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Deuteronomy 23:6
You must never try to make peace with the Ammonites or Moabites. As long as you live, don't be friendly to them.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Never pursue their welfare or prosperity as long as you live.
Never pursue their welfare or prosperity as long as you live.
Hebrew Names Version
You shall not seek their shalom nor their prosperity all your days forever.
You shall not seek their shalom nor their prosperity all your days forever.
King James Version
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Lexham English Bible
You shall not promote their welfare or their prosperity all your days forever.
You shall not promote their welfare or their prosperity all your days forever.
English Standard Version
You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever.
You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever.
New Century Version
Don't wish for their peace or success as long as you live.
Don't wish for their peace or success as long as you live.
New English Translation
You must not seek peace and prosperity for them through all the ages to come.
You must not seek peace and prosperity for them through all the ages to come.
Amplified Bible
"You shall never seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days.
"You shall never seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days.
New American Standard Bible
"You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days.
"You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt not seeke their peace nor their prosperitie all thy dayes for euer.
Thou shalt not seeke their peace nor their prosperitie all thy dayes for euer.
Legacy Standard Bible
You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days.
You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days.
Contemporary English Version
Don't even think of signing a peace treaty with Moab or Ammon.
Don't even think of signing a peace treaty with Moab or Ammon.
Complete Jewish Bible
But Adonai your God would not listen to Bil‘am; rather, Adonai your God turned the curse into a blessing for you; because Adonai your God loved you.
But Adonai your God would not listen to Bil‘am; rather, Adonai your God turned the curse into a blessing for you; because Adonai your God loved you.
Darby Translation
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
George Lamsa Translation
You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all the days of your life for ever.
You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all the days of your life for ever.
Good News Translation
As long as you are a nation, never do anything to help these nations or to make them prosperous.
As long as you are a nation, never do anything to help these nations or to make them prosperous.
Literal Translation
You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days, perpetually.
You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days, perpetually.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou shalt wysh him nether prosperite ner health all thy life longe for euer.
Thou shalt wysh him nether prosperite ner health all thy life longe for euer.
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Bible in Basic English
Do nothing for their peace or well-being for ever.
Do nothing for their peace or well-being for ever.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou shalt not seeke their peace nor wealth all thy dayes, for euer.
Thou shalt not seeke their peace nor wealth all thy dayes, for euer.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt not seek their peace, nor their prosperity all thy dayes for euer.
Thou shalt not seek their peace, nor their prosperity all thy dayes for euer.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou shalt not speak peaceably or profitably to them all thy days for ever.
Thou shalt not speak peaceably or profitably to them all thy days for ever.
English Revised Version
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Berean Standard Bible
You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.
You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou schalt not make pees with hem, nethir thou schalt seke goodis to hem, in alle the daies of thi lijf in to with outen ende.
Thou schalt not make pees with hem, nethir thou schalt seke goodis to hem, in alle the daies of thi lijf in to with outen ende.
Young's Literal Translation
thou dost not seek their peace and their good all thy days -- to the age.
thou dost not seek their peace and their good all thy days -- to the age.
Update Bible Version
You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.
You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not seek their peace, nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Thou shalt not seek their peace, nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
World English Bible
You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.
You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.
New King James Version
You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.
You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.
New Living Translation
As long as you live, you must never promote the welfare and prosperity of the Ammonites or Moabites.
As long as you live, you must never promote the welfare and prosperity of the Ammonites or Moabites.
New Life Bible
Do nothing for their peace or their well-being all your days.
Do nothing for their peace or their well-being all your days.
New Revised Standard
You shall never promote their welfare or their prosperity as long as you live.
You shall never promote their welfare or their prosperity as long as you live.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their welfare, - all thy days, unto times age-abiding.
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their welfare, - all thy days, unto times age-abiding.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not make peace with them, neither shalt thou seek their prosperity all the days of thy life for ever.
Thou shalt not make peace with them, neither shalt thou seek their prosperity all the days of thy life for ever.
Revised Standard Version
You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days for ever.
You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days for ever.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days.
"You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days.
Contextual Overview
1 "A man with a crushed testicle or part of his sex organ cut off may not join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord . 2 If a man's parents were not legally married, that man may not join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord . And none of his descendants to the tenth generation—may join in that group. 3 "An Ammonite or Moabite may not join with the men of Israel when they gather to worship the Lord . And none of their descendants, to the tenth generation, may join in the worship of the Lord . 4 The Ammonites and Moabites refused to give you bread and water on your trip at the time you came from Egypt. They also tried to hire Balaam, the son of Beor from the Mesopotamian city of Pethor, to curse you. 5 But the Lord your God refused to do what Balaam asked. Instead, the Lord changed the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you. 6 You must never try to make peace with the Ammonites or Moabites. As long as you live, don't be friendly to them. 7 "You must not hate Edomites, because they are your relatives. You must not hate Egyptians, because you were a stranger in their land. 8 The children of the third generation born to the Edomites and Egyptians may join with the people of Israel to worship the Lord .
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Thou shalt: 2 Samuel 8:2, 2 Samuel 12:31, Ezra 9:12, Nehemiah 13:23-25
prosperity: Heb. good
Reciprocal: Matthew 5:43 - and hate
Cross-References
Genesis 13:2
At this time Abram was very rich. He had many animals and much silver and gold.
At this time Abram was very rich. He had many animals and much silver and gold.
Genesis 14:14
When Abram learned that Lot was captured, he called all of his family together. There were 318 trained soldiers. He led the men and chased the enemy all the way to the town of Dan.
When Abram learned that Lot was captured, he called all of his family together. There were 318 trained soldiers. He led the men and chased the enemy all the way to the town of Dan.
Genesis 18:12
So she laughed to herself and said, "I am old, and my husband is old. I am too old to have a baby."
So she laughed to herself and said, "I am old, and my husband is old. I am too old to have a baby."
Genesis 21:22
Then Abimelech and Phicol spoke with Abraham. Phicol was the commander of Abimelech's army. They said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.
Then Abimelech and Phicol spoke with Abraham. Phicol was the commander of Abimelech's army. They said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.
Genesis 23:1
Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
Genesis 23:2
She died in the city of Kiriath Arba (Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham was very sad and cried for her there.
She died in the city of Kiriath Arba (Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham was very sad and cried for her there.
Genesis 23:4
"I am only a foreigner staying in your country. I have no place to bury my wife. Please give me some land so that I can bury her."
"I am only a foreigner staying in your country. I have no place to bury my wife. Please give me some land so that I can bury her."
Genesis 23:5
The Hittites answered Abraham,
The Hittites answered Abraham,
Genesis 24:18
Rebekah quickly lowered the jar from her shoulder and gave him a drink. She said, "Drink this, sir."
Rebekah quickly lowered the jar from her shoulder and gave him a drink. She said, "Drink this, sir."
Genesis 24:35
The Lord has greatly blessed my master in everything. My master has become a great man. The Lord has given him many flocks of sheep and herds of cattle. He has much silver and gold and many servants. He has many camels and donkeys.
The Lord has greatly blessed my master in everything. My master has become a great man. The Lord has given him many flocks of sheep and herds of cattle. He has much silver and gold and many servants. He has many camels and donkeys.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever. Not that they were to retain malice towards them, or indulge a spirit of revenge, or not do them any good offices in a private way, which is contrary to the law of love; nor does this contradict any offices of kindness and friendship that might be performed in a personal way: so we find that David had a kindness for Hanun the Ammonite, and showed it, though ill rewarded for it, yet is not blamed for doing it; 2 Samuel 10:2 for these words respect not persons in a private capacity, but the people of Israel as a body politic, who, as such, were not to carry on trade and commerce with those people, nor intermarry with them, nor make leagues and enter into alliances with them; the reason of which was, because being very near neighbours to them, had there not been such a law, as a wall of partition between them, they might have become very familiar, and so have learnt their evil ways and customs, which this was designed to prevent: the Jews restrain o this to overtures and proclamations of peace, which they were not to make with these nations, as they were directed to do when they went out to war with others, Deuteronomy 20:10.
o Hilchot Melachim, c. 6. sect. 6.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
i. e. “thou shalt not invite them robe on terms of amity with thee (compare Deuteronomy 20:10 ff), nor make their welfare thy care”: compare Ezra 9:12. There is no injunction to hatred or retaliation (compare Deuteronomy 2:9, Deuteronomy 2:19); but later history contains frequent record of hostility between Israel and these nations.
