20:18 “‘But I said to their children 2 in the wilderness, “Do not follow the practices of your fathers; do not observe their regulations, 3 nor defile yourselves with their idols.
1 tn Or “abominable idols.”
2 tn Heb “sons,” reflecting the patriarchal idiom of the culture.
3 tn Or “standard of justice.” See Ezek 7:27.