7 so as not to go in among these nations, these who remain among you. And make no mention of the name of their mighty ones, a nor swear by them, nor serve them nor bow down to them.
8 “But cling to יהוה your Elohim, as you have done to this day.
9 “For יהוה has driven out from before you great and strong nations. As for you, no one has stood against you to this day.
10 “One man of you put a thousand to flight, for יהוה your Elohim is He who is fighting for you, as He has promised you.
11 “And you shall diligently guard yourselves, to love יהוה your Elohim.
12 “But if you do turn back at all, and cling to the remnant of these nations, these that remain among you, and intermarry with them, and go in to them and they to you,
13 know for certain that יהוה your Elohim shall no longer drive these nations out from before you. And they shall be snares and traps to you, and a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which יהוה your Elohim has given you.