13 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.[a](A) 14 Do not worship any other god,(B) for the Lord, whose name(C) is Jealous, is a jealous God.(D)

15 “Be careful not to make a treaty(E) with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute(F) themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 34:13 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah

13 But you shall (A)destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and (B)cut down their wooden images 14 (for you shall worship (C)no other god, for the Lord, whose (D)name is Jealous, is a (E)jealous God), 15 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they (F)play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods, and one of them (G)invites you and you (H)eat of his sacrifice,

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13 (A)But rather, you are to tear down their altars and smash their memorial stones, and cut down their [a](B)Asherim 14 —for (C)you shall not worship any other god, because the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God— 15 otherwise you might make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they would prostitute themselves with their gods and (D)sacrifice to their gods, and someone (E)might invite you [b]to eat of his sacrifice,

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  1. Exodus 34:13 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)
  2. Exodus 34:15 Lit and you eat

13 You shall (A)tear down their altars and (B)break their pillars and cut down their (C)Asherim 14 (for (D)you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God), 15 (E)lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and when they (F)whore after their gods and sacrifice to their gods and (G)you are invited, you eat of his sacrifice,

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