1. Bowing down to humans as an act of respect was admissible, but bowing to anyone other than Jehovah as a deity was prohibited by God.

존경이나 존중을 나타내는 행동으로 사람에게 몸을 굽히는 것은 허용할 만한 것이었다. 하지만 하느님은 여호와가 아닌 누군가를 신으로 여겨 몸을 굽히는 것은 금하셨다.