Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
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Gill's Exposition
There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren in the land,.... There shall be no abortions or miscarriages, nor sterility or barrenness, either among the Israelites, or their cattle of every…
Adam Clarke
Break down their images - מצבתיהם matstsebotheyhem, from נצב natsab, to stand up; pillars, anointed stones, etc., such as the baitulia. See Clarke on Gen 28:18 (note).
Three gracious promises are here made to Israel, to engage them to their duty and encourage them in it; and each of the promises has some needful precepts and cautions joined to it.
I. It is here…
Cambridge Bible
Thou shalt not bow down to …, nor serve them as Exo 20:5.
nor do after their works Cf. Lev 18:3.
overthrow properly, tear down(viz. their images).
pillars so RV. always, AV. sometimes wrongly images;…
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