Deuteronomy 13 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Reject Idolatry

1 “[fn]If ^H3588 a prophet ^H5030 or ^H176 a dreamer ^H2492 of dreams ^H2472 arises ^H6965 among ^H7130 you and gives ^H5414 you a sign ^H226 or ^H176 a wonder ^H4159,

2 and the sign ^H226 or the wonder ^H4159 comes ^H935 true, of which ^H834 he spoke ^H1696 to you, saying ^H559, ‘Let’s follow ^H1980 H310 other ^H312 gods ^H430 (whom ^H834 you have not known ^H3045) and let’s serve ^H5647 them,’ 3 you shall not listen ^H8085 to the words ^H1697 of that prophet ^H5030 or ^H176 dreamer ^H2492 of dreams ^H2472; for the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 is testing ^H5254 you to find ^H3045 out ^H3045 whether you love ^H157 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 with all ^H3605 your heart ^H3824 and with all ^H3605 your soul ^H5315. 4 You shall follow ^H310 H1980 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 and fear ^H3372 Him; and you shall keep ^H8104 His commandments ^H4687, listen ^H8085 to His voice ^H6963, serve ^H5647 Him, and cling ^H1692 to Him. 5 But that prophet ^H5030 or ^H176 that dreamer ^H2492 of dreams ^H2472 shall be put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191, because ^H3588 he has spoken ^H1696 falsely ^H5627 against ^H5921 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 who brought ^H3318 you out ^H3318 of the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714 and redeemed ^H6299 you from the house ^H1004 of [fn]slavery ^H5650, to drive ^H5080 you from the way ^H1870 in which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 commanded ^H6680 you to walk ^H1980. So you shall eliminate ^H1197 the evil ^H7451 from among ^H7130 you.

6 “If ^H3588 your brother ^H251, your mother’s ^H517 son ^H1121, or ^H176 your son ^H1121 or ^H176 daughter ^H1323, or ^H176 the wife ^H802 [fn]you cherish ^H2436, or ^H176 your friend ^H7453 who ^H834 is like your own soul ^H5315, entices ^H5496 you secretly ^H5643, saying ^H559, ‘Let’s go ^H1980 and serve ^H5647 other ^H312 gods ^H430’ (whom ^H834 neither ^H3808 you nor ^H3808 your fathers ^H1 have known ^H3045, 7 of the gods ^H430 of the peoples ^H5971 who ^H834 are around ^H5439 you, near ^H7138 you, or ^H176 far ^H7350 from you, from one end ^H7097 of the earth ^H776 to the other end ^H7097), 8 you shall not consent ^H14 to him or listen ^H8085 to him; and your eye ^H5869 shall not pity ^H2347 him, nor ^H3808 shall you spare ^H2550 or conceal ^H3680 him. 9 Instead ^H3588, you shall most ^H2026 certainly ^H2026 kill ^H2026 him; your hand ^H3027 shall be first ^H7223 against him to put ^H4191 him to ^H4191 death ^H4191, and afterward ^H314 the hand ^H3027 of all ^H3605 the people ^H5971. 10 So you shall stone ^H5619 H68 him [fn]to death ^H4191, because ^H3588 he has attempted ^H1245 to drive ^H5080 you away ^H5080 from the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 who brought ^H3318 you out ^H3318 of the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714, out of the house ^H1004 of [fn]slavery ^H5650. 11 Then all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 will hear ^H8085 about it and be ^H3372 afraid ^H3372, and will not do ^H6213 such ^H2088 a wicked ^H7451 thing ^H1697 among ^H7130 you again ^H3254.

12 “If ^H3588 you hear ^H8085 in one ^H259 of your cities ^H5892, which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 is giving ^H5414 you to live ^H3427 in, anyone saying ^H559 that 13 some worthless ^H1121 H1100 men ^H376 have gone ^H3318 out ^H3318 from among ^H7130 you and have seduced ^H5080 the inhabitants ^H3427 of their city ^H5892, saying ^H559, ‘Let’s go ^H1980 and serve ^H5647 other ^H312 gods ^H430’ (whom ^H834 you have not known ^H3045), 14 then you shall investigate ^H1875, search ^H2713 out ^H2713, and inquire ^H7592 thoroughly ^H3190. And if ^H2009 it is true ^H571 and the matter ^H1697 is certain ^H3559 that this ^H2088 abomination ^H8441 has been committed ^H6213 among ^H7130 you, 15 you shall most ^H5221 certainly ^H5221 strike ^H5221 the inhabitants ^H3427 of that city ^H5892 with the edge ^H6310 of the sword ^H2719. [fn]Utterly ^H2763 destroy ^H2763 it and all ^H3605 who are in it and its cattle ^H929, with the edge ^H6310 of the sword ^H2719. 16 Then you shall gather ^H6908 all ^H3605 its plunder ^H7998 into the middle ^H8432 of its public ^H7339 square ^H7339, and burn ^H8313 the city ^H5892 and all ^H3605 its plunder ^H7998 with fire ^H784 as a whole ^H3632 burnt ^H3632 offering ^H3632 to the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430; and it shall be a [fn]ruin ^H8510 forever ^H5769. It shall never ^H3808 be rebuilt ^H1129. 17 Nothing ^H3808 H3972 at ^H3972 all ^H3972 from what ^H2764 is ^H2764 designated ^H2764 for ^H2764 destruction ^H2764 is to cling ^H1692 to your hand ^H3027, in ^H4616 order ^H4616 that ^H4616 the LORD ^H3068 may turn ^H7725 from His burning ^H2740 anger ^H639 and show ^H5414 mercy ^H7356 to you, and have ^H7355 compassion ^H7355 on ^H7355 you and make you increase ^H7235, just ^H834 as ^H834 He has sworn ^H7650 to your fathers ^H1, 18 [fn]if ^H3588 you will listen ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430, [fn]keeping ^H8104 all ^H3605 His commandments ^H4687 which ^H834 I am commanding ^H6680 you today ^H3117, [fn]and doing ^H6213 what ^H3477 is ^H3477 right ^H3477 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430.