Parallel DEU 12:30

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BSB be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE be careful that you are not ensnared to follow them after they are destroyed from before you, and that you not enquire after their gods, saying, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET After they have been destroyed from your presence, be careful not to be ensnared like they are; do not pursue their gods and say, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do the same.”

LSV take heed to yourself lest you are ensnared after them, after their being destroyed out of your presence, and lest you inquire about their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods, that I also do so?

FBV make sure you don't fall into the trap of following their ways after they have been destroyed right in front of you. Don't try and find out about their gods, asking, “I wonder how these people worship their gods? I'll do like they did.”

T4T After he does that, be sure that you do not worship the gods that they have been worshiping, because if you do that, you will be caught in the same trap that they were caught in [MET]. Do not ask anyone about those gods, saying, ‘Tell me how they worshiped their gods, in order that I can worship them also.’

LEB take care[fn] so that you are not ensnaredinto imitating them[fn] after their being destroyed frombefore you,[fn] and so that you not enquire concerning their gods,saying,[fn] ‘How did these nations serve their gods, andthus I myself[fn] want to do also.’

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BBE After their destruction take care that you do not go in their ways, and that you do not give thought to their gods, saying, How did these nations give worship to their gods? I will do as they did.

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying: 'How used these nations to serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.'

ASV take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

DRA Beware lest thou imitate them, after they are destroyed at thy coming in, and lest thou seek after their ceremonies, saying: As these nations have worshipped their gods, so will I also worship.

YLT take heed to thee, lest thou be snared after them, after their being destroyed out of thy presence, and lest thou enquire about their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods, and I do so — even I?

Drby take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared [to follow] after them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their [fn]gods, saying, How did these nations serve their [fn]gods? even so will I do likewise.

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RV take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

Wbstr Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

KJB-1769 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.[fn]
   (Take heed to thyself/yourself that thou/you be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee/you; and that thou/you enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. )

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KJB-1611 [fn]Take heede to thy selfe that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee, and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serue their gods? euen so will I doe likewise.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

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Bshps Beware that thou be not taken in a snare after them, after that they be destroyed before thee, and that thou aske not after their gods, saying: Howe do these nations serue their gods? I wyll do so likewise.
   (Beware that thou/you be not taken in a snare after them, after that they be destroyed before thee/you, and that thou/you ask not after their gods, saying: How do these nations serve their gods? I will do so likewise.)

Gnva Beware, lest thou be taken in a snare after them, after that they be destroied before thee, and lest thou aske after their gods, saying, Howe did these nations serue their gods, that I may doe so likewise?
   (Beware, lest thou/you be taken in a snare after them, after that they be destroyed before thee/you, and lest thou/you ask after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods, that I may do so likewise? )

Cvdl bewarre then, yt thou fall not in the snare after the, whan they are destroyed before the: & that thou axe not after their goddes, & saye: Eue as these nacions haue serued their goddes, so wil I do also.
   (bewarre then, it thou/you fall not in the snare after them, when they are destroyed before them: and that thou/you axe not after their gods, and say: Eue as these nations have served their gods, so will I do also.)

Wyc be thou war lest thou sue hem, aftir that thei ben distried, whanne thou entrist, and thou seke `the cerymonyes of hem, and seie, As these folkis worschipyden her goddis, so and Y schal worschipe.
   (be thou/you war lest thou/you sue them, after that they been distried, when thou/you entrist, and thou/you seek `the cerymonyes of them, and say, As these folks/people worschipyden her gods, so and I shall worschipe.)

Luth so hüte dich, daß du nicht in den Strick fallest ihnen nach, nachdem sie vertilget sind vor dir, und nicht fragest nach ihren Göttern und sprechest: Wie diese Völker haben ihren Göttern gedienet, also will ich auch tun.
   (so hüte dich, that you not in the Strick fallest to_them after, after they/she/them vertilget are before/in_front_of to_you, and not fragest after your gods and sprechest: How this/these peoples have your gods served, also will I also tun.)

ClVg cave ne imiteris eas, postquam te fuerint introëunte subversæ, et requiras cæremonias earum, dicens: Sicut coluerunt gentes istæ deos suos, ita et ego colam.
   (cave not imiteris eas, postquam you(sg) fuerint introëunte subversæ, and requiras cæremonias of_them, dicens: Sicut coluerunt gentes istæ deos suos, ita and I colam. )

BrTr take heed to thyself that thou seek not to follow them after they are destroyed before thee, saying, How do these nations act towards their gods? I will do likewise.

BrLXX πρόσεχε σεαυτῷ μὴ ἐκζητήσῃς ἐπακολουθῆσαι αὐτοῖς μετὰ τὸ ἐξολοθρευθῆναι αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ προσώπου σου, λέγων, πῶς ποιοῦσι τὰ ἔθνη ταῦτα τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν; ποιήσω κᾀγώ.
   (proseⱪe seautōi maʸ ekzaʸtaʸsaʸs epakolouthaʸsai autois meta to exolothreuthaʸnai autous apo prosōpou sou, legōn, pōs poiousi ta ethnaʸ tauta tois theois autōn; poiaʸsō kagō. )