³² So they served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is ^[a](A)loathsome to the Egyptians.

³⁴ you shall say, ‘Your servants have been ^[a](A)keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ that you may ^[b]live in the land of ^(B)Goshen; for every shepherd is ^[c](C)loathsome to the Egyptians.”

²⁵ The graven images of their gods you are to ^(A)burn with fire; you shall ^(B)not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, or you will be ^(C)snared by it, for it is an ^(D)abomination to the Lord your God. ²⁶ You shall not bring an abomination into your house, and like it come under the ^(E)ban; you shall utterly detest it and you shall utterly abhor it, for it is something banned.