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Be sure that you carefully obey everything written in The Book of the Law[a] of Moses and do exactly what it says.

Don't have anything to do with the nations that live around you. Don't worship their gods or pray to their idols or make promises in the names of their gods. Be as faithful to the Lord as you have always been.

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  1. 23.6 Law: See the note at 8.30-32.

“Be very strong; be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law(A) of Moses, without turning aside(B) to the right or to the left.(C) Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear(D) by them. You must not serve them or bow down(E) to them. But you are to hold fast to the Lord(F) your God, as you have until now.

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Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day.

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