New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 13:1-10

1“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a prophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030orא֖וֹ'oH176a dreamerחֹלֵ֣םcho.LemH2492of dreamsחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472arisesיָק֤וּםya.KumH6965amongבְּקִרְבְּךָ֙be.kir.be.ChaH7130you and givesוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414you a signא֖וֹת'otH226orא֥וֹ'oH176a wonderמוֹפֵֽת׃mo.FetH4159,

2and the signH226or the wonderH4159comesוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935true, concerning whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he spokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Let us goנֵֽלְכָ֞הne.le.KhahH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430(whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have not knownיְדַעְתָּ֖םye.da'.TamH3045)and let us serveוְנָֽעָבְדֵֽם׃ve.Na.'a.ve.DemH5647them,’

3you shall not listenתִשְׁמַ֗עtish.Ma'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of that prophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030orא֛וֹ'oH176that dreamerחוֹלֵ֥םcho.LemH2492of dreamsהַחֲל֖וֹםha.cha.LomH2472;for the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your GodH430istestingמְנַסֶּ֞הme.na.SehH5254you to findH3045out ifyou loveאֹֽהֲבִים֙'o.ha.VimH157the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your GodH430with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315.

4You shall followאַחֲרֵ֨י תֵּלֵ֖כוּ'a.cha.Rei te.Le.khuH310 H1980the LordH3068your GodH430and fearתִירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372Him; and you shall keepתִּשְׁמֹ֙רוּ֙tish.Mo.ruH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יוmitz.vo.TavH4687,listenH8085to His voiceוּבְקֹל֣וֹu.ve.ko.LoH6963,serveתַעֲבֹ֖דוּta.'a.Vo.duH5647Him, andclingתִדְבָּקֽוּן׃tid.ba.KunH1692to Him.

5But that prophetוְהַנָּבִ֣יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030orא֣וֹ'oH176that dreamerחֹלֵם֩cho.LemH2492of dreamsהַחֲל֨וֹםha.cha.LomH2472shall beputיוּמָ֗תyu.MatH4191to deathH4191,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he hascounseledדִבֶּר־di.ber-H1696rebellionסָ֠רָהSa.rahH5627againstעַל־'al-H5921the LordH3068your GodH430who broughtהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318you from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and redeemedוְהַפֹּֽדְךָ֙ve.ha.po.de.KhaH6299you from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650,to seduceלְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙le.ha.di.cha.KhaH5080you from the wayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834the LordH3068your GodH430commandedצִוְּךָ֛tzi.ve.KhaH6680you to walkH1980.So you shall purgeוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197the evilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from amongמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

6“IfH3588your brotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251,your mother’sאִ֠מֶּךָ'I.me.khaH517sonבֶן־ven-H1121,orH176your sonבִנְךָ֨vin.KhaH1121orH176daughterבִתְּךָ֜vi.te.KhaH1323,orH176the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802you cherishחֵיקֶ֗ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436,orH176your friendרֵֽעֲךָ֛re.'a.KhaH7453whoH834is as your own soulכְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ke.naf.she.KhaH5315,enticeיְסִֽיתְךָ֡ye.si.te.KhaH5496you secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Let us goH1980and serveוְנַֽעַבְדָה֙ve.na.'av.DahH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsH430’ (whomH834neitherH3808you norH3808your fathersוַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃va.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have knownיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,

7of the godsH430of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971whoH834are aroundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.KhemH5439you, nearהַקְּרֹבִ֣יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138you orH176farהָרְחֹקִ֣יםha.re.cho.KimH7350from you, from one endמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the earthH776to the other endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097),

8you shall not yieldתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14to him or listenתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085to him;and your eyeעֵֽינְךָ֙'ei.ne.KhaH5869shall not pityתָח֤וֹסta.ChosH2347him, norH3808shall you spareתַחְמֹ֥לtach.MolH2550or concealתְכַסֶּ֖הte.kha.SehH3680him.

9But you shall surelyהָרֹג֙ha.RogH2026killתַּֽהַרְגֶ֔נּוּta.har.Ge.nuH2026him;your handיָֽדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027shall be firstבָרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֖הva.ri.sho.NahH7223against him to putלַהֲמִית֑וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191him to deathH4191,and afterwardsבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314the handוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

10So you shall stoneוּסְקַלְתּ֥וֹu.se.kal.ToH5619himto deathH4191becauseH3588he has soughtבִקֵּ֗שׁvi.KeshH1245to seduceלְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙le.ha.di.cha.KhaH5080you from the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430who broughtהַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ha.mo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318you out from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofslaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

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