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You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me(A)

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You shall not bow down to them or worship(A) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,(B) punishing the children for the sin of the parents(C) to the third and fourth generation(D) of those who hate me,

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13 Rather, you shall tear down their altars, break their pillars, and cut down their sacred poles,[a](A)

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  1. 34.13 Or Asherahs

13 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.[a](A)

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

You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not follow their statutes.(A)

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You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices.(A)

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