“You shall have no other gods before Me.

You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves.

Now concerning everything which I have said to you, be careful; and do not mention the name of other gods, nor let them be heard from your mouth.

They shall not live in your land, otherwise they will make you sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, it is certain to be a snare to you.”

otherwise you might make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they would prostitute themselves with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and someone might invite you to eat of his sacrifice,