Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him. New Living Translation Pay close attention to him, and obey his instructions. Do not rebel against him, for he is my representative, and he will not forgive your rebellion. English Standard Version Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. New King James Version Beware of Him and obey His voice; do not provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in Him. New American Standard Bible Be attentive to him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your rebellion, since My name is in him. NASB 1995 “Be on your guard before him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since My name is in him. NASB 1977 “Be on your guard before him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since My name is in him. Legacy Standard Bible Keep watch of yourself before him and listen to his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since My name is in him. Amplified Bible Be on your guard before Him, listen to and obey His voice; do not be rebellious toward Him or provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgression, since My Name (authority) is in Him. Christian Standard Bible Be attentive to him and listen to him. Do not defy him, because he will not forgive your acts of rebellion, for my name is in him. Holman Christian Standard Bible Be attentive to him and listen to his voice. Do not defy him, because he will not forgive your acts of rebellion, for My name is in him. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Carefully obey everything the angel says, because I am giving him complete authority, and he won't tolerate rebellion. English Revised Version Take ye heed of him, and hearken unto his voice; provoke him not: for he will not pardon your transgression; for my name is in him. GOD'S WORD® Translation Pay attention to him, and listen to him. Don't defy him, because he will not forgive your disobedience. He is acting on my authority. Good News Translation Pay attention to him and obey him. Do not rebel against him, for I have sent him, and he will not pardon such rebellion. International Standard Version Be careful! Be sure to obey him. Don't rebel against him, because he won't forgive your transgression, since my Name is in him. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible Take heed because of him, and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgressions, for my name is in him. New Heart English Bible Pay attention to him, and listen to his voice. Do not provoke him, for he will not pardon your disobedience, for my name is in him. Webster's Bible Translation Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionbe watchful because of His presence, and listen to His voice, do not rebel against Him, for He does not bear with your transgression, for My Name [is] in His heart; Young's Literal Translation 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; Smith's Literal Translation Watch from his face, and hear to his voice; thou shalt not rebel against him: he will not lift up your transgression; for my name is in the midst of him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTake notice of him, and hear his voice, and do not think him one to be contemned: for he will not forgive when thou hast sinned, and my name is in him. Catholic Public Domain Version Heed him, and hear his voice, and do not hold him in disregard. For he will not release you when you have sinned, and my name is in him. New American Bible Be attentive to him and obey him. Do not rebel against him, for he will not forgive your sin. My authority is within him. New Revised Standard Version Be attentive to him and listen to his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression; for my name is in him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHeed him and obey his voice; do not strive against him; perhaps he will not pardon your transgressions; for my name is upon him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Beware of him and listen to his voice; do not contend against him, lest he will not forgive your sins, because my Name is upon him. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Take heed of him, and hearken unto his voice; be not rebellious against him; for he will not pardon your transgression; for My name is in him. Brenton Septuagint Translation Take heed to thyself and hearken to him, and disobey him not; for he will not give way to thee, for my name is on him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Angel to Lead20Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. 21Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him. 22But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.… Cross References Joshua 5:13-15 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?” / “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?” / The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. Numbers 20:16 and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. Isaiah 63:9 In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. Judges 2:1-4 Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, / and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done? / So now I tell you that I will not drive out these people before you; they will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a snare to you.” ... Acts 7:30-35 After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. / When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: / ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look. ... Hebrews 1:4-6 So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs. / For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”? / And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.” Psalm 78:40-41 How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert! / Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel. 1 Corinthians 10:9-10 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes. / And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. Hebrews 3:7-11 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ... Psalm 103:20-21 Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command. / Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will. 1 Peter 1:12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. Zechariah 3:1-2 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?” Revelation 22:8-9 And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. / But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!” Malachi 3:1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts. Treasury of Scripture Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. beware of him Psalm 2:12 Matthew 17:5 Hebrews 12:25 provoke him not Numbers 14:11 Psalm 78:40,56 Ephesians 4:30 he will not Exodus 32:34 Numbers 14:35 Deuteronomy 18:19 my name Exodus 3:14 Exodus 34:5-7 Psalm 72:19 Jump to Previous Attention Beware Careful Disobedience Ear Forgive Guard Hearken Heart Heed Obey Overlooked Pardon Pay Provoke Rebel Rebellion Rebellious Transgression Transgressions Voice Watchful WrongdoingJump to Next Attention Beware Careful Disobedience Ear Forgive Guard Hearken Heart Heed Obey Overlooked Pardon Pay Provoke Rebel Rebellion Rebellious Transgression Transgressions Voice Watchful WrongdoingExodus 23 1. Of slander, false witness, and partiality4. Of charitableness 6. Of justice in judgment 8. Of taking bribes 9. Of oppressing a stranger 10. Of the year of rest 12. Of the Sabbath 13. Of idolatry 14. Of the three feasts 18. Of the blood and the fat of the sacrifice 20. An angel is promised, with a blessing, if they obey him Pay attention to Him This phrase calls for a deliberate focus and mindfulness towards the divine messenger God has sent. In the Hebrew context, the word for "pay attention" (שָׁמַע, shama) implies not just hearing but an active, obedient listening. It is a call to recognize the authority and presence of God in the messenger, which in the broader scriptural context, is often understood as a prefiguration of Christ or a theophany, a direct manifestation of God. and listen to His voice do not defy Him for He will not forgive rebellion since My Name is in Him Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Pay attentionהִשָּׁ֧מֶר (hiš·šā·mer) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to to him מִפָּנָ֛יו (mip·pā·nāw) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face and listen וּשְׁמַ֥ע (ū·šə·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to his voice; בְּקֹל֖וֹ (bə·qō·lōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not defy תַּמֵּ֣ר (tam·mêr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 4843: To be, bitter him, בּ֑וֹ (bōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he will not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no forgive יִשָּׂא֙ (yiś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take rebellion, לְפִשְׁעֲכֶ֔ם (lə·p̄iš·‘ă·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6588: Transgression since כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction My Name שְׁמִ֖י (šə·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8034: A name is in him. בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ (bə·qir·bōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center Links Exodus 23:21 NIVExodus 23:21 NLT Exodus 23:21 ESV Exodus 23:21 NASB Exodus 23:21 KJV Exodus 23:21 BibleApps.com Exodus 23:21 Biblia Paralela Exodus 23:21 Chinese Bible Exodus 23:21 French Bible Exodus 23:21 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 23:21 Pay attention to him and listen (Exo. 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