Deu 6:13-15 | NETfull | STEP | You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.

Deuteronomy 6:13-15

13 You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name. 14 You must not go after other gods, those ^{▼▼ Heb “from the gods.” The demonstrative pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.} of the surrounding peoples, 15 for the Lord your God, who is present among you, is a jealous God and his anger will erupt against you and remove you from the land. ^{▼▼ Heb “lest the anger of the Lord your God be kindled against you and destroy you from upon the surface of the ground.” Cf. KJV, ASV “from off the face of the earth.”}