12 "Be careful. Do not make a peace treaty with those who live in the land where you are going. They will be a trap to you.
13 Tear down their altars. Smash their sacred stones. Cut down the poles they use to worship the goddess Asherah.
14 Do not worship any other god. I am a jealous God. In fact, my name is Jealous.
15 "Be careful not to make a peace treaty with those who live in the land. They commit sin by offering sacrifices to their gods. They will invite you to eat their sacrifices.
16 You will choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons. And those daughters will commit sin by worshiping their gods. Then they will lead your sons to do the same thing.
17 "Do not make statues of gods.
18 "Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat bread that is made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Do it at the appointed time in the month of Abib. You came out of Egypt in that month.