play the harlot with their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and you might take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters would play the prostitute with their gods and cause your sons also to play the prostitute (commit apostasy) with their gods [that is, abandon the true God for man-made idols].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you will take some of their daughters as brides for your sons. Their daughters will prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you will take some of their daughters as brides for your sons. Their daughters will prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters play the harlot after their gods, and make thy sons play the harlot after their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your men will even marry their women and be influenced to worship their gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then your sons will end up marrying their daughters. When their daughters chase after their gods as though they were prostitutes, they'll lead your sons to do the same thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your sons might marry those foreign women, who would lead them to be unfaithful to me and to worship their pagan gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are not to take any of their daughters for your sons. Otherwise, when their daughters prostitute themselves with their gods, they may cause your sons to prostitute themselves with their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and you then take his daughters for your sons, and when his daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will make your sons prostitute themselves to their gods as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and you take of their daughters to your sons, and their daughters play the prostitute after their gods, and make your sons play the prostitute after their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou take of their daughters to thy sons, and their daughters go astray after their gods, and make thy sons go astray after their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and you take of their daughters to your sons, and their daughters play the prostitute after their gods, and make your sons play the prostitute after their gods. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have taken of their daughters for your sons, and their daughters have gone whoring after their gods, and have caused your sons to go whoring after their gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast taken of their daughters to thy sons, and their daughters have gone a-whoring after their gods, and have caused thy sons to go a-whoring after their gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst take from his daughters to thy sons, and they committed fornication after their gods, and they made thy sons commit fornication after their gods.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou take of their daughters a wife for thy son, lest after they themselves have committed fornication, they make thy sons also to commit fornication with their gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Neither shall you take a wife for your son from their daughters, lest, after they themselves have fornicated, they may cause your sons also to fornicate with their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And when you take their daughters as wives for your sons, and their daughters prostitute themselves with their gods, they will make your sons do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And you will take wives from among their daughters for your sons, and their daughters who prostitute themselves to their gods will make your sons also prostitute themselves to their gods.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall take of their daughters to your sons, and give your daughters to their sons; and your daughters shall go astray after their gods, and their daughters cause your sons to go astray after their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, lest they will stray after their idols and they will offer to their gods, and they will invite you and you will eat of their sacrifices;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go astray after their gods, and make thy sons go astray after their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and thou shouldest take of their daughters to thy sons, and thou shouldest give of thy daughters to their sons; and thy daughters should go a whoring after their gods, and thy sons should go a whoring after their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/34-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=8968" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/34.htm">The LORD Renews the Covenant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">And when you take</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: mib·bə·nō·ṯāw (Prep-m:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">some of their daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">as brides for your sons,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ḇə·nō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">their daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: wə·zā·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">will prostitute themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·hen (N-mpc:: 3fp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">their gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·ne·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and cause your sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: wə·hiz·nū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">to do the same.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·hen (N-mpc:: 3fp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God"></a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>You shall make no molten gods for yourselves.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a></span><br />Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25-27</a></span><br />I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! / Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. / Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a></span><br />For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1-2</a></span><br />After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. / Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1-3</a></span><br />While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab, / who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods. / So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a></span><br />A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a></span><br />Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31-33</a></span><br />And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. / First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. / Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-8</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm">2 Chronicles 21:6</a></span><br />And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2-3</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. / I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14</a></span><br />But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you take of their daughters to your sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make your sons go a whoring after their gods.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1,2</a></b></br> And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3,4</a></b></br> Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2-4</a></b></br> Of the nations <i>concerning</i> which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: <i>for</i> surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/hosea/5-3.htm">A-Whoring</a> <a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/exodus/26-28.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/exodus/17-9.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/exodus/32-2.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/exodus/33-15.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Play</a> <a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Whoring</a> <a href="/exodus/32-2.htm">Wives</a> <a href="/exodus/34-14.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-29.htm">A-Whoring</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-18.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/exodus/36-6.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/numbers/14-4.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-14.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/exodus/34-17.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/numbers/14-8.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Play</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/exodus/36-16.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Whoring</a> <a href="/numbers/14-3.htm">Wives</a> <a href="/exodus/34-24.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-1.htm">The tablets are replaced</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-5.htm">The name of the Lord proclaimed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-8.htm">Moses entreats God to go with them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-10.htm">God makes a covenant with them, repeating certain duties</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-28.htm">Moses after forty days on the mount, comes down with the tablets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/34-29.htm">His face is radiant, and he covers it with a veil</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the ancient Near Eastern context, marriage was not only a personal union but also a social and religious alliance. The Israelites were warned against such unions because they could lead to the adoption of pagan practices. This reflects the broader biblical theme of remaining separate from idolatrous nations (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). The prohibition is rooted in the covenant relationship between God and Israel, emphasizing the need for purity and devotion to Yahweh alone.<p><b>their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods</b><br>The term "prostitute" here is metaphorical, indicating spiritual unfaithfulness. In the ancient world, idolatry was often associated with ritualistic practices that included sexual immorality. The Canaanite religions, such as those of the Baals and Asherah, involved fertility rites and temple prostitution. This phrase warns that intermarriage could lead to the Israelites being drawn into these practices, thus breaking their covenant with God. The imagery of prostitution is used throughout the Old Testament to describe Israel's unfaithfulness (<a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a>).<p><b>and cause your sons to do the same</b><br>This highlights the danger of syncretism, where the worship of Yahweh could be compromised by the influence of foreign gods. The phrase underscores the potential for spiritual corruption and the loss of distinct identity as God's chosen people. The influence of foreign wives leading to idolatry is exemplified in the life of King Solomon, whose marriages to foreign women led him to worship other gods (<a href="/1_kings/11.htm">1 Kings 11:1-8</a>). This serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of disobedience to God's commands regarding separation from pagan practices.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the commandments from God on Mount Sinai.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were being led out of Egypt and into the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaanites.htm">Canaanites</a></b><br>The inhabitants of the land that God promised to the Israelites, known for their idolatrous practices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments and other laws from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The one true God who is giving these instructions to protect His people from idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_idolatry.htm">Guarding Against Idolatry</a></b><br>The command in <a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a> is a protective measure to keep the Israelites from being led astray by foreign gods. Believers today must be vigilant against modern forms of idolatry.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_relationships.htm">The Influence of Relationships</a></b><br>Relationships have a profound impact on our spiritual lives. Choosing partners who share our faith is crucial to maintaining a strong relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>God's instructions are given for our benefit and protection. Obedience leads to blessing, while disobedience can lead to spiritual downfall.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_purity.htm">The Importance of Purity</a></b><br>Spiritual purity is essential for maintaining a close relationship with God. This includes being mindful of the influences we allow into our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The community of believers plays a vital role in encouraging one another to remain faithful to God's commands and avoid the pitfalls of idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_prophets'_role_in_god's_plan.htm">What does the Bible say about wearing jewelry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_num_36_6-9_align_with_past_inter-tribal_marriages.htm">How does Numbers 36:6–9 align with earlier accounts of inter-tribal marriages that appear unregulated or unrestricted? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_exodus_34_14_with_polytheism.htm">(Exodus 34:14) How do we reconcile the commandment against worshiping other gods with archaeological finds suggesting Israel's early polytheistic practices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_harden_hearts_yet_judge.htm">Exodus 7:3-4: How can a loving God harden a person's heart and still hold them accountable?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/34-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and when you take</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָקַחְתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·qaḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some of their daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְּנֹתָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bə·nō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as brides for your sons,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָנֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֹתָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nō·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will prostitute themselves</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזָנ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commit adultery, to commit idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their gods</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cause your sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[to do the same].</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִזְנוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiz·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commit adultery, to commit idolatry</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">OT Law: Exodus 34:16 And you take of their daughters (Exo. 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