Deuteronomy 13:12-18
American Standard Version
12 If thou shalt hear tell [a]concerning one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain [b]base fellows are gone out from the midst of thee, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; 14 then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee, 15 thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, [c]destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof [d]every whit, unto Jehovah thy God: and it shall be a [e]heap for ever; it shall not be built again. 17 And there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to thy hand; that Jehovah may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; 18 when thou shalt hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.
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- Deuteronomy 13:12 Or, in
- Deuteronomy 13:13 Hebrew sons of worthlessness.
- Deuteronomy 13:15 Hebrew devoting it.
- Deuteronomy 13:16 Or, as a whole burnt-offering
- Deuteronomy 13:16 Or, mound. Hebrew tel.
Deuteronomy 13:12-18
Lexham English Bible
12 “If you hear in one of your towns which Yahweh your God is giving to you to live in, someone saying that[a] 13 worthless men[b] have gone out from your midst and have seduced the inhabitants of their town, saying,[c] ‘Let us go and serve other gods!’ whom you have not known, 14 then you shall inquire and examine and interrogate thoroughly, and, look! It is true; the thing has actually been done, this detestable thing in your midst, 15 then you shall certainly strike down the inhabitants of that town with the edge[d] of the sword; you shall destroy it and everything in it, its domestic animals with the edge[e] of the sword. 16 And then you shall gather all of its booty into the middle of its public square, and you shall burn the town and all of its war-booty totally for Yahweh your God, and it shall be a pile of rubble forever;[f] it shall not be built again. 17 And let not something cling to your hand from the things devoted to destruction, so that Yahweh may turn back from his burning anger,[g] and he may show compassion to you and he may continue to show compassion and so multiply you just as he swore[h] to your ancestors,[i] 18 if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep all of his commandments that I am commanding to you today[j] so as to do the right thing in the eyes of Yahweh your God.”
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- Deuteronomy 13:12 Literally “to say”
- Deuteronomy 13:13 Literally “sons of Belial”
- Deuteronomy 13:13 Literally “to say”
- Deuteronomy 13:15 Literally “mouth”
- Deuteronomy 13:15 Literally “mouth”
- Deuteronomy 13:16 Literally “a tell/ruin forever”
- Deuteronomy 13:17 Literally “from the burning of his nose”
- Deuteronomy 13:17 Literally “as that he swore”
- Deuteronomy 13:17 Or “fathers”
- Deuteronomy 13:18 Literally “the day”
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