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Deuteronomy 13

1Ifthereariseinthemidstoftheeaprophet,oradreamerofdreams,andhegivetheeasignorawonder,

2andthesignH226orthewonderH4159cometopass, whereofhespake unto thee, saying,Letusgoafterother gods,whichthou hastnotknown,andletusservethem;

3thou shaltnothearken untothewordsofthatprophet,oruntothatdreamerofdreams:forJehovahyourGodH430provethyou,toknowH3045whether ye love JehovahyourGodH430withallyourheartandwithallyoursoul.

4YeshallwalkafterJehovahyourGodH430,andfearhim,andkeephiscommandments,andobeyhisvoice,andyeshallservehim,andcleave untohim.

5Andthatprophet,orthatdreamerofdreams,shallbeputtodeath,becausehehathspokenrebellionagainstJehovahyourGodH430,whobroughtyououtofthelandofEgypt,andredeemed theeoutofthehouseofbondage,todraw theeasideoutoftheway whichJehovahthyGodH430commandedH4687theetowalkin.Soshalt thou putawaytheevilfromthemidstofthee.

6Ifthy brother,thesonofthy mother,orthy son,orthydaughter,orthewifeofthy bosom,orthy friend,thatisasthine own soul, entice thee secretly,sayingH1696, LetusgoH3318andserve othergodsH430,whichthou hastnotknown, thou,northy fathers;

7ofthegodsH430ofthepeoplesthatareroundaboutyou, nigh unto thee,orfarofffromthee,fromtheoneendoftheearthevenuntotheotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312endoftheearth;

8thou shaltnotconsent untohim,norhearken untohim; neithershallthine eye pityhim, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou concealhim:

9butthou shaltsurelykillhim; thy handshallbefirstuponhimtoputhimtodeath,andafterwardsthehandofallthepeople.

10Andthou shalt stonehimtodeathH4191withstones,becausehehath soughttodraw theeawayfromJehovah thyGod,whobroughttheeoutofthelandofEgypt,outofthehouseofbondage.

11Andall Israelshallhear,andfear,andshalldonomoreanysuch wickednessasthisisinthemidstofthee.

12If thou shalthearH8085tellconcerningoneH2088ofthy cities,whichJehovah thyGodgiveth theetodwellthere,saying,

13Certainbase fellowsaregoneoutfromthemidstofthee,andhavedrawn awaytheinhabitantsH3427oftheircityH5892,sayingH559,LetusgoandserveothergodsH430,whichyehavenotknown;

14thenshalt thou inquire,andmakeH3045search,andaskdiligently;and,behold,ifitbetruth,andthethingcertain,thatsuchabominationiswroughtinthemidstH7130ofthee,

15thou shaltsurelysmitetheinhabitantsofthatcitywiththeedgeofthesword, destroyingitutterly,andallthatisthereinandthecattle thereof,withtheedgeofthesword.

16Andthou shalt gatherallthespoilofitintothemidstofthestreet thereof,andshalt burnwithfirethecityH5892,andallthespoil thereofeverywhit, unto Jehovah thy God:anditshallbeaheapforever;itshallnotbebuilt again.

17Andthereshallcleave noughtofthedevotedthingtothy hand;thatJehovahmayturnfromthefiercenessofhisanger,andshowtheemercy,andhavecompassionuponthee,andmultiply thee,ashehath sworn unto thy fathers;

18whenH834thou shalt hearkentothevoiceofJehovahthyGod,tokeepallhiscommandmentswhichIcommandtheethisday,todothatwhichisrightintheeyesofJehovahthyGod.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 13

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain