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Deuteronomy 12:32-13:5
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 12:32-13:5
English Standard Version
32 [a] “Everything that I command you, you shall be careful to do. (A)You shall not add to it or take from it.
13 “If a prophet or (B)a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and (C)the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,’ 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God (D)is testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 You shall (E)walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and (F)hold fast to him. 5 But (G)that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has taught rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of slavery, to make you leave the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. (H)So you shall purge the evil[b] from your midst.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 12:32 Ch 13:1 in Hebrew
- Deuteronomy 13:5 Or evil person
Deuteronomy 12:32-13:5
New International Version
Deuteronomy 12:32-13:5
New International Version
32 See that you do all I command you; do not add(A) to it or take away from it.[a]
Worshiping Other Gods
13 [b]If a prophet,(B) or one who foretells by dreams,(C) appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, 2 and if the sign(D) or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods”(E) (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” 3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet(F) or dreamer.(G) The Lord your God is testing(H) you to find out whether you love(I) him with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 It is the Lord your God you must follow,(J) and him you must revere.(K) Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast(L) to him. 5 That prophet or dreamer must be put to death(M) 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(N) you from the way the Lord your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil(O) from among you.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 12:32 In Hebrew texts this verse (12:32) is numbered 13:1.
- Deuteronomy 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-18 is numbered 13:2-19.
Deuteronomy 17:2-7
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 17:2-7
English Standard Version
2 (A)“If there is found among you, within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, (B)in transgressing his covenant, 3 and has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, or (C)the sun or the moon or any of the host of heaven, (D)which I have forbidden, 4 and it is told you and you hear of it, then you shall inquire (E)diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel, 5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you (F)shall stone that man or woman to death with stones. 6 (G)On the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses the one who is to die shall be put to death; a person shall not be put to death on the evidence of one witness. 7 (H)The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So (I)you shall purge[a] the evil[b] from your midst.
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- Deuteronomy 17:7 Septuagint drive out; also verse 12
- Deuteronomy 17:7 Or evil person; also verse 12
Deuteronomy 17:2-7
New International Version
Deuteronomy 17:2-7
New International Version
2 If 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,(A) 3 and contrary to my command(B) has worshiped other gods,(C) bowing down to them or to the sun(D) or the moon or the stars in the sky,(E) 4 and this has been brought to your attention, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true(F) and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done in Israel,(G) 5 take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.(H) 6 On the testimony of two or three witnesses a person is to be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.(I) 7 The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death,(J) and then the hands of all the people.(K) You must purge the evil(L) from among you.
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