“Thou shalt have none other gods before me.”
'You shall have no other gods before me' -- the first commandment establishes monotheistic exclusivity. The phrase 'before me' (al panai, in my presence/in front of me) suggests that no other god can stand in the LORD's presence. Loyalty is undivided.
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