Deuteronomy 13:14

Deuteronomy 13:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
• New International Version (NIV)then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you,
• English Standard Version (ESV)then you shall inquire and make search and ask diligently. And behold, if it be true and certain that such an abomination has been done among you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination was committed among you,

Context of Deuteronomy 13:14

12The Lord your God will give you towns to live in. When you are there, you may hear news of people who are causing trouble. 13They may be turning the other people in their town away from the Lord. They may be saying, ‘We should worship other gods!’ Those are gods that you never knew about before. Then you must check carefully that the news is true. You must discover whether people really have done this wicked thing in one of your towns. 15If the news is true, you must attack that town. You must completely destroy it. Kill all the people and the animals. 16You must put all the valuable things in a heap in the town's public place. Then burn down the whole town as an offering to the Lord your God. Leave the town as a heap of stones. Nobody must ever build it again.

Deuteronomy 13:14 word by word

וְדָרַשְׁתָּ֧ וְחָקַרְתָּ֧ וְשָׁאַלְתָּ֖ הֵיטֵ֑ב וְהִנֵּ֤ה אֱמֶת֙ נָכ֣וֹן הַדָּבָ֔ר נֶעֶשְׂתָ֛ה הַתּוֹעֵבָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then shalt thou enquireדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• and make searchחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713
• and askשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• diligentlyיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• the thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: promisedH1697
• certainכּוּןkûn · to establish: rightH3559
• suchזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• abominationתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• is wroughtעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 13:14

• Deuteronomy 17:4If you hear news like that, you must check the report carefully. If it is true that a wicked thing like that has happened in Israel,
• Deuteronomy 10:18He brings justice to widows and to children who have no family. He loves the foreign people who live among you. He gives them food to eat and clothes to wear.
• Numbers 35:30Before you kill a murderer, people must agree that they saw him kill someone. But if only one person saw what happened, that is not enough for you to kill him.
• Isaiah 11:3To obey the Lord will make him very happy. He will not judge people because of what he sees with his eyes. He will not judge them because of what he hears about them with his ears.
• John 7:24Do not quickly decide whether something is right or wrong just because of what you see. Instead, think about it carefully. Then you will judge in a right way.’
• 1 Timothy 5:19Somebody may tell you that a leader of the believers has done something wrong. But do not accept that as true, unless two or three people say the same thing.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 13:14

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 Here is the case of a city revolting from the God of Israel, and serving other gods. The crime is supposed to be committed by one of the cities of Israel. Even when they were ordered to preserve their religion by force, yet they were not allowed to bring others to it by fire and sword. Spiritual judgments under the Christian dispensation are more terrible than the execution of criminals; we have not less cause than the Israelites had, to fear…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14An abomination is any action or even thought that is offensive to God (see study notes on 7:25–26; 12:31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1812-18. Certain men, the children of Belial--lawless, designing demagogues (Jud 19:22; 1Sa 1:16; 25:25), who abused their influence to withdraw the inhabitants of the city to idol-worship.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 13:14

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In the dictionaries

• Accursed
• Atonement, Day of
• Certain; Certainly; Certainty
• Criticism
• Deuteronomy
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Law of Moses

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