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11 houses full of all sorts of good things, which you didn't fill; water cisterns dug out, which you didn't dig; vineyards and olive trees, which you didn't plant - and you have eaten your fill;
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houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied,
12 then be careful not to forget ADONAI, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you lived as slaves.
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be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
13 You are to fear ADONAI your God, serve him and swear by his name.
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Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
14 You are not to follow other gods, chosen from the gods of the peoples around you;
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Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you;
15 because ADONAI, your God, who is here with you, is a jealous God. If you do, the anger of ADONAI your God will flare up against you and he will destroy you from the face of the earth.
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for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land.
16 Do not put ADONAI your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah [testing].
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Do not put the LORD your God to the test as you did at Massah.
17 Observe diligently the mitzvot of ADONAI your God, and his instructions and laws which he has given you.
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Be sure to keep the commands of the LORD your God and the stipulations and decrees he has given you.
18 You are to do what is right and good in the sight of ADONAI, so that things will go well with you, and you will enter and possess the good land ADONAI swore to your ancestors,
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Do what is right and good in the LORD’s sight, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land the LORD promised on oath to your ancestors,
19 expelling all your enemies ahead of you, as ADONAI said.
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thrusting out all your enemies before you, as the LORD said.
20 "Some day your child will ask you, 'What is the meaning of the instructions, laws and rulings which ADONAI our God has laid down for you?'
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In the future, when your son asks you, “What is the meaning of the stipulations, decrees and laws the LORD our God has commanded you?”
21 Then you will tell your child, 'We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and ADONAI brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand.
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tell him: “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
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