- or the gods:
- "Thou shalt not¹ bow downª° to their gods,ª nor¹ serveª° them, nor¹ doª° after their works:ª but¹ thou shalt utterly²° overthrowª° them, and quite²° break downª° their images.ª" {Exd 23:24} + "Thou shalt makeª° no¹ covenantª with them, nor with their gods.ª ... They shall not¹ dwellª° in thy land,ª lest¹ they make thee sinª°¹ against me: for¹ if thou serveª°¹ their gods,ª it will surely¹ be¹ a snareª unto thee." {Exd 23:32-33} + "Lest¹ thou makeª° a covenantª with the inhabitantsª° of the land,ª and they go a whoringª° afterª their gods,ª and do sacrificeª° unto their gods,ª and [one] callª° thee, and thou eatª° of his sacrifice;ª¹" {Exd 34:15} + "[Namely], of the godsª¹ of the peopleª which¹ [are] round aboutª you, nighª unto¹ thee, or¹ far offª from¹ thee, from the [one] endª¹ of the earthª even unto¹ the [other] endª of the earth;ª" {Deu 13:7} + "Lest¹ there should beª among you man,ª or¹ woman,ª or¹ family,ª or¹ tribe,ª whose¹ heartª turneth awayª° this dayª from¹¹ the LORDª our God,ª to go²°¹ [and] serveª°¹ the godsª of these¹ nations;ª lest¹ there should beª among you a rootª that bearethª° gallª and wormwood;ª" {Deu 29:18} + "And I saidª° unto you, I¹ [am] the LORDª your God;ª fearª° not¹¹ the godsª of the Amorites,ª in whose¹ landª ye¹ dwell:ª° but ye have not¹ obeyedª° my voice.ª" {Jdg 6:10}
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