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Deuteronomy 13

1If there shallariseיָק֤וּםya.KumH6965amongבְּקִרְבְּךָ֙be.kir.be.ChaH7130you aprophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030, or adreamerחֹלֵ֣םcho.LemH2492ofdreamsחֲל֑וֹםcha.LomH2472, andgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414thee asignא֖וֹת'otH226or awonderמוֹפֵֽת׃mo.FetH4159,

2And thesignH226or thewonderH4159shall come topassוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935, of which hespokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Let usgoH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430, which thou hast notknownיְדַעְתָּ֖םye.da'.TamH3045, and let usserveוְנָֽעָבְדֵֽם׃ve.Na.'a.ve.DemH5647them;

3Thou shalt nothearkenתִשְׁמַ֗עtish.Ma'H8085to thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thatprophetהַנָּבִ֣יאha.na.Vi'H5030, or thatdreamerחוֹלֵ֥םcho.LemH2492ofdreamsהַחֲל֖וֹםha.cha.LomH2472: for theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068yourGodH430testethמְנַסֶּ֞הme.na.SehH5254you, toknowH3045whetheryeהֲיִשְׁכֶ֤םha.yish.KhemH3426loveאֹֽהֲבִים֙'o.ha.VimH157theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodH430with all yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֖םle.vav.KhemH3824and with all yoursoulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315.

4Ye shallwalkH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDH3068yourGodH430, andfearתִירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372him, andkeepתִּשְׁמֹ֙רוּ֙tish.Mo.ruH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֤יוmitz.vo.TavH4687, andobeyH8085hisvoiceוּבְקֹל֣וֹu.ve.ko.LoH6963, and ye shallserveתַעֲבֹ֖דוּta.'a.Vo.duH5647him, andcleaveתִדְבָּקֽוּן׃tid.ba.KunH1692to him.

5And thatprophetוְהַנָּבִ֣יאve.ha.na.Vi'H5030, or thatdreamerחֹלֵם֩cho.LemH2492ofdreamsהַחֲל֨וֹםha.cha.LomH2472, shall be put todeathיוּמָ֗תyu.MatH4191; because he hathspokenדִבֶּר־di.ber-H1696toturnסָ֠רָהSa.rahH5627you away from theLORDH3068yourGodH430, who brought yououtהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andredeemedוְהַפֹּֽדְךָ֙ve.ha.po.de.KhaH6299you from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650, tothrustלְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙le.ha.di.cha.KhaH5080thee out of thewayהַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870which theLORDH3068thyGodH430commandedצִוְּךָ֛tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee to walkinH3212. So shalt thouremoveוּבִֽעַרְתָּ֥u.vi.'ar.TaH1197theevilהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451from themidstמִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃mi.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee.

6If thybrotherאָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of thymotherאִ֠מֶּךָ'I.me.khaH517, or thysonבִנְךָ֨vin.KhaH1121, or thydaughterבִתְּךָ֜vi.te.KhaH1323, or thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of thybosomחֵיקֶ֗ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436, or thyfriendרֵֽעֲךָ֛re.'a.KhaH7453, who is as thy ownsoulכְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ke.naf.she.KhaH5315, shallenticeיְסִֽיתְךָ֡ye.si.te.KhaH5496theesecretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Let usgoH3212andserveוְנַֽעַבְדָה֙ve.na.'av.DahH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsH430, which thou hast notknownיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045, thou, nor thyfathersוַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃va.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1;

7Namely, of thegodsH430of thepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971who arearoundסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םse.vi.Vo.tei.KhemH5439you,nearהַקְּרֹבִ֣יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138to thee, or faroffהָרְחֹקִ֣יםha.re.cho.KimH7350from thee, from oneendמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776even to the otherendקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

8Thou shalt notconsentתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14to him, norhearkenתִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'H8085to him; neither shall thyeyeעֵֽינְךָ֙'ei.ne.KhaH5869pityתָח֤וֹסta.ChosH2347him, neither shalt thouspareתַחְמֹ֥לtach.MolH2550, neither shalt thouconcealתְכַסֶּ֖הte.kha.SehH3680him:

9But thou shaltsurelyהָרֹג֙ha.RogH2026killתַּֽהַרְגֶ֔נּוּta.har.Ge.nuH2026him; thyhandיָֽדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027shall befirstבָרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֖הva.ri.sho.NahH7223upon him to put him todeathלַהֲמִית֑וֹla.ha.mi.ToH4191, andafterwardsבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314thehandוְיַ֥דve.YadH3027of all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

10And thou shaltstoneוּסְקַלְתּ֥וֹu.se.kal.ToH5619him withstonesבָאֲבָנִ֖יםva.'a.va.NimH68, that he shalldieH4191; because he hathsoughtבִקֵּ֗שׁvi.KeshH1245to thrust theeawayלְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙le.ha.di.cha.KhaH5080from theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, who brought theeoutהַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ha.mo.tzi.'a.KhaH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, from thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

11And allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallhearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085, andfearוְיִֽרָא֑וּןve.yi.ra.'UnH3372, and shalldoלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213nomoreיוֹסִ֣פוּyo.Si.fuH3254anyכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697suchwickednessהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451as this isamongבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃ סbe.kir.Be.chaH7130you.

12If thou shalthearH8085inoneבְּאַחַ֣תbe.'a.ChatH259of thycitiesעָרֶ֗יךָ'a.Rei.khaH5892, which theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathgivenנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427there,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Certainmenאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582,corruptבְלִיַּ֙עַל֙ve.li.Ya.'alH1100menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121, have goneoutיָצְא֞וּya.tze.'UH3318fromamongמִקִּרְבֶּ֔ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130you, and haveseducedוַיַּדִּ֛יחוּvai.ya.Di.chuH5080theinhabitantsH3427of theircityH5892,sayingH559, Let usgoH3212andserveוְנַעַבְדָ֛הve.na.'av.DahH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsH430, which ye have notknownיְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ye.da'.TemH3045;

14Then shalt thouenquireוְדָרַשְׁתָּ֧ve.da.rash.TaH1875, and makesearchוְחָקַרְתָּ֧ve.cha.kar.TaH2713, andaskוְשָׁאַלְתָּ֖ve.sha.'al.TaH7592diligentlyהֵיטֵ֑בhei.TevH3190; and, behold, if it istruthאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571, and thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697certainנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559, thatsuchהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063abominationהַתּוֹעֵבָ֥הha.to.'e.VahH8441iswroughtנֶעֶשְׂתָ֛הne.'es.TahH6213amongH7130you;

15Thou shaltsurelyהַכֵּ֣הha.KehH5221smiteתַכֶּ֗הta.KehH5221theinhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of thatcityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, destroying itutterlyהַחֲרֵ֨םha.cha.RemH2763, and all that is in it, and itscattleבְּהֶמְתָּ֖הּbe.hem.TahH929, with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

16And thou shaltgatherתִּקְבֹּץ֮tik.BotzH6908all thespoilשְׁלָלָ֗הּshe.la.LahH7998of it into themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of itsstreetרְחֹבָהּ֒re.cho.VahH7339, and shaltburnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֨ve.sa.raf.TaH8313withfireבָאֵ֜שׁva.'EshH784thecityH5892, and all thespoilשְׁלָלָהּ֙she.la.LahH7998, every bit ofitכָּלִ֔ילka.LilH3632, for theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: and it shall be anheapתֵּ֣לtelH8510foreverעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769; it shalt not be builtagainתִבָּנֶ֖הti.ba.NehH1129.

17And there shallcleaveיִדְבַּ֧קyid.BakH1692nothingמְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972of the cursedthingהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764to thyhandבְּיָדְךָ֛be.ya.de.KhaH3027: that theLORDH3068mayturnיָשׁ֨וּבya.ShuvH7725from thefiercenessמֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.RonH2740of hisangerאַפּ֗וֹ'a.PoH639, andshowוְנָֽתַן־ve.na.tan-H5414theemercyרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.MimH7356, and havecompassionוְרִֽחַמְךָ֣ve.ri.cham.KhaH7355upon thee, andmultiplyוְהִרְבֶּ֔ךָve.hir.Be.khaH7235thee, as he hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'H7650to thyfathersלַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1;

18When thou shalthearkenתִשְׁמַ֗עtish.Ma'H8085to thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, tokeepלִשְׁמֹר֙lish.MorH8104all hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687which Icommandמְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.KhaH6680thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, todoלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213that which isrightהַיָּשָׁ֔רhai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 13

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