Deuteronomy 18:13

Deuteronomy 18:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.
• New International Version (NIV)You must be blameless before the Lord your God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall be blameless before the Lord your God,
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall be blameless before the Lord your God.

Context of Deuteronomy 18:13

11Never use magic to curse anyone. Never try to speak to the spirits of dead people or other spirits. 12The Lord hates anyone who does these things. It is because of those evil things that the Lord will chase the other nations out of the land as you move in. You must live in a completely right way that pleases the Lord your God. 14The people of the nations that you will chase away get help from magicians and diviners. But the Lord your God has commanded you not to do those things. 15One day, the Lord your God will send to you a prophet like me. He will come from among your own people. You must listen to him.

Deuteronomy 18:13 word by word

תָּמִ֣ים תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה עִ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt be perfectתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: blamelessH8549
• with the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:13

• Genesis 6:9This is the report about Noah and his family. Noah was a good man. He was the only person at that time who lived in a completely right way. He stayed near to God in his life.
• Genesis 17:1When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, ‘I am God Almighty. In all your life, obey me and do nothing wrong.
• Job 1:1There was a man who lived in a place called Uz. His name was Job. He was a good and honest man. He was afraid to make God angry. He refused to do evil things.
• Psalms 37:37Think about people who are honest and who do what is right. Those who help people to live in peace will live to enjoy their children.
• Matthew 5:48So you must be good in every way, as your Father above is good in every way.’
• Philippians 3:12I am not saying that I have already reached that place in my life. I have not yet completely become the person that God wants me to be. But I am trying very hard to reach that place. That was Christ's purpose when he first made me his own.
• Revelation 3:2Wake up! You must become strong again. Do not let the little bit of life that you have completely disappear! I know that there are still more things for you to do to please my Father God.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Perfect - As in Genesis 17:1; Job 1:1; Matthew 5:48. The sense is that Israel was to keep the worship of the true God wholly uncontaminated by idolatrous pollutions.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 Was it possible that a people so blessed with Divine institutions, should ever be in any danger of making those their teachers whom God had made their captives? They were in danger; therefore, after many like cautions, they are charged not to do after the abominations of the nations of Canaan. All reckoning of lucky or unlucky days, all charms for diseases, all amulets or spells to prevent evil, fortune-telling, &c. are here forbidden. These…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-149-14. thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations--(See on Le 18:21; Le 19:26; Le 19:31; Le 20:4). In spite of this express command, the people of Canaan, especially the Philistines, were a constant snare and stumbling block to the Israelites, on account of their divinations and superstitious practices.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 18:13

• Holiness
• Perfection
• Sorcery

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• En-Dor, Witch of

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings