Deuteronomy 13 - Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

13 ^(12:32)“Everything I am commanding you, you are to take care to do. Do not add to it or subtract from it.

²⁽¹⁾“If a prophet or someone who gets messages while dreaming arises among you and he gives you a sign or wonder, ³⁽²⁾and the sign or wonder comes about as he predicted when he said, ‘Let’s follow other gods, which you have not known; and let us serve them,’ ⁴⁽³⁾you are not to listen to what that prophet or dreamer says. For Adonai your God is testing you, in order to find out whether you really do love Adonai your God with all your heart and being. ⁵⁽⁴⁾You are to follow Adonai your God, fear him, obey his mitzvot, listen to what he says, serve him and cling to him; ⁶⁽⁵⁾and that prophet or dreamer is to be put to death; because he urged rebellion against Adonai your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from a life of slavery; in order to seduce you away from the path Adonai your God ordered you to follow. This is how you are to rid your community of this wickedness.

⁷⁽⁶⁾“If your brother the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or your wife whom you love, or your friend who means as much to you as yourself, secretly tries to entice you to go and serve other gods, which you haven’t known, neither you nor your ancestors — ⁸⁽⁷⁾gods of the peoples surrounding you, whether near or far away from you, anywhere in the world — ⁹⁽⁸⁾you are not to consent, and you are not to listen to him; and you must not pity him or spare him; and you may not conceal him. ¹⁰⁽⁹⁾Rather, you must kill him! Your own hand must be the first one on him in putting him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people. ¹¹⁽¹⁰⁾You are to stone him to death; because he has tried to draw you away from Adonai your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of a life of slavery. ¹²⁽¹¹⁾Then all Isra’el will hear about it and be afraid, so that they will stop doing such wickedness as this among themselves.

¹³⁽¹²⁾“If you hear it told that in one of your cities which Adonai your God is giving you to live in, ¹⁴⁽¹³⁾certain scoundrels have sprung up among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city by saying, ‘Let’s go and serve other gods, which you haven’t known,’ ¹⁵⁽¹⁴⁾then you are to investigate the matter, inquiring and searching diligently. If the rumor is true, if it is confirmed that such detestable things are being done among you, ¹⁶⁽¹⁵⁾you must put the inhabitants of that city to death with the sword, destroying it completely with the sword, everything in it, including its livestock. ¹⁷⁽¹⁶⁾Heap all its spoils in an open space, and burn the city with its spoils to the ground for Adonai your God; it will remain a tel forever and not be built again — ¹⁸⁽¹⁷⁾none of what has been set apart for destruction is to stay in your hands. Then Adonai will turn from his fierce anger and show you mercy, have compassion on you and increase your numbers, as he swore to your ancestors — ¹⁹⁽¹⁸⁾provided you listen to what Adonai says and obey all his mitzvot that I am giving you today, thus doing what Adonai your God sees as right.

Deuteronomy 13 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

13 `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 un...
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Deuteronomy 13 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

13 If a prophet riseth in the midst of thee, either he that saith himself to have seen a dream, and he before-saith a sign, and a wonder to come after, (When a prophet riseth up in the midst of thee, or him who saith that he hath seen a dream, and he speaketh of a sign, or a wonder, before that it c...
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Deuteronomy 13 - World English Bible (WEB)

13 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 pro...
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Deuteronomy 13 - The Voice (VOICE)

13 Moses: 1-2 Suppose someone who claims to be a prophet, or to have inspired dreams, stands up and tells all of you that some unusual, significant sign or wonder is going to happen, and also says, “I’m here to let you know about some other gods you should be worshiping.” What if the thing that pers...
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Deuteronomy 13 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Beware of False Prophets13 “Whatever I command you, you must take care to do—you are not to add to it or take away from it.[a] 2 “Suppose a prophet or a dreamer of dreams rises up among you and gives you a sign or wonder, 3 and the sign or wonder he spoke to you comes true, while saying, ‘Let’s fol...
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Deuteronomy 13 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

13 “If a prophet arises among you, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or wonder which 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 proph...
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Deuteronomy 13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Deuteronomy 13 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

13 [a] If prophets or those who divine by dreams appear among you and promise you omens or portents, 2 and the omens or the portents declared by them take place, and they say, “Let us follow other gods” (whom you have not known) “and let us serve them,” 3 you must not heed the words of those proph...
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Deuteronomy 13 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

13 [a] If prophets or those who divine by dreams appear among you and promise you omens or portents, 2 and the omens or the portents declared by them take place, and they say, ‘Let us follow other gods’ (whom you have not known) ‘and let us serve them’, 3 you must not heed the words of those proph...
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Deuteronomy 13 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Deuteronomy 13 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 [a]“If prophets or those who divine by dreams appear among you and show you omens or portents,(A)2 and the omens or the portents declared by them take place, and they say, ‘Let us follow other gods’ (whom you have not known) ‘and let us serve them,’(B)3 you must not heed the words of those prophe...
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Deuteronomy 13 - New Living Translation (NLT)

A Warning against Idolatry13 [a]“Suppose there are prophets among you or those who dream dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, 2 and the predicted signs or miracles occur. If they then say, ‘Come, let us worship other gods’—gods you have not known before— 3 do not listen t...
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Deuteronomy 13 - New Life Version (NLV)

Worshiping False Gods13 “A man who tells what is going to happen or a dreamer of dreams may come among you. He may give you something special to see or do a powerful work. 2 And what he tells you will happen might come true. But if he says to you, ‘Let us follow other gods (whom you have not known)...
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Deuteronomy 13 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Punishment of Apostates13 “If there arises among you a prophet or a (A)dreamer of dreams, (B)and he gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and (C)the sign or the wonder comes 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 sh...
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Deuteronomy 13 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

Worshipping other gods13 [a]If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, 2 and if the sign or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, ‘Let us follow other gods’ (gods you have not known) ‘and let us worship them,’ 3 you must not...
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Deuteronomy 13 - New International Version (NIV)

Worshiping Other Gods13 [a]If a prophet,(A) or one who foretells by dreams,(B) appears among you and announces to you a sign or wonder, 2 and if the sign(C) or wonder spoken of takes place, and the prophet says, “Let us follow other gods”(D) (gods you have not known) “and let us worship them,” 3 you...
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Deuteronomy 13 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

Do Not Worship Other Gods13 Suppose a prophet appears among you. Or someone comes who uses dreams to tell what’s going to happen. He tells you that a sign or something amazing is going to take place. 2 The sign or amazing thing he has spoken about might really take place. And then the prophet might...
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Deuteronomy 13 - New English Translation (NET)

13 1 Suppose a prophet or one who foretells by dreams[a] should appear among you and show you a sign or wonder,[b] 2 and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely, “Let us follow other gods”—gods whom you have not previously known—“and let us serve them.” 3 You...
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Deuteronomy 13 - Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)

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