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Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You must not intermarry with them. Do not let your daughters and sons marry their sons and daughters,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them: you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Furthermore, you shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take their daughters for your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall not intermarry with them; you shall not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not intermarry with them, and you must not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and don't let your sons and daughters marry any of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Never marry any of them. Never let your daughters marry their sons or your sons marry their daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not marry any of them, and do not let your children marry any of them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are not to intermarry with them. You are not to give your daughters to their sons nor take their daughters for your sons, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give to his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take to thy son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you do not join in marriage with them; you do not give your daughter to his son, and you do not take his daughter to your son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou dost not join in marriage with them; thy daughter thou dost not give to his son, and his daughter thou dost not take to thy son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shall not marry with them; thy daughters thou shalt not give to his son, and his daughter thou shalt not take to thy son.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou make marriages with them. Thou shalt not give thy daughter to his son, nor take his daughter for thy son: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall not associate with them in marriage. You shall not give your daughter to his son, nor accept his daughter for your son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall not intermarry with them, neither giving your daughters to their sons nor taking their daughters for your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Neither shall you make marriages with them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall not marry them; you shall not give your daughters to their sons, and you shall not take their daughters for your sons.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />neither shall ye contract marriages with them: thou shalt not give thy daughter to his son, and thou shalt not take his daughter to thy son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/7-3.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/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2199" 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/deuteronomy/7.htm">Casting out the Nations</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2859.htm" title="2859: ṯiṯ·ḥat·tên (V-Hitpael-Imperf-2ms) -- Make oneself a daughter's husband. A primitive root; to give away in marriage; hence to contract affinity by marriage.">intermarry</a> <a href="/hebrew/bām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">with them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ṯit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bit·tə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">your daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">to their sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ṯiq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇit·tōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">their daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">for your sons,</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>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.…<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="/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="/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="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-27</a></span><br />In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. / Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. / 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! ...<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="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15-16</a></span><br />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. / 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="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_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="/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="/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="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3</a></span><br />and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a></span><br />I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-12.htm">1 Corinthians 7:12-14</a></span><br />To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. / And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. / For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm">1 Peter 3:1-2</a></span><br />Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives / when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31</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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take to your son.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2,3</a></b></br> That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they <i>were</i> fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15,16</a></b></br> Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and <i>one</i> call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12,13</a></b></br> Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, <i>even</i> these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/5-14.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/numbers/36-11.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/numbers/36-11.htm">Husbands</a> <a href="/genesis/34-9.htm">Intermarry</a> <a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Join</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-4.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/genesis/34-9.htm">Marriages</a> <a href="/numbers/36-12.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/12-18.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-12.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">Husbands</a> <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Intermarry</a> <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Join</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-16.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Marriages</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-17.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">All communion with the nations is forbidden</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">for fear of idolatry,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">for the holiness of the people,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">for the nature of God in his mercy and justice,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">and for the assuredness of victory which God will give over them.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do not intermarry with them.</b><br>This command is given to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. The "them" refers to the Canaanite nations inhabiting the land. The prohibition against intermarriage is rooted in the concern for religious purity and the prevention of idolatry. Historically, intermarriage with pagan nations often led to the Israelites adopting foreign gods and practices, as seen in the accounts of Solomon (<a href="/1_kings/11.htm">1 Kings 11:1-4</a>) and the period of the Judges (<a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a>). The command underscores the importance of maintaining a distinct identity as God's chosen people, set apart for His purposes.<p><b>Do not give your daughters to their sons</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the active role of the Israelite community in preventing intermarriage. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, marriages were often arranged by families, and daughters were given in marriage as part of alliances or social contracts. By prohibiting the giving of daughters to Canaanite sons, the Israelites were to avoid forming alliances that could lead to spiritual compromise. This reflects a broader biblical theme of separation from ungodly influences, as seen in <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a>, which warns against being "unequally yoked" with unbelievers.<p><b>or take their daughters for your sons,</b><br>The reciprocal nature of the command highlights the equal importance of both sides of the marriage equation. Taking Canaanite daughters for Israelite sons would similarly introduce foreign religious practices into Israelite households. This concern for spiritual integrity is echoed in <a href="/ezra/9.htm">Ezra 9-10</a> and <a href="/nehemiah/13.htm">Nehemiah 13</a>, where the post-exilic community addresses the issue of intermarriage with foreign women. The command serves as a type of Christ's call for His followers to remain pure and devoted, as the Church is often depicted as the bride of Christ, called to be holy and blameless (<a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and instructions to the Israelites before they enter the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being prepared to enter and take possession of Canaan.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaanites.htm">Canaanites</a></b><br>The inhabitants of the land of Canaan, whom the Israelites are instructed not to intermarry with.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land (Canaan)</a></b><br>The land promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_covenant.htm">God's Covenant</a></b><br>The divine agreement between God and the Israelites, which includes laws and commandments to maintain holiness and distinctiveness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>God calls His people to be holy and separate from practices that lead to idolatry and spiritual compromise. This command is about maintaining a distinct identity as God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_idolatry.htm">Guarding Against Idolatry</a></b><br>Intermarriage with those who do not share the same faith can lead to a dilution of beliefs and practices, drawing believers away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites were to obey God's commands as a demonstration of their covenant relationship with Him. Obedience is a sign of love and commitment to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_compatibility.htm">Spiritual Compatibility</a></b><br>In relationships, especially marriage, spiritual compatibility is crucial. Believers are encouraged to seek partners who share their faith and values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_influence.htm">Cultural Influence</a></b><br>The passage warns against the influence of surrounding cultures that do not honor God. Believers are to be in the world but not of the world, maintaining their distinctiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_interfaith_marriage.htm">What does the Bible say about interfaith marriage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_interracial_marriage.htm">What is the Bible's stance on interracial marriage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_marrying_non-believers.htm">What does the Bible say about marrying non-believers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._7_3-4_align_with_inclusivity.htm">How does the command in Deuteronomy 7:3–4 to avoid intermarriage align with the inclusive messages found elsewhere in the Bible? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Neither shalt thou make marriages with them.</span> Brought into intimate relations with idolaters, they might be seduced into idolatry; and where marriage was contracted with an idolater, the children might be brought up in idolatry. Such unions were forbidden. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/7-3.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">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">intermarry with them.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִתְחַתֵּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiṯ·ḥat·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2859.htm">Strong's 2859: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, away in marriage, to contract affinity by marriage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give</span><br /><span class="heb">תִתֵּ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(ṯit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּתְּךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(bit·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second 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">to their sons</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְנ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third 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">or take</span><br /><span class="heb">תִקַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - 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">their daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇit·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 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">for your sons,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְנֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 7:3 Neither shall you make marriages with them (Deut. 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