Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 13

1Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a prophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030orא֖וֹ'oH176dreamerחֹלֵ֣םcho.LemH2492of dreamsחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472arisesיָק֤וּםya.KumH6965among youבְּקִרְבְּךָ֙be.kir.be.ChaH7130and proclaimsוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414a signא֖וֹת'otH226orא֥וֹ'oH176wonderמוֹפֵֽת׃mo.FetH4159to youאֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,

2and if the signH226or wonderH4159אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to youH413comes aboutוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935,but he saysלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Let us followנֵֽלְכָ֞ה אַחֲרֵ֨יne.le.Khah 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430(which you have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knownיְדַעְתָּ֖םye.da'.TamH3045)and let us worship themוְנָֽעָבְדֵֽם׃ve.Na.'a.ve.DemH5647,”

3you must notH3808listenתִשְׁמַ֗עtish.Ma'H8085toH413the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931prophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030orא֛וֹ'oH176H413הַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dreamerחוֹלֵ֥ם הַחֲל֖וֹםcho.Lem ha.cha.LomH2492 H2472.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your GodH430אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853is testing youמְנַסֶּ֞הme.na.SehH5254to find outH3045whetherהֲיִשְׁכֶ֤םha.yish.KhemH3426you loveאֹֽהֲבִים֙'o.ha.VimH157אֶת־'et-H853Himיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068 H430with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315.

4אַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310You are to followתֵּלֵ֖כוּte.Le.khuH1980the LORDH3068your GodH430andH853fear Himתִירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372H853.Keepתִּשְׁמֹ֙רוּ֙tish.Mo.ruH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and listenH8085H853to His voiceוּבְקֹל֣וֹu.ve.ko.LoH6963;serve Himתַעֲבֹ֖דוּta.'a.Vo.duH5647and hold fastתִדְבָּקֽוּן׃tid.ba.KunH1692to Him.

5Such aהַה֡וּאha.Hu'H1931prophetוְהַנָּבִ֣יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030orא֣וֹ'oH176dreamerחֹלֵם֩ הַחֲל֨וֹם הַה֜וּאcho.Lem ha.cha.Lom ha.Hu'H2492 H2472 H1931must be put to deathיוּמָ֗תyu.MatH4191,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he has advocatedדִבֶּר־di.ber-H1696rebellionסָ֠רָהSa.rahH5627againstעַל־'al-H5921the LORDH3068your GodH430,who brought you outהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318H853of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and redeemed youוְהַפֹּֽדְךָ֙ve.ha.po.de.KhaH6299from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650;he has tried to turn youלְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙le.ha.di.cha.KhaH5080fromמִן־min-H4480the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834the LORDH3068your GodH430has commanded youצִוְּךָ֛tzi.ve.KhaH6680to walkH1980.So you must purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from among youמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130.

6IfH3588your very own brotherאָחִ֣יךָ בֶן־ אִ֠מֶּךָ'a.Chi.kha ven- 'I.me.khaH251 H1121 H517,orH176your sonבִנְךָ֨vin.KhaH1121orH176daughterבִתְּךָ֜vi.te.KhaH1323,orH176the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802you embraceחֵיקֶ֗ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436,orH176your closest friendרֵֽעֲךָ֛re.'a.KhaH7453H834כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ke.naf.she.KhaH5315secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643entices youיְסִֽיתְךָ֡ye.si.te.KhaH5496,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Let us goH1980and worshipוְנַֽעַבְדָה֙ve.na.'av.DahH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsH430” (whichH834neither youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859norלֹ֣אlo'H3808your fathersוַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃va.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have knownיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,

7the godsH430of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971H834around youסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.KhemH5439,whether nearהַקְּרֹבִ֣ים אֵלֶ֔יךָha.ke.ro.Vim 'e.Lei.khaH7138 H413orH176farהָרְחֹקִ֣יםha.re.cho.KimH7350,whether fromמִמֶּ֑ךָּmi.Me.kaH4480one endמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776or the otherוְעַד־ קְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ve.'ad- ke.Tzeh ha.'A.retzH5704 H7097 H776),

8you must notלֹא־lo'-H3808yieldתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14to himor listenתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085to himH413.Show him noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808pityוְלֹא־ תָח֤וֹס עֵֽינְךָ֙ עָלָ֔יוve.lo'- ta.Chos 'ei.ne.Kha 'a.LavH2347 H5869 H5921 H3808,and do notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808spareתַחְמֹ֥לtach.MolH2550himוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808or shieldתְכַסֶּ֖הte.kha.SehH3680himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

9Insteadכִּ֤יkiH3588,you must surely kill himH2026.Your handיָֽדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027must beתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961the firstבָרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֖הva.ri.sho.NahH7223against himto put him to deathלַהֲמִית֑וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191,and thenבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314the handsוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

10Stone himוּסְקַלְתּ֥וֹ בָאֲבָנִ֖יםu.se.kal.To va.'a.va.NimH5619 H68to deathH4191forH3588tryingבִקֵּ֗שׁvi.KeshH1245to turn youלְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙le.ha.di.cha.KhaH5080away fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,who brought you outהַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ha.mo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

11Then allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478will hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085and be afraidוְיִֽרָא֑וּןve.yi.ra.'UnH3372,and will neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againיוֹסִ֣פוּyo.Si.fuH3254doלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213suchכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697a wickedהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451thingהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088among youבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סbe.kir.Be.chaH7130.

Idolatrous Cities to Be Destroyed

12Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588,regarding oneבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259of the citiesעָרֶ֗יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414youto inhabitלָשֶׁ֥בֶת שָׁ֖םla.She.vet shamH3427 H8033,you hearH8085it saidלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559

13that wickedבְלִיַּ֙עַל֙ve.li.Ya.'alH1100menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H376 H1121have arisenיָצְא֞וּya.tze.'UH3318from among youמִקִּרְבֶּ֔ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130and have led the peopleH3427of their cityH5892astrayוַיַּדִּ֛יחוּvai.ya.Di.chuH5080אֶת־'et-H853,sayingH559, “Let us goנֵלְכָ֗הne.le.KhahH1980and serveוְנַעַבְדָ֛הve.na.'av.DahH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsH430” (whichH834you have notלֹא־lo'-H3808knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045),

14then you must inquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֧ve.da.rash.TaH1875,investigateוְחָקַרְתָּ֧ve.cha.kar.TaH2713,and interrogateוְשָׁאַלְתָּ֖ve.sha.'al.TaH7592thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190.And ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009it is established with certaintyאֱמֶת֙ נָכ֣וֹן הַדָּבָ֔ר'e.Met na.Khon ha.da.VarH571 H3559 H1697that thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063abominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441has been committedנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.TahH6213among youH7130,

15you must surely putH5221אֶת־'et-H853the inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of thatהַהִ֖יאha.hu'H1931cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892to the swordלְפִי־ חָ֑רֶבle.fi- Cha.revH6310 H2719.Devote to destructionהַחֲרֵ֨םha.cha.RemH2763לְפִי־le.fi-H6310חָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719אֹתָ֧הּ'o.TahH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605its peopleאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and livestockבְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּbe.hem.TahH929.

16AndH853you are to gatherתִּקְבֹּץ֮tik.BotzH6908allH3605its plunderשְׁלָלָ֗הּshe.la.LahH7998inאֶל־'el-H413the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the public squareרְחֹבָהּ֒re.cho.VahH7339,and completely burnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֨ בָאֵ֜שׁve.sa.raf.Ta va.'EshH8313 H784H853the cityH5892H853and allH3605its plunderשְׁלָלָהּ֙she.la.LahH7998as a whole burnt offeringכָּלִ֔ילka.LilH3632to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430. The citymust remainוְהָיְתָה֙ve.ha.ye.TahH1961a mound of ruinsתֵּ֣לtelH8510foreverעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769,neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808to be rebuiltתִבָּנֶ֖ה עֽוֹד׃ti.ba.Neh odH1129 H5750.

17Nothingמְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahH3808 H3972devoted to destructionהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764shall clingיִדְבַּ֧קyid.BakH1692to your handsבְּיָדְךָ֛be.ya.de.KhaH3027,so thatלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616the LORDH3068will turnיָשׁ֨וּבya.ShuvH7725fromמִן־min-H4480His fierce angerמֵחֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֗וֹme.cha.Ron 'a.PoH2740 H639,grantוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414youmercyרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356,show you compassionוְרִֽחַמְךָ֣ve.ri.cham.KhaH7355,and multiply youוְהִרְבֶּ֔ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834He sworeנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,

18becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588you obeyתִשְׁמַ֗ע בְּקוֹל֙tish.Ma' be.kOlH8085 H6963the LORDH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,keepingלִשְׁמֹר֙lish.MorH8104אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687H834Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595am giving you todayמְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹםme.tza.ve.Kha hai.YomH6680 H3117anddoingלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213what is rightהַיָּשָׁ֔רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

Idolatrous Cities to Be Destroyed

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 13