Joshua 23:12-13

23:12 But if you ever turn away and make alliances with ¹  these nations that remain near you, ²  and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations with them, ³  23:13 know for certain that the Lord our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; ⁴  they will be a whip that tears ⁵  your sides and thorns that blind ⁶  your eyes until you disappear ⁷  from this good land the Lord your God gave you.

[23:12]  ¹ tn Heb “and hug.”

[23:12]  ² tn Heb “the remnant of the these nations, these nations that are with you.”

[23:12]  ³ tn Heb “and go into them, and they into you.”

[23:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “be a trap and a snare to you.”

[23:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “in.”

[23:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “thorns in your eyes.”

[23:13]  ⁷ tn Or “perish.”