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There are still some people living among us who are not Israelites. They worship their own gods. Don’t become friends with them. Don’t serve or worship their gods. You must continue to follow the Lord your God. You have done this in the past. And you must continue to do it.

“The Lord has helped you defeat many great and powerful nations. He has forced them to leave ahead of you. No nation has been able to defeat you.

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Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear(A) by them. You must not serve them or bow down(B) to them. But you are to hold fast to the Lord(C) your God, as you have until now.

“The Lord has driven out before you great and powerful nations;(D) to this day no one has been able to withstand you.(E)

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