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Deuteronomy 29:17

A Root Bearing Poisonous Fruit

Enter the Covenant and Keep Its Words · Deuteronomy 29

Story guide: Moses warns against a root among them that produces poisonous and bitter fruit.

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17lest there be among you a man or a woman, or a clan or a tribe, whose heart is turning away today from Yahweh our God to go and serve the gods of those nations; lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous fruit and wormwood.

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