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The Book of Exodus, Chapter 20, Verse 23

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And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
King James Version
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
American Standard Version
Ye shall not make [other gods] with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
New English Translation
You must not make gods of silver alongside me, nor make gods of gold for yourselves.
World English Bible
You shall most certainly not make alongside of me gods of silver, or gods of gold for yourselves.
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An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
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And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
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Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
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Now these [are] the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
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If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
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If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
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If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
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And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
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Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
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And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.