To mix is to intermingle and probably also has the idea of marriage in view (Joshua 23:12; Deuteronomy 7:3–4; Judges 3:6).1 Israel must recognize that they are a people holy to the Lord and though outnumbered, they must not seek to make alliances with the Canaanite people who remain in the land.
7 that you may not mix with these nations remaining among you or make mention of the names of their gods or swear by them or serve them or bow down to them,