“The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.”
The graven images of their gods shall you burn with fire; you shall not desire the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it unto you, lest you be snared thereby; for it is an abomination to the LORD your God; -- the religious ban: idols are destroyed, not plundered. The precious metals are forbidden ('do not covet them'). Greed is the snare; the gold and silver of idols are contaminated. 'Abomination' (to'evah) marks them as offensive to the LORD.
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