Charles Ellicott Commentary Exodus 34:12

"Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:" — Exodus 34:12 (ASV)

A snare. —Compare to Exodus 23:33; and for the nature of the snare, see Exodus 34:15-16 of the present chapter.