9:16 When I looked, you had indeed sinned against the Lord your God and had cast for yourselves a metal calf; 1 you had quickly turned aside from the way he 2 had commanded you!
Deuteronomy 20:18
20:18 so that they cannot teach you all the abhorrent ways they worship 3 their gods, causing you to sin against the Lord your God.
1 tn On the phrase “metal calf,” see note on the term “metal image” in v. 12.
2 tnHeb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 9:3.
3 tnHeb “to do according to all their abominations which they do for their gods.”