¹ If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

² And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;

³ Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

⁴ Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

⁵ And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.

⁶ If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

⁷ Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

⁸ Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:

⁹ But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

¹⁰ And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

¹¹ And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.

¹² If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,

¹³ Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;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 among you;

¹⁵ Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, 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 every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.

¹⁷ And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD 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 the LORD thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.

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¹ If there arise ^H6965 among ^H7130 you a prophet, ^H5030 or a dreamer ^H2492 of dreams, ^H2472 and giveth ^H5414 thee a sign ^H226 or a wonder, ^H4159

² And the sign ^H226 or the wonder ^H4159 come to pass, ^H935 whereof he spake ^H1696 unto thee, saying, ^H559 Let us go ^H3212 after ^H310 other ^H312 gods, ^H430 which thou hast not known, ^H3045 and let us serve ^H5647 them;

³ Thou shalt not hearken ^H8085 unto the words ^H1697 of that prophet, ^H5030 or that dreamer ^H2492 of dreams: ^H2472 for the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 proveth ^H5254 you, to know ^H3045 whether ye ^H3426 love ^H157 the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430 with all your heart ^H3824 and with all your soul. ^H5315

⁴ Ye shall walk ^H3212 after ^H310 the LORD ^H3068 your God, ^H430 and fear ^H3372 him, and keep ^H8104 his commandments, ^H4687 and obey ^H8085 his voice, ^H6963 and ye shall serve ^H5647 him, and cleave ^H1692 unto him.

⁵ And that prophet, ^H5030 or that dreamer ^H2492 of dreams, ^H2472 shall be put to death; ^H4191 because he hath spoken ^H1696 to turn ^H5627 you away from the LORD ^H3068 your God, ^H430 which brought you out ^H3318 of the land ^H776 of Egypt, ^H4714 and redeemed ^H6299 you out of the house ^H1004 of bondage, ^H5650 to thrust ^H5080 thee out of the way ^H1870 which the LORD ^H3068 thy God ^H430 commanded ^H6680 thee to walk in. ^H3212 So shalt thou put ^H1197 the evil ^H7451 away ^H1197 from the midst ^H7130 of thee.

⁶ If thy brother, ^H251 the son ^H1121 of thy mother, ^H517 or thy son, ^H1121 or thy daughter, ^H1323 or the wife ^H802 of thy bosom, ^H2436 or thy friend, ^H7453 which is as thine own soul, ^H5315 entice ^H5496 thee secretly, ^H5643 saying, ^H559 Let us go ^H3212 and serve ^H5647 other ^H312 gods, ^H430 which thou hast not known, ^H3045 thou, nor thy fathers; ^H1

⁷ Namely, of the gods ^H430 of the people ^H5971 which are round about ^H5439 you, nigh ^H7138 unto thee, or far off ^H7350 from thee, from the one end ^H7097 of the earth ^H776 even unto the other end ^H7097 of the earth; ^H776

⁸ Thou shalt not consent ^H14 unto him, nor hearken ^H8085 unto him; neither shall thine eye ^H5869 pity ^H2347 him, neither shalt thou spare, ^H2550 neither shalt thou conceal ^H3680 him:

⁹ But thou shalt surely ^H2026 kill ^H2026 him; thine hand ^H3027 shall be first ^H7223 upon him to put him to death, ^H4191 and afterwards ^H314 the hand ^H3027 of all the people. ^H5971

¹⁰ And thou shalt stone ^H5619 him with stones, ^H68 that he die; ^H4191 because he hath sought ^H1245 to thrust thee away ^H5080 from the LORD ^H3068 thy God, ^H430 which brought thee out ^H3318 of the land ^H776 of Egypt, ^H4714 from the house ^H1004 of bondage. ^H5650

¹¹ And all Israel ^H3478 shall hear, ^H8085 and fear, ^H3372 and shall do ^H6213 no more ^H3254 any ^H1697 such wickedness ^H7451 as this is among ^H7130 you.

¹² If thou shalt hear ^H8085 say in one ^H259 of thy cities, ^H5892 which the LORD ^H3068 thy God ^H430 hath given ^H5414 thee to dwell ^H3427 there, saying, ^H559

¹³ Certain men, ^H582 the children ^H1121 of Belial, ^H1100 are gone out ^H3318 from among ^H7130 you, and have withdrawn ^H5080 the inhabitants ^H3427 of their city, ^H5892 saying, ^H559 Let us go ^H3212 and serve ^H5647 other ^H312 gods, ^H430 which ye have not known; ^H3045

¹⁴ Then shalt thou enquire, ^H1875 and make search, ^H2713 and ask ^H7592 diligently; ^H3190 and, behold, if it be truth, ^H571 and the thing ^H1697 certain, ^H3559 that such ^H2063 abomination ^H8441 is wrought ^H6213 among ^H7130 you;

¹⁵ Thou shalt surely ^H5221 smite ^H5221 the inhabitants ^H3427 of that city ^H5892 with the edge ^H6310 of the sword, ^H2719 destroying it utterly, ^H2763 and all that is therein, and the cattle ^H929 thereof, with the edge ^H6310 of the sword. ^H2719

¹⁶ And thou shalt gather ^H6908 all the spoil ^H7998 of it into the midst ^H8432 of the street ^H7339 thereof, and shalt burn ^H8313 with fire ^H784 the city, ^H5892 and all the spoil ^H7998 thereof every whit, ^H3632 for the LORD ^H3068 thy God: ^H430 and it shall be an heap ^H8510 for ever; ^H5769 it shall not be built again. ^H1129

¹⁷ And there shall cleave ^H1692 nought ^H3972 of the cursed thing ^H2764 to thine hand: ^H3027 that the LORD ^H3068 may turn ^H7725 from the fierceness ^H2740 of his anger, ^H639 and shew ^H5414 thee mercy, ^H7356 and have compassion ^H7355 upon thee, and multiply ^H7235 thee, as he hath sworn ^H7650 unto thy fathers; ^H1

¹⁸ When thou shalt hearken ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of the LORD ^H3068 thy God, ^H430 to keep ^H8104 all his commandments ^H4687 which I command ^H6680 thee this day, ^H3117 to do ^H6213 that which is right ^H3477 in the eyes ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068 thy God. ^H430

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¹ If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,

² and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;

³ thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams: for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether ye love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

⁴ Ye shall walk after Jehovah your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

⁵ And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he hath spoken rebellion against Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage, to draw thee aside out of the way which Jehovah thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.

⁶ If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

⁷ of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

⁸ thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:

⁹ but thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

¹⁰ And thou shalt stone him to death with stones, because he hath sought to draw thee away from Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

¹¹ And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do not more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee.

¹² If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying,

¹³ Certain 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, 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 every whit, unto Jehovah thy God: and it shall be a 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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¹ `When there ariseth in your midst a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream, and he hath given unto thee a sign or wonder,

² and the sign and the wonder hath come which he hath spoken of unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods (which thou hast not known), and serve them,

³ thou dost not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of the dream, for Jehovah your God is trying you, to know whether ye are loving Jehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul;

⁴ after Jehovah your God ye walk, and Him ye fear, and His commands ye keep, and to His voice ye hearken, and Him ye serve, and to Him ye cleave.

⁵ `And that prophet, or that dreamer of the dream, is put to death, for he hath spoken apostacy against Jehovah your God (who is bringing you out of the land of Egypt, and hath ransomed you out of a house of servants), to drive you out of the way in which Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee to walk, and thou hast put away the evil thing from thy midst.

⁶ `When thy brother -- son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend who `is' as thine own soul -- doth move thee, in secret, saying, Let us go and serve other gods -- (which thou hast not known, thou and thy fathers,

⁷ of the gods of the peoples who `are' round about you, who are near unto thee, or who are far off from thee, from the end of the earth even unto the end of the earth) --

⁸ thou dost not consent to him, nor hearken unto him, nor doth thine eye have pity on him, nor dost thou spare, nor dost thou cover him over.

⁹ `But thou dost surely kill him; thy hand is on him, in the first place, to put him to death, and the hand of all the people last;

¹⁰ and thou hast stoned him with stones, and he hath died, for he hath sought to drive thee away from Jehovah thy God, who is bringing thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;

¹¹ and all Israel do hear and fear, and add not to do like this evil thing in thy midst.

¹² `When thou hearest, in one of thy cities which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to dwell there, `one' saying,

¹³ Men, sons of worthlessness, have gone out of thy midst, and they force away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known --

¹⁴ and thou hast enquired, and searched, and asked diligently, and lo, truth; the thing is established; this abomination hath been done in thy midst:

¹⁵ `Thou dost surely smite the inhabitants of that city by the mouth of the sword; devoting it, and all that `is' in it, even its cattle, by the mouth of the sword;

¹⁶ and all its spoil thou dost gather unto the midst of its broad place, and hast burned with fire the city and all its spoil completely, before Jehovah thy God, and it hath been a heap age-during, it is not built any more;

¹⁷ and there doth not cleave to thy hand any of the devoted thing, so that Jehovah doth turn back from the fierceness of His anger, and hath given to thee mercies, and loved thee, and multiplied thee, as He hath sworn to thy fathers,

¹⁸ when thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep all his commands which I am commanding thee to-day, to do that which `is' right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.

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¹ If there arise among you a prophet, or one that dreameth dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,

² and the sign or the wonder come to pass that he told unto thee, when he said, Let us go after other gods, whom thou hast not known, and let us serve them,

³ -- thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams; for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether ye love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

⁴ Ye shall walk after Jehovah your God, and ye shall fear him, and his commandments shall ye keep, and his voice shall ye hear; and ye shall serve him, and unto him shall ye cleave.

⁵ And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; for he hath spoken revolt against Jehovah your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, -- to draw thee out of the way that Jehovah thy God commanded thee to walk in; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.

⁶ If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, who is to thee as thy soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods (whom thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

⁷ of the gods of the peoples which are round about you, near unto thee, or far from thee, from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth),

⁸ thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye spare him, neither shalt thou pity him, neither shalt thou screen him,

⁹ but thou shalt in any case kill him: thy hand shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people;

¹⁰ and thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; for he hath sought to draw thee away from Jehovah thy God who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

¹¹ and all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wicked thing as this in thy midst.

¹² If in one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee to dwell there, thou hearest, saying,

¹³ There are men, children of Belial, gone out from among you, and they have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, whom ye have not known;

¹⁴ then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and if it be truth, [and] the thing be certain, that this abomination hath happened in the midst of thee,

¹⁵ thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, devoting it to destruction, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.

¹⁶ And all the spoil of it shalt thou gather into the midst of the open place thereof, and shalt burn the city with fire, and all the spoil thereof, wholly to Jehovah thy God; and it shall be a heap for ever; it shall not be built again.

¹⁷ And thou shalt not let anything cleave to thy hand of the devoted thing; that Jehovah may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

¹⁸ when thou hearkenest to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, that thou mayest do what is right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.

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¹ If there arise in the midst of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give you a sign or a wonder,

² and the sign or the wonder come to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, 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 to that dreamer of dreams: for Yahweh your God proves you, to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

⁴ You shall walk after Yahweh your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cleave to him.

⁵ That prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to draw you aside out of the way which Yahweh your God commanded you to walk in. So shall you put away the evil from the midst of you.

⁶ If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, who is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;

⁷ of the gods of the peoples who are round about you, near to you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth;

⁸ you shall not consent to him, nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him:

⁹ but you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

¹⁰ You shall stone him to death with stones, because he has sought to draw you away from Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

¹¹ All Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall not do any more such wickedness as this is in the midst of you.

¹² If you shall hear tell concerning one of your cities, which Yahweh your God gives you to dwell there, saying,

¹³ Certain base fellows are gone out from the midst of you, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;

¹⁴ then shall you inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is done in the midst of you,

¹⁵ you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and the cattle of it, with the edge of the sword.

¹⁶ You shall gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street of it, and shall burn with fire the city, and all the spoil of it every whit, to Yahweh your God: and it shall be a heap forever; it shall not be built again.

¹⁷ There shall cleave nothing of the devoted thing to your hand; that Yahweh may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show you mercy, and have compassion on you, and multiply you, as he has sworn to your fathers;

¹⁸ when you shall listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep all his commandments which I command you this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh your God.

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¹ If ever you have among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams and he gives you a sign or a wonder,

² And the sign or the wonder takes place, and he says to you, Let us go after other gods, which are strange to you, and give them worship;

³ Then give no attention to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God is testing you, to see if all the love of your heart and soul is given to him.

⁴ But keep on in the ways of the Lord your God, fearing him and keeping his orders and hearing his voice, worshipping him and being true to him.

⁵ And that prophet or that dreamer of dreams is to be put to death; for his words were said with the purpose of turning you away from the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt and made you free from the prison-house; and of forcing you out of the way in which the Lord your God has given you orders to go. So you are to put away the evil from among you.

⁶ If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your heart, or the friend who is as dear to you as your life, working on you secretly says to you, Let us go and give worship to other gods, strange to you and to your fathers;

⁷ Gods of the peoples round about you, near or far, from one end of the earth to the other;

⁸ Do not be guided by him or give attention to him; have no pity on him or mercy, and give him no cover;

⁹ But put him to death without question; let your hand be the first stretched out against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

¹⁰ Let him be stoned with stones till he is dead; because it was his purpose to make you false to the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

¹¹ And all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and no one will again do such evil as this among you.

¹² And if word comes to you, in one of the towns which the Lord your God is giving you for your resting-place,

¹³ That good-for-nothing persons have gone out from among you, turning the people of their town from the right way and saying, Let us go and give worship to other gods, of whom you have no knowledge;

¹⁴ Then let a full search be made, and let questions be put with care; and if it is true and certain that such a disgusting thing has been done among you;

¹⁵ Then take up arms against the people of that town and give it up to the curse, with all its cattle and everything in it.

¹⁶ And take all the goods into the middle of its open space, burning the town and all its property with fire as an offering to the Lord your God; it is to be a waste for ever; there is to be no more building there.

¹⁷ Keep not a thing of what is cursed for yourselves: so the Lord may be turned away from the heat of his wrath, and have mercy on you, and give you increase as he said in his oath to your fathers:

¹⁸ So long as you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep all his orders which I give you today, and do what is right in the eyes of the Lord your God.