You must not commit adultery.

You must not steal.

You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.

There you will worship gods made by human hands – wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.

Then you came back and wept before the Lord, but he paid no attention to you whatsoever.

You must not offer false testimony against another.

But the Lord told me: “Tell them this: ‘Do not go up and fight, because I will not be with you and you will be defeated by your enemies.’”

(for he is a merciful God), he will not let you down or destroy you, for he cannot forget the covenant with your ancestors that he confirmed by oath to them.

You must not desire another man’s wife, nor should you crave his house, his field, his male and female servants, his ox, his donkey, or anything else he owns.”

There must not be a scrap of yeast within your land for seven days, nor can any of the meat you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain until the next morning.

Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.

You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.

Your ox will be slaughtered before your very eyes but you will not eat of it. Your donkey will be stolen from you as you watch and will not be returned to you. Your flock of sheep will be given to your enemies and there will be no one to save you.

The Lord is indeed going before you – he will be with you; he will not fail you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”

You were not willing to go up, however, but instead rebelled against the Lord your God.

So I responded to you, “Do not be terrified of them!

You must not erect a sacred pillar, a thing the Lord your God detests.

Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and not be so presumptuous again.

I spoke to you, but you did not listen. Instead you rebelled against the Lord and recklessly went up to the hill country.

You must not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,