# said to his household "said to his family" # Put away the foreign gods that are among you "Throw away your idols" or "Get rid of your false gods" # purify yourselves, and change your clothes This was the custom of cleansing oneself morally and physically before going to worship God. # change your clothes Putting on a new clothes was a sign that they had made themselves clean before approaching God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])