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Berean Standard Bible

“Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,”

Deuteronomy 7:3

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Study note

Moses instructs Israel on how to treat the nations living in Canaan. The issue is worship, since the peoples there served other gods and their practices could draw Israel away from the LORD.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Do not take wives or husbands from among them; do not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y no emparentarás con ellos: no darás tu hija á su hijo, ni tomarás á su hija para tu hijo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

No te casarás con ninguna de las mujeres de esas naciones, ni permitirás que tus hijos e hijas casen a sus hijos e hijas con ellos.

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