," ▁and , ▁" You ▁shall ▁have ▁no ▁other ▁gods ▁before ▁Me ," ▁as ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁heard ▁those ▁command ments ▁directly ▁from ▁God . ▁ ▁The ▁S if re ▁taught ▁that ▁to ▁commit ▁id ol at ry ▁is ▁to ▁den y ▁the ▁entire ▁Tor ah . ▁ ▁T ract ate ▁Av od ah ▁Zar ah ▁in ▁the ▁M ish nah , ▁T ose ft a , ▁Jerusalem ▁Tal m ud , ▁and ▁Bab yl onian ▁Tal m ud ▁interpreted ▁the ▁laws ▁prohib iting ▁id ol at ry ▁in ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 3 – 6 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ) ▁and ▁ ▁( 5 : 7 – 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ). ▁ ▁The ▁M ish nah ▁taught ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁engaged ▁in ▁id ol ▁worship ▁were ▁executed , ▁whether ▁they ▁served ▁it , ▁sacrific ed ▁to ▁it , ▁offered ▁it ▁inc ense , ▁made ▁lib ations ▁to ▁it , ▁pro str ated ▁themselves ▁to ▁it , ▁accepted ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁god , ▁or ▁said ▁to ▁it ▁" You ▁are ▁my ▁god ." ▁But ▁those ▁who ▁emb rac ed , ▁kiss ed , ▁was hed , ▁an oint ed , ▁cloth ed , ▁or ▁swe pt ▁or ▁spr ink led ▁the ▁ground ▁before ▁an ▁id ol ▁merely ▁trans gress ed ▁the ▁negative ▁command ment ▁of ▁ ▁( 2 0 : 5 ▁in ▁the ▁N J PS ) ▁and ▁were ▁not ▁executed . ▁ ▁The ▁Gem ara ▁recon ci led ▁apparently ▁disc ord ant ▁vers es ▁touch ing