Yosua 23:7

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

dan supaya kamu jangan bergaul dengan bangsa-bangsa yang masih tinggal di antaramu itu, serta mengakui nama allah mereka dan bersumpah demi nama itu, dan beribadah atau sujud menyembah kepada mereka.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
dan supaya kamu jangan bergaul dengan bangsa-bangsa yang masih tinggal di antaramu itu, serta mengakui nama allah mereka dan bersumpah demi nama itu, dan beribadah atau sujud menyembah kepada mereka.

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Maka janganlah kamu berjinak-jinakkan dengan bangsa yang tinggal lagi sertamu, dan jangan kamu sebut nama dewa-dewanya, dan jangan bersumpah demi namanya, dan jangan berbuat bakti atau menyembah sujud kepadanya.

Contextual Overview

¹ And it came to passe, along season after that the Lorde had geuen rest vnto Israel from al their enemies round about, that Iosuah waxed olde, and was stricken in age. ² And Iosuah called for all Israel, and for their elders, their heades, their iudges, and officers, and sayd vnto them: I am olde and stricken in age, ³ And ye haue seene all that the Lorde your God hath done vnto all these nations before you, how the Lorde your God himself hath fought for you. ⁴ Beholde, I haue deuided vnto you by lot these nations that remayne, to be an inheritaunce for your tribes, euen from Iordane, with all the nations that I haue destroyed, euen vnto the great sea westward. ⁵ And the Lorde your God shall expel them before you, & cast them from out of your sight, and ye shall conquer their lande, as the Lord your God hath sayd vnto you. ⁶ Go to therfore, and be of a good courage, that ye take heede and do all that is written in the booke of the lawe of Moyses, that ye bowe not aside therefrom to the right hande or to the left. ⁷ Neither company with these nations that is with them that are left with you, neither make mention of the name of ther gods, nor cause to sweare by them, neither serue them, nor bowe your selues vnto them. ⁸ But sticke fast vnto the Lorde your God, as ye haue done vnto this day. ⁹ So shall the Lord cast out before you great nations and mightie, as no man hath ben able to stande before you hytherto. ¹⁰ One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lorde your God he fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

That ye come: Have no civil or social contacts with them, as these will infallibly lead to spiritual affinities, in consequence of which, ye will make honourable "mention of the name of their gods," "swear by them" "and serve" them in their abominable rites; and "bow yourselves unto them," as your creators and preservers. All this will follow by simply coming among them. He who walks in the counsel of the ungodly, will soon stand in the way of sinners, and sit in the seat of scorners. Joshua 23:12, Exodus 23:33, Deuteronomy 7:2, Deuteronomy 7:3, Proverbs 4:14, 1 Corinthians 15:33, 2 Corinthians 6:14-17, Ephesians 5:11

neither: Exodus 23:13, Numbers 32:38, Psalms 16:4, Hosea 2:17

to swear: Jeremiah 5:7, Zephaniah 1:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 35:2 - strange Exodus 20:5 - bow down Numbers 25:2 - bowed Numbers 33:52 - General 2 Kings 17:35 - charged them Isaiah 26:13 - by thee Jeremiah 12:16 - as they Zechariah 13:2 - I will cut

Cross-References

Genesis 18:2
And he lift vp his eyes and loked, and loe, three men stoode by hym: And when he sawe them, he ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed hym selfe towarde the grounde,

Genesis 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodome at euen, and Lot sate at the gate of Sodome: and Lot seing [them] rose vp to meete them, and he bowed hym selfe with his face towarde the grounde.

Genesis 23:17
And the fielde of Ephron in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, eue the fielde and the caue that was therein, and all the trees that were in the fielde, and that were in al the borders rounde about, was made sure

Genesis 23:18
Unto Abraham for a possession in the sight of the chyldren of Heth, before all that went in at the gates of the citie.

Proverbs 18:24
A man that wyll haue frendes, must shewe hym selfe frendly: and there is a frende whiche is nearer then a brother.

Hebrews 12:14
Folowe peace with all men, and holynesse, without the which, no man shall see the Lorde:

1 Peter 3:8
In conclusion, be ye all of one minde, of one heart, loue as brethren, be pitiful, be curteous,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That ye come not among these nations, those that remain among you,.... That remained unsubdued, or that were suffered to dwell among them, being tributaries to them; with these they were not to converse freely and familiarly, nor to carry on trade and commerce with them, nor enter into any alliances or marriages with them, and not even attend any of their feasts, and especially their idolatrous ones:

neither make mention of the name of their gods; not in common conversation, and still less in any religious matters; never with any reverence of them, or in any respectable manner; but always with indignation and contempt, calling them dunghill gods, and the like, as they often are in Scripture:

nor cause to swear [by them]; neither swear by them themselves, nor cause others to swear by them, as Abarbinel; or a man his neighbour, as Kimchi; no, not a Gentile, as Ben Melech; so it is said in the Misnah p,

"he that vows in the name of an idol, and confirms in his name, (which Bartenora interprets, swears by his name,) transgresses a negative precept.''

Maimonides q also says,

"he that vows in the name of an idol, and swears by it, is to be beaten--he that swears by it himself, or causes a Gentile to swear by it; for it is forbidden to cause a Gentile to swear by his fear (or idol), and even to cause him to make mention of it, though not in the way of an oath, it is forbidden:''

neither serve them; by offering any sacrifice or incense to them, or by praying to them, or offering them praises on any account, or by performing any religious service in any instance or form whatever:

nor bow yourselves unto them; give them any adoration or worship, external or internal.

p Sanhedrin, c. 7. sect. 6. q Hilchot & Obedeth Cochabim, c. 5. sect. 10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Joshua 23:7. Come not among these nations — Have no civil or social contracts with them, (see Joshua 23:12), as these will infallibly lead to spiritual affinities, in consequence of which ye will make honourable mention of the name of their gods, swear by them as the judges of your motives and actions, serve them in their abominable rites, and bow yourselves unto them as your creators and preservers; thus giving the whole worship of God to idols: and all this will follow from simply coming among them. He who walks in the counsel of the ungodly will soon stand in the way of sinners, and shortly sit in the seat of the scornful. Nemo repente fuit turpissimus. "No man rises to the highest stages of iniquity but by degrees." NERO himself, under the instructions of Seneca, was a promising youth.