Exodus 23:21
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
Exodus 23:21 in other translations
| BSB | Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him. |
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| WEB | Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Don’t provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him. |
| ASV | Take ye heed before him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgression: for my name is in him. |
| YLT | be watchful because of his presence, and hearken to his voice, rebel not against him, for he beareth not with your transgression, for My name is in his heart; |
| DARBY | Be careful in his presence, and hearken unto his voice: do not provoke him, for he will not forgive your transgressions; for my name is in him. |
| BBE | Give attention to him and give ear to his voice; do not go against him; for your wrongdoing will not be overlooked by him, because my name is in him. |
| Webster | Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. |
What does Exodus 23:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 23:20-25
20-25. Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way--The communication of these laws, made to Moses and by him rehearsed to the people, was concluded by the addition of many animating promises, intermingled with several solemn warnings that lapses into sin and idolatry would not be tolerated or passed with impunity.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 23:20-33
It is here promised that they should be guided and kept in their way through the wilderness to the land of promise, Behold, I send an angel before thee, mine angel. The precept joined with this promise is, that they be obedient to this angel whom God would send before them. Christ is the Angel of Jehovah; this is plainly taught by St. Paul, 1Co 10:9. They should have a comfortable settlement in the land of Canaan…
Exodus 23:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 23:21
- Psalms 78:56
Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
- Hebrews 12:25
See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
- Psalms 78:40
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
- John 10:38
But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
- John 10:30
I and my Father are one.
- Joshua 24:19
And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
- John 5:23
That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
- Hebrews 10:26-29
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
- Exodus 3:14
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
- Ephesians 4:30
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
- Colossians 2:9
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
- Numbers 14:35
I the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 2:12; Mt 17:5; Heb 12:25
provoke him not.
Nu 14:11; Ps 78:40,56; Eph 4:30; Heb 3:10,16
he will not.
32:34; Nu 14:35; De 18:19; Jos 24:19; Jer 5:7; Heb 3:11; 10:26-29
Heb 12:25; 1Jo 5:16
my name.
3:14; 34:5-7; Ps 72:19; 83:18; Isa 7:14; 9:6; 42:8; 45:6; 57:15
Jer 23:6; Mt 1:23; Joh 5:23; 10:30,38; 14:9,10; Col 2:9; Re 1:8
Re 2:8,23; 3:7
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Context
- Exodus 23:20
Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
- Exodus 23:21
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
- Exodus 23:22
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
Exodus 23:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Guárdate delante de él, y oye su voz; no le seas rebelde; porque él no perdonará vuestra rebelión: porque mi nombre está en él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Prends garde à toi à cause de sa présence, et écoute sa voix; ne l’irrite pas; car il ne pardonnera point votre transgression, car mon nom est en lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Hüte dich vor ihm und höre auf seine Stimme und reize ihn nicht; denn er wird eure Übertretung nicht vergeben, denn mein Name ist in ihm. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Observa eum, et audi vocem ejus, nec contemnendum putes: quia non dimittet cum peccaveris, et est nomen meum in illo. |