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Follow the Lord your God, fear him, keep his commandments, listen to his voice, serve him, and cling to him.

That prophet or that interpreter of dreams is to be put to death because he advised you to turn against the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, in order to draw you away from the path on which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. Purge the evil from among you.

The Penalty for Idolatry

If your full brother or your mother’s son, your son or your daughter, the wife you embrace, or your closest friend tempts you by saying secretly, “Let’s go and serve other gods,”—gods that neither you nor your fathers have known,

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It is the Lord your God you must follow,(A) and him you must revere.(B) Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast(C) to him. That prophet or dreamer must be put to death(D) for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn(E) you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil(F) from among you.

If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices(G) you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods”(H) (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,

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