Deuteronomy 13
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Deuteronomy 13:12-15

12IfH3588, regarding oneH259 of the citiesH5892 the LORDH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you to inhabitH3427H8033, you hearH8085 it saidH559 13that wickedH1100 menH376H1121 have arisenH3318 from among youH7130 and have led the peopleH3427 of their cityH5892 astrayH5080, sayingH559, “Let us goH1980 and serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430” (whichH834 you have notH3808 knownH3045), 14then you must inquireH1875, investigateH2713, and interrogateH7592 thoroughlyH3190. And ifH2009 it is established with certaintyH571H3559H1697 that thisH2063 abominationH8441 has been committedH6213 among youH7130, 15you must surely putH5221 the inhabitantsH3427 of thatH1931 cityH5892 to the swordH6310H2719. Devote to destructionH27631 allH3605 its people and livestockH929.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 13:15 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; similarly in verse 17. ↩

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