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World English Bible

Deuteronomy 13 (WEBP)

[1] If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
[2] and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, “Let’s go after other gods” (which you have not known) “and let’s serve them,”
[3] you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for Yahweh your God is testing 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, fear him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice. You shall serve him, and cling 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 you shall remove 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 bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods”—which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;
[7] of the gods of the peoples who are around 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 hands 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 wickedness like this among you.
[12] If you hear about one of your cities, which Yahweh your God gives you to dwell there, that
[13] certain wicked fellows have gone out from among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods,” which you have not known,
[14] then you shall inquire, investigate, and ask diligently. Behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination was done among you,
[15] you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, with all that is therein and its livestock, with the edge of the sword.
[16] You shall gather all its plunder into the middle of its street, and shall burn with fire the city, with all of its plunder, to Yahweh your God. It shall be a heap forever. It shall not be built again.
[17] Nothing of the devoted thing shall cling 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 listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, to keep all his commandments which I command you today, to do that which is right in Yahweh your God’s eyes.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Deuteronomy 13 (KJVS)

[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 enquire (), 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 shew () 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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 13 (YLT)

[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 apostasy 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.