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they forsook Yahweh

"they were unfaithful to Yahweh" or "they did not obey Yahweh"

who had brought their ancestors out of the land of Egypt

This phrase tells why they should have worshiped God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-distinguish)

they laid hold of other gods

Here "laid hold of" represents choosing to be loyal to them. Alternate translation: "they chose to be loyal to other gods" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

bowed down to them and worshiped them

These two phrases mean the same thing. The phrase "bowed down to them" describes the posture that people used in worship. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism)