| 24. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 23:24:1 ⧉לֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הlotishtakhavenot bow down Exodus 23:24:2 ⧉לֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙leeloheihemto their gods Exodus 23:24:3 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand do not Exodus 23:24:4 ⧉תָֽעָבְדֵ֔םtaavdemserve them Exodus 23:24:5 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand do not Exodus 23:24:6 ⧉תַעֲשֶׂ֖הtaasedo Exodus 23:24:7 ⧉כְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םkemaaseihemas they do Exodus 23:24:8 ⧉כִּ֤יkibut Exodus 23:24:9 ⧉הָרֵס֙haresutterly Exodus 23:24:10 ⧉תְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔םteharsemoverthrow them Exodus 23:24:11 ⧉וְשַׁבֵּ֥רveshaberand utterly Exodus 23:24:12 ⧉תְּשַׁבֵּ֖רteshaberbreak Exodus 23:24:13 ⧉מַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mattsevoteihemtheir pillars |
| 24. Formal Translation You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor follow their deeds, for by tearing down you shall tear them down, and by breaking you shall break their pillars. |
| 24. Dynamic Translation Do not bow down to their gods, serve them, or imitate their deeds. Instead, utterly demolish them and crush their cultic stones to pieces. |