Deuteronomy 20:18

In 11 translations

BSB

so that they cannot teach you to do all the detestable things they do for their gods, and so cause you to sin against the LORD your God.

KJV

That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.

WEB

that they not teach you to follow all their abominations, which they have done for their gods; so would you sin against Yahweh your God.

ASV

that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so would ye sin against Jehovah your God.

LSV

so that they do not teach you to do according to all their abominations which they have done for their gods, and you have sinned against your God YHWH.

YLT

so that they teach you not to do according to all their abominations which they have done to their gods, and ye have sinned against Jehovah your God.

DBY

that they teach you not to do according to all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods, so that ye sin against Jehovah your God.ElohimElohim

DRC

Lest they teach you to do all the abominations which they have done to their gods: and you should sin against the Lord your God.

GNV

That they teache you not to doe after all their abominations, which they haue done vnto their gods, and so ye should sinne against the Lord your God.

JPS

that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods, and so ye sin against the LORD your God.

LXXE

that they may not teach you to do all their abominations, which they did to their gods, and so ye should sin before the Lord your God.

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WLC

לְמַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־יְלַמְּד֤וּ אֶתְכֶם֙ לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּכֹל֙ תּֽוֹעֲבֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ לֵֽאלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וַחֲטָאתֶ֖ם לַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

LXX-Br

ἵνα μὴ διδάξωσι ποιεῖν ὑμᾶς πάντα τὰ βδελύγματα αὐτῶν, ὅσα ἐποίησαν τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἁμαρτήσεσθε ἐναντίον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν.

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• Deuteronomy 12:30–31be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.” You must not worship the LORD…
• Exodus 23:33They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
• Ephesians 5:11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
• Psalms 106:34–40They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. They worshiped their idols, which became a snare to them. They sacrificed their sons and…
• Deuteronomy 7:4–5because 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. Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down…
• Joshua 23:13know 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…
• 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
• 2 Corinthians 6:17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
• 2 Thessalonians 3:14Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
• Exodus 34:16And 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.
• 1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
• Judges 2:3So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.”
• Deuteronomy 18:19And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name.
• 2 Timothy 2:17–18and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
• Revelation 18:3–5All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.” Then I heard…

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