I say this<n id="1" /> so you will not corrupt yourselves by making an image in the form of any kind of figure. This includes the likeness of a human male or female,

you must not fear them. You must carefully recall<n id="1" /> what the <sc>Lordsc> your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt,

Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; ignore the stubbornness, wickedness, and sin of these people.

<p class="poetry">Remember the ancient days;p> <p class="poetry">bear in mind<n id="1" /> the years of past generations.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Ask your father and he will inform you,p> <p class="poetry">your elders, and they will tell you.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Remember &#8211; don&#8217;t ever forget<n id="1" /> &#8211; how you provoked the <sc>Lordsc> your God in the desert; from the time you left the land of Egypt until you came to this place you were constantly rebelling against him.<n id="2" />

So when the <sc>Lordsc> your God gives you relief from all the enemies who surround you in the land he<n id="1" /> is giving you as an inheritance,<n id="2" /> you must wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven<n id="3" /> &#8211; do not forget!<n id="4" />p>