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Deuteronomy 13:6-9

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.

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