God's Word Translation

Exodus 34:15-21 God's Word Translation (GW)

15. Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in that land. When they chase after their gods as though they were prostitutes and sacrifice to them, they may invite you to eat the meat from their sacrifices with them.

16. Then your sons will end up marrying their daughters. When their daughters chase after their gods as though they were prostitutes, they’ll lead your sons to do the same thing.

17. “Never make an idol.

18. “You must celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you must eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, because in that month you came out of Egypt.

19. “Every first male offspring is mine, even the firstborn males of all your livestock, whether cattle, sheep, or goats.

20. It will cost you a sheep or a goat to buy back the firstborn donkey. If you don’t buy it back, then you must break the donkey’s neck. You must buy back every firstborn of your sons.“No one may come into my presence without an offering.

21. “You may work six days, but on the seventh day you must not work. Even during the time of plowing or harvesting you must not work ⌊on this day⌋.