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Joshua 23:12

King James Version (KJV)

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Joshua 23:12

Verse 12 of 16

Scripture focus

Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:

Joshua 23:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 23:12

Theological / Devotional

Make marriages. Literally, “become related by marriage.” It was a long time before Israel learned the lesson of how to live in the world without being of the world. It was not learned until after the Babylonish captivity, and when learned, it was soon distorted into a pharisaical exclusiveness.

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