and the statutes and the ordinances and the law and the commandment that he wrote for you, you shall always be careful to observe. You shall not worship other gods — the covenant requirement extends beyond cultic exclusivity to comprehensive obedience to law and commandment. The phrase "the statutes and the ordinances and the law and the commandment that he wrote for you" invokes the comprehensive nature of Torah obligation. The final restatement—"You shall not worship other gods"—returns to the foundational prohibition, emphasizing its centrality.

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