New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 13:13-17

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.

16Then you shall gatherתִּקְבֹּץ֮tik.BotzH6908allH3605its plunderשְׁלָלָ֗הּshe.la.LahH7998into the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of its publicH7339squareH7339,and burnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֨ve.sa.raf.TaH8313the cityH5892and allH3605its plunderשְׁלָלָהּ֙she.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.

17NothingH3808 H3972atH3972allH3972from whatH2764isH2764designatedH2764forH2764destructionהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764is to clingיִדְבַּ֧קyid.BakH1692to your handבְּיָדְךָ֛be.ya.de.KhaH3027,inH4616orderH4616thatH4616the LordH3068may turnיָשׁ֨וּבya.ShuvH7725fromHis burningמֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֗וֹ'a.PoH639andshowוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414mercyרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356to you, and haveH7355compassionוְרִֽחַמְךָ֣ve.ri.cham.KhaH7355onH7355you andmake you increaseוְהִרְבֶּ֔ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235,justH3512asH3512He has swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to your fathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,

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