Deuteronomy 17:1-3

Christian Standard Bible

17 “Do not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or sheep with a defect or any serious flaw, for that is detestable to the Lord your God.^(A)

The Judicial Procedure for Idolatry

² “If a man or woman among you in one of your towns that the Lord your God will give you is discovered doing evil in the sight of the Lord your God and violating his covenant^{(B) 3} and has gone to serve other gods^(C) by bowing in worship to the sun, moon, or all the stars in the sky^(D)—which I have forbidden^(E)—