And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.
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Gill's Exposition
And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons,.... That is, marry them to them, which explains what is meant by making a covenant with them, entering into such a near relation, and joining families,…
The precepts contained in these verses are, for the most part, identical in substance with some of those which follow the Ten Commandments and are recorded in “the Book of the covenant” (Exo. 20–23;…
Reconciliation being made, a covenant of friendship is here settled between God and Israel. The traitors are not only pardoned, but preferred and made favourites again. Well may the assurances of this…
Cambridge Bible
and thou take, &c. Intermarriage with Canaanites is forbidden, for the same reason, in Deu 7:3 f.; cf. Jos 23:12 (D 2 [221]), and Jdg 3:6 (where disregard of the prohibition is said to have been…
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