Deuteronomy 13:6

Deuteronomy 13:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
• New International Version (NIV)If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which neither you nor your fathers have known,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“If your brother, the son of your mother, your son or your daughter, the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers,

Context of Deuteronomy 13:6

4You shall follow the Lord your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and cling to Him. 5But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has spoken falsely against the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, to drive you from the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall eliminate the evil from among you. “If your brother, your mother’s son, or your son or daughter, or the wife you cherish, or your friend who is like your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let’s go and serve other gods’ (whom neither you nor your fathers have known, 7of the gods of the peoples who are around you, near you, or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other end), 8you shall not consent to him or listen to him; and your eye shall not pity him, nor shall you spare or conceal him.

Deuteronomy 13:6 word by word

כִּ֣י יְסִֽיתְךָ֡ אָחִ֣יךָ בֶן־אִ֠מֶּךָ אֽוֹ־בִנְךָ֨ אֽוֹ־בִתְּךָ֜ א֣וֹ׀ אֵ֣שֶׁת חֵיקֶ֗ךָ א֧וֹ רֵֽעֲךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר נֵֽלְכָ֗ה וְנַֽעַבְדָה֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתָּ אַתָּ֖ה וַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Ifכִּיkîy · forH3588
• your brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• your mother’sאֵם'êm · motherH517
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• the wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• you cherishחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: embraceH2436
• your friendרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• is like your own soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• enticesסוּתsûth · to inciteH5496
• you secretlyסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Let’s goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
• otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• neitherלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• have knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 13:6

• Deuteronomy 17:2“If there is found in your midst, in any of your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, by violating His covenant,
• Deuteronomy 28:54The man who is refined and very delicate among you will be hostile toward his brother, toward the wife he cherishes, and toward the rest of his children who are left,
• Genesis 16:5So Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I put my slave woman into your arms, but when she saw that she had conceived, I was insignificant in her sight. May the Lord judge between you and me.”
• Proverbs 5:20For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress, And embrace the breasts of a foreigner?
• Proverbs 18:24A person of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
• Micah 7:5Do not trust in a neighbor; Do not have confidence in a close friend. Guard your lips From her who lies in your arms.
• Matthew 12:48But Jesus replied to the one who was telling Him and said, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
• 2 Corinthians 5:16Therefore from now on we recognize no one by the flesh; even though we have known Christ by the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
• 1 Samuel 18:1Now it came about, when he had finished speaking to Saul, that Jonathan committed himself to David, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
• 1 Samuel 20:17And Jonathan made David vow again because of his love for him, because he loved him as he loved his own life.
• 2 Samuel 1:26I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been a close friend to me. Your love for me was more wonderful Than the love of women.
• Job 31:27And my heart was secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
• Galatians 2:4Yet it was a concern because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy on our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
• Ephesians 4:14As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;
• Colossians 2:4I say this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive arguments.
• 2 Peter 2:1But false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 13:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6If thy brother - or thy son - The teacher of idolatry was to be put to death; and so strict was this order that a man must neither spare nor conceal his brother, son, daughter, wife, nor friend, because this was the highest offense that could be committed against God, and the most destructive to society; hence the severest laws were enacted against it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 It is the policy of Satan to try to lead us to evil by those whom we love, whom we least suspect of any ill design, and whom we are desirous to please, and apt to conform to. The enticement here is supposed to come from a brother or child, who are near by nature; from a wife or friend, who are near by choice, and are to us as our souls. But it is our duty to prefer God and religion, before the nearest and dearest friends we have in the world…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The Israelites had heard about these false gods before. However, they had not worshiped them. If they began to worship them, they would break the first two commandments. These commandments express the main meaning of the covenant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-186. If thy brother ... entice thee secretly--This term being applied very loosely in all Eastern countries (Ge 20:13), other expressions are added to intimate that no degree of kindred, however intimate, should be allowed to screen an enticer to idolatry, to conceal his crime, or protect his person. Piety and duty must overcome affection or compassion, and an accusation must be lodged before a magistrate.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 13:6

• Fear of God
• Fellowship
• Friendship
• Marriage
• Punishment

In the dictionaries

• Atonement, Day of
• Bosom
• Criticism
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Punishments
• Idolatry
• Law of Moses

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