“You shall have no other gods before Me.

You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods.

You shall make for yourself no molten gods.

You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves.

otherwise you might make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land and they would play the harlot with their gods and sacrifice to their gods, and someone might invite you to eat of his sacrifice,

and you might take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters might play the harlot with their gods and cause your sons also to play the harlot with their gods.