^{17 18} And there shall not stick anything of the devoted·​·thing^* to thy hand; so·​·that Jehovah may turn·​·back from the fierceness of His anger, and give thee compassion, and have·​·compassion on thee, and cause thee to multiply, as^◦ He has promised to thy fathers;

¹⁶ And thou shalt devour all the people which Jehovah thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall not spare them; neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare to thee.