"The alliances made by the Israelites with their heathen neighbors resulted in the loss of their identity as God's peculiar people. They became leavened by the evil practices of those with whom they formed forbidden alliances....
Mikataba iliyofanywa na Waisraeli na majirani zao makafiri ilielekeza katika kupoteza utambulisho wao kama watu wa miliki ya Mungu. Waliathirika kwa mazoea ya uovu wa wale ambao walifanya nao mikataba iliyokuwa imekatazwa....