9. He prayed, “Lord, if you really are pleased with me, I pray that you will go with us. It is true that these people are sinful and rebellious, but forgive our sin and let us be your people.”
10. The Lord said:I promise to perform miracles for you that have never been seen anywhere on earth. Neighbouring nations will stand in fear and know that I was the one who did these marvellous things.
11. I will force out the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, but you must do what I command you today.
12. Don't make treaties with any of those people. If you do, it will be like falling into a trap.
13. Instead, you must destroy their altars and tear down the sacred poles they use in the worship of the goddess Asherah.
14. I demand your complete loyalty—you must not worship any other god!
15. Don't make treaties with the people there, or you will soon find yourselves worshipping their gods and taking part in their sacrificial meals.
16. Your men will even marry their women and be influenced to worship their gods.
17. Don't make metal images of gods.
18. Don't fail to observe the Festival of Thin Bread in the month of Abib. Obey me and eat bread without yeast for seven days during Abib, because that is the month you left Egypt.
19. The firstborn males of your families and of your flocks and herds belong to me.
20. You can save the life of a firstborn donkey by sacrificing a lamb; if you don't, you must break the donkey's neck. You must save every firstborn son.Bring an offering every time you come to worship.
21. Do your work in six days and rest on the seventh day, even during the seasons for ploughing and harvesting.
22. Celebrate the Harvest Festival each spring when you start harvesting your wheat, and celebrate the Festival of Shelters each autumn when you pick your fruit.