Exodus 34:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Exodus 34:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 34:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 34:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and you take of their daughters to your sons, and their daughters play the prostitute after their gods, and make your sons play the prostitute after their gods.”

Exodus 34:16 — World English Bible

Exodus 34:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters play the harlot after their gods, and make thy sons play the harlot after their gods. ”

Exodus 34:16 — American Standard Version

Exodus 34:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and thou hast taken of their daughters to thy sons, and their daughters have gone a-whoring after their gods, and have caused thy sons to go a-whoring after their gods;”

Exodus 34:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 34:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after theirgods, and make thy sons go a whoring after theirgods. ”

Exodus 34:16 — Darby Translation

Exodus 34:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And least thou take of their daughters vnto thy sonnes, and their daughters goe a whoring after their gods, and make thy sonnes goe a whoring after their gods.”

Exodus 34:16 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 34:16 in Context — Exodus 34

14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

15 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;

16 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.

17 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.

18 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.

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What Does Exodus 34:16 Mean?

Exodus 34:16 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 34. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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