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Deuteronomy 13:12-15

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 worthlessבְּנֵֽי־ בְלִיַּ֙עַל֙be.nei- ve.li.Ya.'alH1121 H1100menH376have goneH3318outH3318from amongמִקִּרְבֶּ֔ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you and have seducedוַיַּדִּ֛יחוּvai.ya.Di.chuH5080the inhabitantsH3427of their cityH5892,sayingH559, ‘Let’s goנֵלְכָ֗הne.le.KhahH1980and serveוְנַעַבְדָ֛הve.na.'av.DahH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsH430’ (whomH834you have not knownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045),

14then you shall investigateוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֧ve.da.rash.TaH1875,searchוְחָקַרְתָּ֧ve.cha.kar.TaH2713outH2713,and inquireוְשָׁאַלְתָּ֖ve.sha.'al.TaH7592thoroughlyהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190.And ifוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009it is trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571andthe matterהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697is certainנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559that thisH2088abominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441has been committedנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.TahH6213amongH7130you,

15you shall mostH5221certainlyH5221strikeH5221the inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of that cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719.UtterlyH2763destroyהַחֲרֵ֨םha.cha.RemH2763it and allכָּל־kol-H3605who are in it and its cattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּbe.hem.TahH929,with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

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