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Negative commandment 48 of 365

Not to make a covenant with the seven (Canaanite, idolatrous) nations

Maimonides

Not to make a covenant with the seven (Canaanite, idolatrous) nations, as it is said, “Thou shalt make no covenant with them” (Ex. 23:32; Deut. 7:2).

Exodus 23:32

KJV
Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.
ASV
Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.
WEB
You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.
JPS
Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

Deuteronomy 7:2

KJV
And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
ASV
and when Jehovah thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them; then thou shalt utterly destroy them: thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them;
WEB
and when the LORD your God delivers them up before you, and you strike them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them, nor show mercy to them.
JPS
and when the LORD thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them; then thou shalt utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them;