do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:

“If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; make sure you return it to your brother.

You may take the young for yourself, but be sure to let the mother go free, so that you may prosper and live long.

Be sure to return it to him at sunset. Then he will sleep in it and bless you, and this will be counted as righteousness to you before the Lord your God.

Be sure there is no man, woman, clan, or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Be sure there is no root among you bearing poisonous and bitter fruit.