Deuteronomy 6:14

Modern

Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.

Traditional

Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

Literal

You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you,

Latin

Non ibitis post deos alienos cunctarum gentium, quæ in circuitu vestro sunt:

Hebrew

English

Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.

Moses here explains how the stipulations in the following sections should be applied and handed on to future generations.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah 25:6
Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’
1 John 5:21
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Deuteronomy 13:7
…the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),
Deuteronomy 8:19
If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
Deuteronomy 11:28
…but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.
Exodus 34:14–16
For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.