Deuteronomy 12:30
Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Israel is commanded to destroy all Canaanite worship sites and their altars, pillars, and images; worship must be centralized at the place God will choose. In contrast to the permitted killing of animals anywhere for food, all sacrificial offerings must …
Other Translations
take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
take heed to thee, lest thou be snared after them, after their being destroyed out of thy presence, and lest thou enquire about their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods, and I do so--even I?
After their destruction take care that you do not go in their ways, and that you do not give thought to their gods, saying, How did these nations give worship to their gods? I will do as they did.
Cross References
They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, …
And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the …
Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and …
And thou shalt consume all the people which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no …
Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in …
And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye …
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified …
Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; …
And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the …
For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it …