New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 13:12-18

12“Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you hearH8085in oneבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259of your citiesעָרֶ֗יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892,whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you to liveלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in, anyonesayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559that

13some worthlessבְלִיַּ֙עַל֙ve.li.Ya.'alH1100menH376have goneיָצְא֞וּya.tze.'UH3318out from amongמִקִּרְבֶּ֔ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you and have seducedוַיַּדִּ֛יחוּvai.ya.Di.chuH5080the inhabitantsH3427of their cityH5892,sayingH559, ‘Let us goנֵלְכָ֗הne.le.KhahH1980and serveוְנַעַבְדָ֛הve.na.'av.DahH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsH430’ (whomH834you have not knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045),

14then you shall investigateוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֧ve.da.rash.TaH1875and searchוְחָקַרְתָּ֧ve.cha.kar.TaH2713out and inquireוְשָׁאַלְתָּ֖ve.sha.'al.TaH7592thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190.Ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009it is trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571andthe matterהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697establishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559that thisH2088abominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441has been doneנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.TahH6213amongH7130you,

15you shall surelyהַכֵּ֣הha.KehH5221strikeתַכֶּ֗הta.KehH5221the inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of that cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,utterlyH2763destroyingהַחֲרֵ֨םha.cha.RemH2763it and allכָּל־kol-H3605that is in it and its cattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּbe.hem.TahH929with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

16Then you shall gatherתִּקְבֹּץ֮tik.BotzH6908allH3605its bootyשְׁלָלָ֗הּshe.la.LahH7998into the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of its openרְחֹבָהּ֒re.cho.VahH7339squareH7339and burnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֨ve.sa.raf.TaH8313the cityH5892and allH3605its bootyשְׁלָלָהּ֙she.la.LahH7998with fireבָאֵ֜שׁva.'EshH784as a wholeכָּלִ֔ילka.LilH3632burntH3632offeringH3632to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; and it shall be aruinתֵּ֣לtelH8510foreverעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769.It shall neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808be rebuiltתִבָּנֶ֖הti.ba.NehH1129.

17NothingH3808from that whichH2764is put underH2764the banH2764shall clingיִדְבַּ֧קyid.BakH1692to your handבְּיָדְךָ֛be.ya.de.KhaH3027,in orderלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616that the LordH3068may turnיָשׁ֨וּבya.ShuvH7725fromHis burningמֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֗וֹ'a.PoH639andshowוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414mercyרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356to you, and haveH7355compassionוְרִֽחַמְךָ֣ve.ri.cham.KhaH7355on you andmake you increaseוְהִרְבֶּ֔ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235,justH3152as He has swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,

18ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you will listenתִשְׁמַ֗עtish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of the LordH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,keepingלִשְׁמֹר֙lish.MorH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687whichH834I am commandingמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,and doingלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213whatH3477is rightהַיָּשָׁ֔רhai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LordH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

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