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Exodus 20:23
You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.
Exodus 20:23 · World English Bible
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Exodus 20:23 in other translations
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold.
You shall most certainly not make alongside of me gods of silver, or gods of gold for yourselves.
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In context
20 Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.”
21 The people stayed at a distance, and Moses came near to the thick darkness where God was.
22 The LORD said to Moses, “This is what you shall tell the children of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
23 You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.
24 You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I record my name I will come to you and I will bless you.
25 If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of cut stones; for if you lift up your tool on it, you have polluted it.
26 You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’
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