Exodus

Exodus 34:12

¹²Be careful not to make a treaty^b with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.

Footnotes

b 34:12 Forms of the Hebrew berit are translated in most passages as covenant.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be careful	הִשָּׁ֣מֶר	hiš·šā·mer	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
not	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
to make	תִּכְרֹ֤ת	tiḵ·rōṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
a treaty	בְּרִית֙	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
with the inhabitants	לְיוֹשֵׁ֣ב	lə·yō·wō·šêḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
you	אַתָּ֖ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are entering	בָּ֣א	bā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
lest	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
they become	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a snare	לְמוֹקֵ֖שׁ	lə·mō·w·qêš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4170 a bait or lure
in your midst	בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃	bə·qir·be·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.