²³ Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.

¹⁹ And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.

¹² For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.

¹¹ Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

³ Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

² And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.

²⁸ And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.

¹⁶ And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

¹⁵ And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.

⁷ Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.