Translations
Modern
Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.
Traditional
Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.
Literal
Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of YHWH your God that He made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything that YHWH your God has forbidden you.
Latin
Cave nequando obliviscaris pacti Domini Dei tui, quod pepigit tecum, et facias tibi sculptam similitudinem eorum, quæ fieri Dominus prohibuit:
Original
Hebrew
English
Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.
Notes
Moses gave a long speech to the Israelites because of their recent failures and what he thought would happen in Canaan.
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Topics
Afflictions and Adversities: Dispensation of God Church of Israel in Covenant with God Forgetting God is Forgetting his Covenant Forgetting God is Forgetting His: Covenant Idol: Manufacture of Idolatry: Denunciations Against Obedience: Enjoined The Covenant: Caution Against Forgetting Watchfulness: General Scriptures Concerning