New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 13:13-16

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.

Read all of Deuteronomy 13

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 13