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Deuteronomy 23:6

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “You shall never seek their peace or their prosperity all your days.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Thou shalt not seek their peace, nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Thou shalt not seek their peace, nor their welfare,—all thy days, unto times age-abiding.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— thou dost not seek their peace and their good all thy days—to the age.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Thou shalt not make peace with them, neither shalt thou seek their prosperity all the days of thy life for ever.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Thou shalt not seeke their peace nor their prosperitie all thy dayes for euer.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Thou shalt not seek their peace, nor their prosperity all thy dayes for euer.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all the days of your life for ever.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Thou shalt not speak peaceably or profitably to them all thy days for ever.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Thou shalt not x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
seek 1875
{1875} Prime
דּרשׁ
darash
{daw-rash'}
A primitive root; properly to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication to seek or ask; specifically to worship.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
their peace 7965
{7965} Prime
שָׁלוֹם
shalowm
{shaw-lome'}
From H7999; safe, that is, (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, that is, health, prosperity, peace.
nor their prosperity 2896
{2896} Prime
טוֹב
towb
{tobe}
From H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well).
all x3605
(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
thy days 3117
{3117} Prime
יוֹם
yowm
{yome}
From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literally (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverbially).
for ever. 5769
{5769} Prime
עוֹלָם
`owlam
{o-lawm'}
From H5956; properly concealed, that is, the vanishing point; generally time out of mind (past or future), that is, (practically) eternity; frequentative adverbially (especially with prepositional prefix) always.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Deuteronomy 23:1-8.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Deuteronomy 23:6

Thou shalt not seek their peace — That is, make no contracts either by marriages or leagues, or commerce with them, but rather constantly keep a jealous eye over them, as enemies who will watch every opportunity to ensnare or disturb thee. This counsel was now the more necessary, because a great part of the Israelites lived beyond Jordan in the borders of those people, and therefore God sets up this wall of partition betwixt them, as well knowing the mischief of bad neighbours, and Israel's proneness to receive infection from them. Each particular Israelite is not hereby forbidden to perform any office of humanity to them, but the body of the nation are forbidden all familiar conversation with them.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Deuteronomy 23:6

Thou (d) shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

(d) You shall have nothing to do with them.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Thou shalt:

2 Samuel 8:2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And [so] the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts.
2 Samuel 12:31 And he brought forth the people that [were] therein, and put [them] under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
Ezra 9:12 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave [it] for an inheritance to your children for ever.
Nehemiah 13:23-25 In those days also saw I Jews [that] had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab: ... And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

prosperity:
Heb. good
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2S 8:2; 12:31. Ezr 9:12. Ne 13:23.

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