Deuteronomy 13

Shun Idolatry

1“12IfH3588 a prophetH5030 orH176 a dreamerH2492 of dreamsH2472 arisesH6965 amongH7130 you and givesH5414 you a signH226 orH176 a wonderH4159, 2and the signH226 or the wonderH4159 comesH935 true, concerning whichH834 he spokeH1696 to you, sayingH559, ‘3Let us goH1980 afterH310 otherH312 godsH430 (whomH834 you have not knownH3045) and let us serveH5647 them,’ 3you shall not listenH8085 to the wordsH1697 of that prophetH5030 orH176 that dreamerH2492 of dreamsH2472; for the LordH3068 your GodH430 is 4testingH5254 you to findH3045 out if 5you loveH157 the LordH3068 your GodH430 with allH3605 your heartH3824 and with allH3605 your soulH5315. 46You shall followH310H1980 the LordH3068 your GodH430 and fearH3372 Him; and you shall keepH8104 His commandmentsH4687, listenH8085 to His voiceH6963, serveH5647 Him, and 7clingH1692 to Him. 5But that prophetH5030 orH176 that dreamerH2492 of dreamsH2472 shall be 8putH4191 to deathH4191, becauseH3588 he has 9counseledH1696 10rebellionH5627 againstH5921 the LordH3068 your GodH430 who broughtH3318 you from the landH776 of EgyptH4714 and redeemedH6299 you from the houseH1004 of 11slaveryH5650, 12to seduceH5080 you from the wayH1870 in whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 commandedH6680 you to walkH1980. 13So you shall purgeH1197 the evilH7451 from amongH7130 you.

6“14IfH3588 your brotherH251, your mother’sH517 sonH1121, orH176 your sonH1121 orH176 daughterH1323, orH176 the wifeH802 15you cherishH2436, orH176 your friendH7453 whoH834 is as your own soulH5315, enticeH5496 you secretlyH5643, sayingH559, ‘16Let us goH1980 and serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430’ (whomH834 neitherH3808 you norH3808 your fathersH1 have knownH3045, 7of the godsH430 of the peoplesH5971 whoH834 are aroundH5439 you, nearH7138 you orH176 farH7350 from you, from one endH7097 of the earthH776 to the other endH7097), 817you shall not yieldH14 to him or listenH8085 to him; 18and your eyeH5869 shall not pityH2347 him, norH3808 shall you spareH2550 or concealH3680 him. 919But you shall surelyH2026 killH2026 him; 20your handH3027 shall be firstH7223 against him to putH4191 him to deathH4191, and afterwardsH314 the handH3027 of allH3605 the peopleH5971. 10So you shall stoneH5619 him 21to deathH4191 becauseH3588 he has soughtH1245 22to seduceH5080 you from the LordH3068 your GodH430 who broughtH3318 you out from the landH776 of EgyptH4714, out of the houseH1004 of 23slaveryH5650. 11Then 24allH3605 IsraelH3478 will hearH8085 and be afraidH3372, and will neverH3808 againH3254 doH6213 suchH2088 a wickedH7451 thingH1697 amongH7130 you.

12“IfH3588 you hearH8085 in oneH259 of your citiesH5892, whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you to liveH3427 in, anyone sayingH559 that 13some worthlessH1100 menH376 have goneH3318 out from amongH7130 you and have seducedH5080 the inhabitantsH3427 of their cityH5892, sayingH559, ‘25Let us goH1980 and serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430’ (whomH834 you have not knownH3045), 14then you shall investigateH1875 and searchH2713 out and inquireH7592 thoroughlyH3190. IfH2009 it is trueH571 and the matterH1697 establishedH3559 that thisH2088 abominationH8441 has been doneH6213 amongH7130 you, 1526you shall surelyH5221 strikeH5221 the inhabitantsH3427 of that cityH5892 with the edgeH6310 of the swordH2719, 27utterlyH2763 destroyingH2763 it and allH3605 that is in it and its cattleH929 with the edgeH6310 of the swordH2719. 1628Then you shall gatherH6908 allH3605 its bootyH7998 into the middleH8432 of its openH7339 squareH7339 and burnH8313 the cityH5892 and allH3605 its bootyH7998 with fireH784 as a wholeH3632 burntH3632 offeringH3632 to the LordH3068 your GodH430; and it shall be a 2930ruinH8510 foreverH5769. It shall neverH3808 be rebuiltH1129. 17NothingH3808 from that whichH2764 is put underH2764 the banH2764 shall clingH1692 to your handH3027, in orderH4616 that the LordH3068 may turnH7725 from 31His burningH2740 angerH639 and 32showH5414 mercyH7356 to you, and haveH7355 compassionH7355 on you and 33make you increaseH7235, justH3152 34as He has swornH7650 to your fathersH1, 1835ifH3588 you will listenH8085 to the voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 your GodH430, 36keepingH8104 allH3605 His commandmentsH4687 whichH834 I am commandingH6680 you todayH3117, 37and doingH6213 whatH3477 is rightH3477 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068 your GodH430.