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ואכלת. מצוה הוא לכלותם כאוכל לחם והעד לא תחוס עינך: AND THOU SHALT CONSUME. This is a commandment to consume them as one consumes bread, as thine eye shall not pity them proves.
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כי מוקש הוא לך. כל אחד מאלהיהם: FOR THAT WILL BE A SNARE UNTO THEE. The reference is to each one of their gods.42Our verse literally reads, “Neither shalt thou serve their gods; for he will be a snare unto thee.” To be consistent, our verse should have read, neither shalt thou serve their gods; for they will be a snare unto thee. Hence I. E.’s interpretation.