Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 13:6–11

6If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace,b or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known, 7the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other), 8you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

9Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people. 10Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 11Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.

Footnotes

  • b 13:6 Hebrew the wife of your bosom

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Deuteronomy 13:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
your very own brotherאָחִ֣יךָ’ā·ḥî·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH251 brother
orאֽוֹ־’ōw-ConjunctionH176 or
your sonבִנְךָ֨ḇin·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1121 son
orאֽוֹ־’ōw-ConjunctionH176 or
daughterבִתְּךָ֜ḇit·tə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1323 daughter
orא֣וֹ׀’ōwConjunctionH176 or
the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת’ê·šeṯNoun - feminine singular constructH802 woman, wife, female
you embraceחֵיקֶ֗ךָḥê·qe·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2436 bosom
orא֧וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
your closest friendרֵֽעֲךָ֛rê·‘ă·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרbas·sê·ṯerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
entices youיְסִֽיתְךָ֡yə·sî·ṯə·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH5496 incite, allure, instigate
sayingלֵאמֹ֑רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Let us goנֵֽלְכָ֗הnê·lə·ḵāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH1980 go, come, walk
and worshipוְנַֽעַבְדָה֙wə·na·‘aḇ·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH5647 work, serve
otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
whichאֲשֶׁר֙’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
neither youאַתָּ֖ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
norלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
your fathersוַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃wa·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1 father
have knownיָדַ֔עְתָּyā·ḏa‘·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH3045 know

Deuteronomy 13:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the godsמֵאֱלֹהֵ֣יmê·’ĕ·lō·hêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֗יםhā·‘am·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5971 people
around youסְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םsə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·ḵemAdverb; second person masculine pluralH5439 circuit, round about
whether nearהַקְּרֹבִ֣יםhaq·qə·rō·ḇîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH7138 near
orא֖וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
farהָרְחֹקִ֣יםhā·rə·ḥō·qîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH7350 distant, far
whether fromמִמֶּ֑ךָּmim·me·kāPreposition; second person masculine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
one endמִקְצֵ֥הmiq·ṣêhPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH7097 end, extremity
of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
or the otherוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while

Deuteronomy 13:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
you must notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
yieldתֹאבֶ֣הṯō·ḇehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH14 be willing, consent
to himל֔וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
or listenתִשְׁמַ֖עṯiš·ma‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
to himאֵלָ֑יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singular
Show him noוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
pityתָח֤וֹסṯā·ḥō·wsVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH2347 pity, look upon with compassion
and do notוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
spareתַחְמֹ֥לṯaḥ·mōlVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH2550 spare
himוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
or shieldתְכַסֶּ֖הṯə·ḵas·sehVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3680 cover
himעָלָֽיו׃‘ā·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5921 height

Deuteronomy 13:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Insteadכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you must surely kill himהָרֹג֙hā·rōḡVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH2026 kill, slay
Your handיָֽדְךָ֛yā·ḏə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
must beתִּֽהְיֶה־tih·yeh-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the firstבָרִֽאשׁוֹנָ֖הḇā·ri·šō·w·nāhPreposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singularH7223 former, first, chief
against himבּ֥וֹbōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
to put him to deathלַהֲמִית֑וֹla·hă·mî·ṯōwPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH4191 die
and thenבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃bā·’a·ḥă·rō·nāhPreposition-b, Article; Adjective - feminine singularH314 coming after
the handsוְיַ֥דwə·yaḏConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָעָ֖םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people

Deuteronomy 13:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Stone himוּסְקַלְתּ֥וֹū·sə·qal·tōwConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5619 stone, put to death by stoning
to deathוָמֵ֑תwā·mêṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
tryingבִקֵּ֗שׁḇiq·qêšVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1245 seek
to turn youלְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙lə·had·dî·ḥă·ḵāPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH5080 impel, thrust, banish
away fromמֵעַל֙mê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
who brought you outהַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ham·mō·w·ṣî·’ă·ḵāArticle; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץmê·’e·reṣPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmib·bêṯPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of slaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃‘ă·ḇā·ḏîmNoun - masculine pluralH5650 slave, servant

Deuteronomy 13:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
will hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyiš·mə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8085 hear
and be afraidוְיִֽרָא֑וּןwə·yi·rā·’ūnConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH3372 fear
and will neverוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
againיוֹסִ֣פוּyō·w·si·p̄ūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3254 add
doלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla·‘ă·śō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
suchכַּדָּבָ֥רkad·dā·ḇārPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
a wickedהָרָ֛עhā·rā‘Article; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
thingהַזֶּ֖הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
among youבְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃סbə·qir·be·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH7130 inward part, midst

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Deuteronomy 13:6 Deuteronomy 17:2–7 · 2 Peter 2:1 · 1 John 2:26–27 · Ephesians 4:14 · Proverbs 18:24 · Micah 7:5–7 · 1 Samuel 20:17 · Matthew 12:48–50 · 1 Samuel 18:1 · 1 Kings 11:5–7 · Deuteronomy 28:54 · 1 Samuel 18:3

Deuteronomy 13:8 Deuteronomy 19:13 · Proverbs 1:10 · Deuteronomy 7:16 · Ezekiel 9:5–6

Deuteronomy 13:10 Joshua 7:25

Deuteronomy 13:11 Deuteronomy 19:20 · Deuteronomy 17:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.