(A)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a (B)jealous God, (C)inflicting the [a]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,

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  1. Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing

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

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  1. Exodus 23:13 Lit on

13 “Be careful(A) to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods;(B) do not let them be heard on your lips.(C)

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

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33 Do not let them live in your land or they will cause you to sin against me, because the worship of their gods will certainly be a snare(A) to you.”

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30 be careful that you are not ensnared [a]to follow them, after they are destroyed from your presence, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations serve their gods, that I also may do likewise?’ 31 (A)You shall not behave this way toward the Lord your God, because every abominable act which the Lord hates, they have done for their gods; for (B)they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire for their gods.

32 [b](C)Whatever I command you, you shall be careful to do; (D)you shall not add to nor take anything away from it.

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  1. Deuteronomy 12:30 Lit after them
  2. Deuteronomy 12:32 Lit Everything that

30 and after they have been destroyed before you, be careful not to be ensnared(A) by inquiring about their gods, saying, “How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same.”(B) 31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the Lord hates.(C) They even burn their sons(D) and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.(E)

32 See that you do all I command you; do not add(F) to it or take away from it.[a]

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  1. Deuteronomy 12:32 In Hebrew texts this verse (12:32) is numbered 13:1.