15 otherwise you might make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they would prostitute themselves with their gods and (A)sacrifice to their gods, and someone (B)might invite you [a]to eat of his sacrifice, 16 and (C)you might take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters might prostitute themselves with their gods and cause your sons also to prostitute themselves with their gods. 17 (D)You shall not make for yourself any gods cast in metal.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 34:15 Lit and you eat

15 “Be careful not to make a treaty(A) with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute(B) themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.(C) 16 And when you choose some of their daughters as wives(D) for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods,(E) they will lead your sons to do the same.

17 “Do not make any idols.(F)

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