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14 It was at that time that the LORD commanded me to issue the laws and regulations you must obey in the land you are about to enter and occupy.
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14 And the LORD directed me at that time to teach you the decrees and laws you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
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15 "But be careful! You did not see the LORD's form on the day he spoke to you from the fire at Mount Sinai.
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15 You saw no form of any kind the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb out of the fire. Therefore watch yourselves very carefully,
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16 So do not corrupt yourselves by making a physical image in any form -- whether of a man or a woman,
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16 so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman,
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17 an animal or a bird,
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17 or like any animal on earth or any bird that flies in the air,
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18 a creeping creature or a fish.
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18 or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below.
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19 And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars -- all the forces of heaven -- don't be seduced by them and worship them. The LORD your God designated these heavenly bodies for all the peoples of the earth.
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19 And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars--all the heavenly array--do not be enticed into bowing down to them and worshiping things the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.
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20 Remember that the LORD rescued you from the burning furnace of Egypt to become his own people and special possession; that is what you are today.
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20 But as for you, the LORD took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of his inheritance, as you now are.
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21 "But the LORD was very angry with me because of you. He vowed that I would never cross the Jordan River into the good land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession.
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21 The LORD was angry with me because of you, and he solemnly swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the LORD your God is giving you as your inheritance.
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22 Though you will cross the Jordan to occupy the land, I will die here on this side of the river.
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22 I will die in this land; I will not cross the Jordan; but you are about to cross over and take possession of that good land.
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23 So be careful not to break the covenant the LORD your God has made with you. You will break it if you make idols of any shape or form, for the LORD your God has absolutely forbidden this.
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23 Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden.
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24 The LORD your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God.
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24 For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
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| Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (New Living Translation - The Bible Online) |
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