20:18 “‘But I said to their children 1 in the wilderness, “Do not follow the practices of your fathers; do not observe their regulations, 2 nor defile yourselves with their idols.
[20:18] 1 tn Heb “sons,” reflecting the patriarchal idiom of the culture.
[20:18] 2 tn Or “standard of justice.” See Ezek 7:27.