Laws of Justice and Feasts

Exodus 23

The Lord gives Israel further laws of justice, including fair treatment of the poor and of an enemy's stray animal, and commands rest for the land every seventh year and rest each week for servants and animals. He also instructs Israel to keep three yearly feasts to the Lord, and promises to send an angel ahead of them to guide them into the land and drive out its nations, provided they do not worship other gods.

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The Septuagint (LXX) in Greek, with Charles Thomson’s 1808 and Sir Lancelot Brenton’s 1851 English translations, set beside the King James Version and the Jewish Masoretic text (JPS 1917) where they align, so you can compare the Greek and the Hebrew. All public domain; choose which to show with the controls above.

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ThomsonTHOU shalt not countenance an idle report, nor conspire with the unrighteous to be a false witness.

BrentonThou shalt not receive a vain report: thou shalt not agree with the unjust man to become an unjust witness.

GreekΟὐ παραδέξῃ ἀκοὴν ματαίαν· οὐ συγκαταθήσῃ μετὰ τοῦ ἀδίκου γενέσθαι μάρτυς ἄδικος.

KJVThou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

JPSThou shalt not utter a false report; put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

ThomsonThou shalt not be with the majority in wickedness, nor join with the multitude to shut out justice.

BrentonThou shalt not associate with the multitude for evil; thou shalt not join thyself with a multitude to turn aside with the majority so as to shut out judgment.

GreekΟὐκ ἔσῃ μετὰ πλειόνων ἐπὶ κακίᾳ· οὐ προστεθήσῃ μετὰ πλήθους ἐκκλῖναι μετὰ τῶν πλειόνων, ὥστε ἑκκλεῖσαι κρίσιν.

KJVThou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

JPSThou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou bear witness in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to pervert justice;

ThomsonIn passing judgment thou shalt not be influenced by compassion for the needy.

BrentonAnd thou shalt not spare a poor man in judgment.

GreekΚαὶ πένητα οὐκ ἐλεήσεις ἐν κρίσει.

KJVNeither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

JPSneither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.

ThomsonIf thou meet the ox of thy enemy or his ass going astray thou shalt turn it back and restore it to him.

BrentonAnd if thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt turn them back and restore them to him.

GreekἘὰν δὲ συναντήσῃς τῷ βοῒ τοῦ ἐχθροῦ σου, ἢ τῷ ὑποζυγίῳ αὐτοῦ πλανωμένοις, ἀποστρέψας ἀποδώσεις αὐτῷ.

KJVIf thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

JPSIf thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

ThomsonAnd if thou seest thine enemy’s ass fallen under his burden thou shalt not pass it by, but shalt raise it up with its load.

BrentonAnd if thou see thine enemy's ass fallen under its burden, thou shalt not pass by it, but shalt help to raise it with him.

GreekἘὰν δὲ ἴδῃς τὸ ὑποζύγιον τοῦ ἐχθροῦ σου πεπτωκὸς ὑπὸ τὸν γόμον αὐτοῦ, οὐ παρελεύσῃ αὐτὸ, ἀλλὰ συναρεῖς αὐτὸ μετʼ αὐτοῦ.

KJVIf thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

JPSIf thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under its burden, thou shalt forbear to pass by him; thou shalt surely release it with him.

ThomsonThou shalt not wrest the judgment of a poor man in the trial of his cause.

BrentonThou shalt not wrest the sentence of the poor in his judgment.

GreekΟὐ διαστρέψεις κρίμα πένητος ἐν κρίσει αὐτοῦ.

KJVThou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

JPSThou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

ThomsonThou shalt keep aloof from everything unjust. An innocent and a righteous man thou shalt not slay; nor shalt thou justify a wicked man for the sake of bribes.

BrentonThou shalt abstain from every unjust thing: thou shalt not slay the innocent and just, and thou shalt not justify the wicked for gifts.

GreekἈπὸ παντὸς ῥήματος ἀδίκου ἀποστήσῃ· ἀθῷον καὶ δίκαιον οὐκ ἀποκτενεῖς· καὶ οὐ δικαιώσεις τὸν ἀσεβῆ ἕνεκεν δώρων.

KJVKeep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

JPSKeep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not; for I will not justify the wicked.

ThomsonBribes thou shalt not receive, for they blind the eyes of them who see, and pervert judgment.

BrentonAnd thou shalt not receive gifts; for gifts blind the eyes of the seeing, and corrupt just words.

GreekΚαὶ δῶρα οὐ λήψῃ· τὰ γὰρ δῶρα ἐκτυφλοῖ ὀφθαλμοὺς βλεπόντων, καὶ λυμαῖνεται ῥήματα δίκαια.

KJV—

JPS—

ThomsonYou shall not afflict a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

BrentonAnd ye shall not afflict a stranger, for ye know the heart of a stranger; for ye were yourselves strangers in the land of Egypt.

GreekΚαὶ προσήλυτον οὐ θλίψετε· ὑμεῖς γὰρ οἴδατε τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ προσηλύτου· αὐτοὶ γὰρ προσήλυτοι ἦτε ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ.

KJVAlso thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

JPSAnd a stranger shalt thou not oppress; for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

ThomsonSix years thou shalt sow thy ground and gather in the products thereof;

BrentonSix years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the fruits of it.

GreekἛξ ἔτη σπερεῖς τὴν γῆν σου, καὶ συνάξεις τὰ γεννήματα αὐτῆς.

KJVAnd six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:

JPSAnd six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof;

Thomsonbut on the seventh thou shalt give it rest and let it lie fallow, that the poor of thy people may eat, and what they leave, let the wild beasts of the field eat. The same thou shalt do with thy vineyards and thy olives.

BrentonBut in the seventh year thou shalt let it rest, and leave it, and the poor of thy nation shall feed; and the wild beasts of the field shall eat that which remains: thus shalt thou do to thy vineyard and to thine oliveyard.

GreekΤῷ δὲ ἑβδόμῳ ἄφεσιν ποιήσεις, καὶ ἀνήσεις αὐτὴν, καὶ ἔδονται οἱ πτωχοὶ τοῦ ἔθνους σου· τὰ δὲ ὑπολειπόμενα ἔδεται τὰ ἄγρια θηρία· οὕτως ποιήσεις τὸν ἀμπελῶνά σου, καὶ τὸν ἐλαιῶνά σου.

KJVBut the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.

JPSbut the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of thy people may eat; and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.

ThomsonSix days thou shalt do thy work; but on the seventh there shall be a rest; that thy ox and thy ass may rest: and that the son of thy handmaid and the stranger may repose.

BrentonSix days shalt thou do thy works, and on the seventh day there shall be rest, that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and that the son of thy maid-servant and the stranger may be refreshed.

GreekἛξ ἡμέρας ποιήσεις τὰ ἔργα σου, τῇ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ, ἀνάπαυσις· ἵνα ἀναπαύσηται ὁ βοῦς σου, καὶ τὸ ὑποζύγιόν σου, καὶ ἵνα ἀναψύξῃ ὁ υἱὸς τῆς παιδίσκης σου καὶ ὁ προσήλυτος.

KJVSix days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

JPSSix days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

ThomsonYou shall keep all that I have said to you; and make no mention of the name of strange gods, nor let it be heard out of your mouth.

BrentonObserve all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and ye shall make no mention of the name of other gods, neither shall they be heard out of your mouth.

GreekΠάντα ὅσα εἴρηκα πρὸς ὑμᾶς, φυλάξασθε· καὶ ὄνομα θεῶν ἑτέρων οὐκ ἀναμνησθήσεσθε, οὐδὲ μὴ ἀκουσθῇ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν.

KJVAnd in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

JPSAnd in all things that I have said unto you take ye heed; and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. .

ThomsonThree times a year you shall keep a festival to Me—

BrentonKeep ye a feast to me three times in the year.

GreekΤρεῖς καιροὺς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἑορτάσατέ μοι.

KJVThree times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

JPSThree times thou shalt keep a feast unto Me in the year.

Thomsonthe festival of unleavened bread you shall carefully observe. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I have commanded you, at the time fixed in the month of new things. For in that month thou didst come out of Egypt. Thou shalt not appear before me empty.

BrentonTake heed to keep the feast of unleavened bread: seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread, as I charged thee at the season of the month of new corn, for in it thou camest out of Egypt: thou shalt not appear before me empty.

GreekΤὴν ἑορτὴν τῶν ἀζύμων φυλάξασθε ποιεῖν· ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας ἔδεσθε ἄζυμα, καθάπερ ἐνετειλάμην σοι κατὰ τὸν καιρὸν τοῦ μηνὸς τῶν νέων· ἐν γὰρ αὐτῷ ἐξῆλθες ἐξ Αἰγύπτου· οὐκ ὀφθήσῃ ἐνώπίον μου κενός.

KJVThou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)

JPSThe feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep; seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib—for in it thou camest out from Egypt; and none shall appear before Me empty;

ThomsonThou shalt also keep the festival of the ingathering of the first fruits of thy labours employed in sowing thy field; and the festival of completion at the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours from the field.

BrentonAnd thou shalt keep the feast of the harvest of first-fruits of thy labours, whatsoever thou shalt have sown in thy field, and the feast of completion at the end of the year in the gathering in of thy fruits out of thy field.

GreekΚαὶ ἑορτὴν θερισμοῦ πρωτογεννημάτων ποιήσεις τῶν ἔργων σου, ὧν ἐὰν σπείρῃς ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ σου, καὶ ἑορτὴν συντελείας ἐπʼ ἐξόδου τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ τῶν ἔργων σου τῶν ἐκ τοῦ ἀγροῦ σου.

KJVAnd the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.

JPSand the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours, which thou sowest in the field; and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labours out of the field.

ThomsonThree times a year all thy males must appear before the Lord thy God; for when I have driven out the nations from before thee I will enlarge thy borders.

BrentonThree times in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God.

GreekΤρεῖς καιροὺς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ὀφθήσεται πᾶν ἀρσενικόν σου ἐνώπιον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου.

KJVThree times in the year all thy males shall appear before the LORD God.

JPSThree times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

ThomsonThou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; nor shall the fat of my festival remain till the morning.

BrentonFor when I shall have cast out the nations from before thee, and shall have widened thy borders, thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven, neither must the fat of my feast abide till the morning.

GreekὍταν γὰρ ἐκβάλω τὰ ἔθνη ἀπὸ προσώπου σου, καὶ ἐμπλατύνω τὰ ὅριά σου, οὐ θύσεις ἐπὶ ζύμῃ αἷμα θυμιάματός μου, οὐδὲ μὴ κοιμηθῇ στέαρ τῆς ἑορτῆς μου ἕως πρωΐ.

KJVThou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning.

JPSThou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of My feast remain all night until the morning.

ThomsonThe dedications of the first products of thy land thou shalt bring to the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of its dam.

BrentonThou shalt bring the first-offerings of the first-fruits of thy land into the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a lamb in its mother's milk.

GreekΤὰς ἀπαρχὰς τῶν πρωτογενημάτων τῆς γνς σου εἰσοίσεις εἰς τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου· οὐχ ἑψήσεις ἄρνα ἐν γάλακτι μητρὸς αὐτοῦ.

KJVThe first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

JPSThe choicest first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother’s milk.

ThomsonNow behold I send My angel before thy face, that he may guard thee in the way, and bring thee to the land, which I have prepared for thee.

BrentonAnd, behold, I send my angel before thy face, that he may keep thee in the way, that he may bring thee into the land which I have prepared for thee.

GreekΚαὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου, ἵνα φυλάξῃ σε ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, ὅπως εἰσαγάγῃ σε εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἣν ἡτοίμασά σοι.

KJVBehold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

JPSBehold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

ThomsonTake heed to thyself and hearken to him and disobey him not; for he should not withdraw from you; for My name is upon him.

BrentonTake heed to thyself and hearken to him, and disobey him not; for he will not give way to thee, for my name is on him.

GreekΠρόσεχε σεαυτῷ, καὶ εἰσάκουε αὐτοῦ, καὶ μὴ ἀπείθει αὐτῷ, οὐ γὰρ μὴ ὑποστείληταί σε· τὸ γὰρ ὄνομά μου ἐστὶν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ.

KJV—

JPSTake heed of him, and hearken unto his voice; be not rebellious against him; for he will not pardon your transgression; for My name is in him.

ThomsonIf you will hearken diligently to this voice of Mine, and do whatever I command thee, and keep My covenant, you shall be to Me a peculiar people above all the nations; for the whole earth is Mine, but you shall be to Me a royal priesthood and a holy nation. These words you shall deliver to the children of Israel—If you will hearken diligently to My voice, and do all that I command thee, I will be an enemy to thy enemies, and an adversary to thy adversaries;

BrentonIf ye will indeed hear my voice, and if thou wilt do all the things I shall charge thee with, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations, for the whole earth is mine; and ye shall be to me a royal priesthood, and a holy nation: these words shall ye speak to the children of Israel, If ye shall indeed hear my voice, and do all the things I shall tell thee, I will be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary to thine adversaries.

GreekἘὰν ἀκοῇ ἀκούσητε τῆς ἐμῆς φωνῆς, καὶ ποιήσῃς πάντα ὅσα ἂν ἐντείλωμαί σοι, καὶ φυλάξητε τὴν διαθήκην μου, ἔσεσθέ μοι λαὸς περιούσιος ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἐθνῶν· ἐμὴ γάρ ἐστι πᾶσα ἡ γῆ· ὑμεῖς δὲ ἔσεσθέ μοι βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, καὶ ἔθνος ἅγιον· ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα ἐρεῖς τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, ἐὰν ἀκοῇ ἀκούσητε τῆς φωνῆς μου, καὶ ποιήσητε πάντα ὅσα ἂν εἴπω σοι, ἐχθρεύσω τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σου, καὶ ἀντικείσομαι τοῖς ἀντικειμένοις σοι.

KJVBut if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

JPSBut if thou shalt indeed hearken unto his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

ThomsonFor My angel shall go before thee as thy leader, and conduct thee to the Amorite and the Chettite and the Pherezite and the Chananite and the Gergasite and the Evite and the Jebusite, and I will exterminate them.

BrentonFor my angel shall go as thy leader, and shall bring thee to the Amorite, and Chettite, and Pherezite, and Chananite, and Gergesite, and Evite, and Jebusite, and I will destroy them.

GreekΠορεύσεται γὰρ ὁ ἄγγελός μου ἡγούμενός σου, καὶ εἰσάξει σε πρὸς τὸν Ἀμοῤῥαῖον, καὶ Χετταῖον, καὶ Φερεζαῖον, καὶ Χαναναῖον, καὶ Γεργεσαῖον, καὶ Εὑαῖον, καὶ Ἰεβουσαῖον, καὶ ἐκτρίψω αὐτούς.

KJV—

JPSFor Mine angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I will cut them off.

ThomsonThou shalt not worship their gods nor serve them. Thou shalt not do according to their works; but destroy utterly and break in pieces their pillars

BrentonThou shalt not worship their gods, nor serve them: thou shalt not do according to their works, but shalt utterly destroy them, and break to pieces their pillars.

GreekΟὐ προσκυνήσεις τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν, οὐδὲ μὴ λατρεύσῃς αὐτοῖς· οὐ ποιήσεις κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν· ἀλλὰ καθαιρέσει καθελεῖς, καὶ συντρίβων συντρίψεις τὰς στήλας αὐτῶν.

KJVThou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.

JPSThou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their doings; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and break in pieces their pillars.

Thomsonand worship the Lord thy God. And I will bless thy bread and thy wine and thy water, and turn away sickness from you.

BrentonAnd thou shalt serve the Lord thy God, and I will bless thy bread and thy wine and thy water, and I will turn away sickness from you.

GreekΚαὶ λατρεύσεις Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ σου· καὶ εὐλογήσω τὸν ἄρτον σου καὶ τὸν οἶνόν σου καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ σου, καὶ ἀποστρέψω μαλακίαν ἀφʼ ὑμῶν.

KJVAnd ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

JPSAnd ye shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

ThomsonThere shall not be a man childless, nor a woman barren in thy land. The number of your days I will completely fulfill.

BrentonThere shall not be on thy land one that is impotent or barren. I will surely fulfil the number of thy days.

GreekΟὐκ ἔσται ἄγονος, οὐδὲ στεῖρα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς σου· τὸν ἀριθμὸν τῶν ἡμερῶν σου ἀναπληρῶν ἀναπληρώσω.

KJVThere shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

JPSNone shall miscarry, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days I will fulfil.

ThomsonAnd I will send terror before thee and confound all the nations to which thou shalt go; and cause all thy adversaries to flee before thee.

BrentonAnd I will send terror before thee, and I will strike with amazement all the nations to which thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies to flee.

GreekΚαὶ τὸν φόβον ἀποστελῶ ἡγούμενόν σου, καὶ ἐκστήσω πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, εἰς οὓς σὺ εἰσπορεύῃ εἰς αὐτούς· καὶ δώσω πάντας τοὺς ὑπεναντίους σου φυγάδας.

KJVI will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.

JPSI will send My terror before thee, and will discomfit all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.

ThomsonAnd I will send hornets before thee, and thou shalt drive out the Amorites and the Evites and the Chananites and the Chettites from before thee.

BrentonAnd I will send hornets before thee, and thou shalt cast out the Amorites and the Evites, and the Chananites and the Chettites from thee.

GreekΚαὶ ἀποστελῶ τὰς σφηκίας προτέρας σου· καὶ ἐκβαλεῖς τοὺς Ἀμοῤῥαίους, καὶ τοὺς Εὑαίους, καὶ τοὺς Χαναναίους, καὶ τοὺς Χετταίους ἀπὸ σοῦ.

KJVAnd I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

JPSAnd I will send the hornet before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

ThomsonI will not drive them out in one year, lest the land become a waste and the wild beasts of the earth multiply against thee.

BrentonI will not cast them out in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee.

GreekΟὐκ ἐκβαλῶ αὐτοὺς ἐν ἐνιαυτῷ ἑνὶ, ἵνα μὴ γένηται ἡ γῆ ἔρημος, καὶ πολλὰ γένηται ἐπὶ σὲ τὰ θηρία τῆς γῆς.

KJVI will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

JPSI will not drive them out from before thee in one year, lest the land become desolate, and the beasts of the field multiply against thee.

ThomsonBy little and little I will drive them away from thee until thou art increased and canst possess the land.

BrentonBy little and little I will cast them out from before thee, until thou shalt be increased and inherit the earth.

GreekΚατὰ μικρὸν ἐκβαλῶ αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ σοῦ, ἕως ἂν αὐξηθῇς καὶ κληρονομήσῃς τὴν γῆν.

KJVBy little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.

JPSBy little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.

ThomsonAnd I will establish thy boundaries from the Red Sea to the sea of Philisteim, and from the wilderness to the great river Euphrates, and deliver into your hands those who are settled in the land, or drive them out from before thee.

BrentonAnd I will set thy borders from the Red Sea, to the sea of the Phylistines, and from the wilderness to the great river Euphrates; and I will give into your hand those that dwell in the land, and will cast them out from thee.

GreekΚαὶ θήσω τὰ ὅριά σου ἀπὸ τῆς ἐρυθρᾶς θαλάσσης, ἕως τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς Φυλιστιείμ· καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἐρήμου, ἕως τοῦ μεγάλου ποταμοῦ Εὐφράτου· καὶ παραδώσω εἰς τὰς χεῖρας ὑμῶν τοὺς ἐγκαθημένους ἐν τῇ γῇ, καὶ ἐκβαλῶ αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ σοῦ.

KJVAnd I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

JPSAnd I will set thy border from the Red Sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness unto athe River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

ThomsonThou shalt not make a treaty with them and their gods,

BrentonThou shalt make no covenant with them and their gods.

GreekΟὐ συγκαταθήσῃ αὐτοῖς καὶ τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν διαθήκην.

KJVThou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

JPSThou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

Thomsonnor shall they dwell in thy land, lest they cause thee to sin against Me. For if thou serve their gods, they will be to thee a stumbling block.

BrentonAnd they shall not dwell in thy land, lest they cause thee to sin against me; for if thou shouldest serve their gods, these will be an offence to thee.

GreekΚαὶ οὐκ ἐνκαθήσονται ἐν τῇ γῇ σου, ἵνα μὴ ἁμαρτεῖν σε ποιήσωσι πρὸς μέ· ἐὰν γὰρ δουλεύσῃς τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν, οὗτοι ἔσονταί σοι πρόσκομμα.

KJVThey shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

JPSThey shall not dwell in thy land—lest they make thee sin against Me, for thou wilt serve their gods—for they will be a snare unto thee.