Deuteronomy 13:1

Deuteronomy 13:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
• New International Version (NIV)If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Suppose there are prophets among you or those who dream dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles,

Context of Deuteronomy 13:1

"If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, 'Let us go after other gods,' which you have not known, 'and let us serve them,' 3you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 13:1 word by word

כִּֽי־יָק֤וּם בְּקִרְבְּךָ֙ נָבִ֔יא א֖וֹ חֹלֵ֣ם חֲל֑וֹם וְנָתַ֥ן אֵלֶ֛יךָ א֖וֹת א֥וֹ מוֹפֵֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If there ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• you a prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• or a dreamerחָלַםchâlam · to dreamH2492
• of dreamsחֲלוֹםchălôm chălôm · dreamH2472
• and givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thee a signאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
• or a wonderמוֹפֵתmôphêth môphêth · wonderH4159

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 13:1

• 1 Kings 13:18And he said to him, "I also am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, 'Bring him back with you into your house that he may eat bread and drink water.'" But he lied to him.
• Isaiah 9:15the elder and honored man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
• Jeremiah 6:13"For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.
• Jeremiah 23:11"Both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in my house I have found their evil, declares the Lord.
• Ezekiel 13:2"Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy from their own hearts: 'Hear the word of the Lord!'
• Zechariah 13:4"On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies. He will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive,
• Matthew 7:15"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
• Matthew 24:11And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
• Luke 6:26"Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.
• 2 Peter 2:1But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
• 1 John 4:1Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
• Jeremiah 23:25I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, 'I have dreamed, I have dreamed!'
• Jeremiah 27:9So do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your fortune-tellers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, 'You shall not serve the king of Babylon.'
• Jeremiah 29:8For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that they dream,
• Zechariah 10:2For the household gods utter nonsense, and the diviners see lies; they tell false dreams and give empty consolation. Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 13:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1If there arise among you a prophet - Any pretending to have a Divine influence, so as to be able perfectly to direct others in the way of salvation; or a dreamer of dreams - one who pretends that some deity has spoken to him in the night-season; and giveth thee a sign, אות oth, what appears to be a miraculous proof of his mission; or a wonder, מופת mopheth, some type or representation of what he wishes to bring you over to: as some have pretended to have…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A prophet, or a dreamer of dreams - Compare Numbers 12:6. The “prophet” received his revelations by vision or direct oral communication Numbers 24:16; 2 Samuel 7:4; 2 Corinthians 12:2; “the dreamer of dreams” through the medium of a dream 1 Kings 3:5; Matthew 2:13.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Enticers to idolatry to be put to death. (1-5) Relations who entice to idolatry not to be spared. (6-11) Idolatrous cities not to be spared. (12-18) Verses 1-5 Moses had cautioned against the peril that might arise from the Canaanites. Here he cautions against the rise of idolatry among themselves. It is needful for us to be well acquainted with the truths and precepts of the Bible; for we may expect to be proved by temptations of evil under the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1God performed signs and miracles to inspire wonder and faith in those who saw them (see 6:22). False prophets and magicians could imitate these acts to some extent, sometimes misleading God's people (see Exodus 7:11, 22; 8:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51. If there arise among you a prophet--The special counsels which follow arose out of the general precept contained in De 12:32; and the purport of them is, that every attempt to seduce others from the course of duty which that divine standard of faith and worship prescribes must not only be strenuously resisted, but the seducer punished by the law of the land. This is exemplified in three cases of enticement to idolatry. a prophet--that is, some notable…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 13:1

• Dream
• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Prophets
• Punishment
• Teachers
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Divination
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Dream; Dreamer
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Wonder; Wonderful
• Dreams

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