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;
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Suppose someone secretly entices you—even your brother, your son or daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend—and says, ‘Let us go worship other gods’—gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known.

Context of Deuteronomy 13:6

4It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. 5That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet or dreamer tried to turn you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you. 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, 7gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), 8do not yield to them or listen to them. Show them no pity. Do not spare them or shield them.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• If thy brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of thy motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• or thy daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• or the wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• of thy bosomחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: embraceH2436
• or thy friendרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• as thine own soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• enticeסוּתsûth · to inciteH5496
• thee secretlyסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Let us goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
• otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• which thou hast not knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• thou, nor thy fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 13:6

• Deuteronomy 17:2If a man or woman living among you in one of the towns the Lord gives you is found doing evil in the eyes of the Lord your God in violation of his covenant,
• Deuteronomy 28:54Even the most gentle and sensitive man among you will have no compassion on his own brother or the wife he loves or his surviving children,
• Genesis 16:5Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the Lord judge between you and me.”
• Proverbs 5:20Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife? Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?
• Proverbs 18:24One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
• Micah 7:5Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with the woman who lies in your embrace guard the words of your lips.
• Matthew 12:48He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
• 2 Corinthians 5:16So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
• 1 Samuel 18:1After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.
• 1 Samuel 20:17And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.
• 2 Samuel 1:26I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women.
• Job 31:27so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand offered them a kiss of homage,
• Galatians 2:4This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.
• Ephesians 4:14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.
• Colossians 2:4I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.
• 2 Peter 2:1But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on 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