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Deuteronomy 13:12-18
13that wickedבְלִיַּ֙עַל֙ve.li.Ya.'alH1100menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H376H1121have 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.VarH571H3559H1697that 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.revH6310H2719.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.'EshH8313H784H853the 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 odH1129H5750.
17Nothingמְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahH3808H3972devoted 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.PoH2740H639,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.kOlH8085H6963the 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.YomH6680H3117anddoingלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213what is rightהַיָּשָׁ֔רhai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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