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Deuteronomy 13:12

10 Stone 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.

11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.

If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said

13 that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),

14 then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said
KJV
If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,
WEB
If you hear about one of your cities, which the LORD your God gives you to dwell there, that
ASV
If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying,
DARBY
If in one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee to dwell there, thou hearest, saying,
BLB
If you hear someone in one of your cities that YHWH your God gives you to dwell there, one saying,
ÅB
Hører du si om noen av de byer som Herren din Gud gir deg til å bo i:
OTB
Hvis du hører det sagt i en av byene Herren din Gud gir deg å bo i
B1930
Hører du si om nogen av de byer som Herren din Gud gir dig til å bo i:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Judges 20:1–17

    Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.

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  • Joshua 22:11–34

    Then the Israelites received the report: “Behold, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”

    Read in context