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1. Suppose a prophet or one who foretells by dreams should appear among you and show you a sign or wonder,
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1. If H3588 there arise H6965 among H7130 you a prophet H5030 , or H176 a dreamer H2492 of dreams H2472 , and giveth H5414 H413 thee a sign H226 or H176 a wonder H4159 ,
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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."
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2. And the sign H226 or the wonder H4159 come to pass H935 , whereof H834 he spoke H1696 unto H413 thee, saying H559 , Let us go H1980 after H310 other H312 gods H430 , which H834 thou hast not H3808 known H3045 , and let us serve H5647 them;
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3. You must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer, for the LORD your God will be testing you to see if you love him with all your mind and being.
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3. Thou shalt not H3808 hearken H8085 unto H413 the words H1697 of that H1931 prophet H5030 , or H176 that H1931 dreamer H2492 of dreams H2472 : for H3588 the LORD H3068 your God H430 proveth H5254 you , to know H3045 whether H3426 ye love H157 H853 the LORD H3068 your God H430 with all H3605 your heart H3824 and with all H3605 your soul H5315 .
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4. You must follow the LORD your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.
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4. Ye shall walk H1980 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.
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5. As for that prophet or dreamer, he must be executed because he encouraged rebellion against the LORD your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, redeeming you from that place of slavery, and because he has tried to entice you from the way the LORD your God has commanded you to go. In this way you must purge out evil from within.
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5. And that H1931 prophet H5030 , or H176 that H1931 dreamer H2492 of dreams H2472 , shall be put to death H4191 ; because H3588 he hath spoken H1696 to turn you away H5627 from H5921 the LORD H3068 your God H430 , which brought you out H3318 H853 of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 , and redeemed H6299 you out of the house H4480 H1004 of bondage H5650 , to thrust H5080 thee out of H4480 the way H1870 which H834 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 commanded H6680 thee to walk H1980 in . So shalt thou put the evil away H1197 H7451 from the midst H4480 H7130 of thee.
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6. Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known,
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6. If H3588 thy brother H251 , the son H121 of thy mother H517 , or H176 thy son H1121 , or H176 thy daughter H1323 , or H176 the wife H802 of thy bosom H2436 , or H176 thy friend H7453 , which H834 is as thine own soul H5315 , entice H5496 thee secretly H5643 , saying H559 , Let us go H1980 and serve H5647 other H312 gods H430 , which H834 thou hast not H3808 known H3045 , thou H859 , nor thy fathers H1 ;
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7. the gods of the surrounding people (whether near you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other).
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7. Namely , of the gods H4480 H430 of the people H5971 which H834 are round about H5439 you, nigh H7138 unto H413 thee, or H176 far off H7350 from H4480 thee , from the one end H4480 H7097 of the earth H776 even unto H5704 the other end H7097 of the earth H776 ;
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8. You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.
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8. Thou shalt not H3808 consent H14 unto him, nor H3808 hearken H8085 unto H413 him; neither H3808 shall thine eye H5869 pity H2347 H5921 him, neither H3808 shalt thou spare H2550 , neither H3808 shalt thou conceal H3680 H5921 him:
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9. Instead, you must kill him without fail! Your own hand must be the first to strike him, and then the hands of the whole community.
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9. But H3588 thou shalt surely kill H2026 H2026 him ; thine hand H3027 shall be H1961 first H7223 upon him to put him to death H4191 , and afterwards H314 the hand H3027 of all H3605 the people H5971 .
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10. You must stone him to death because he tried to entice you away from the LORD your God, who delivered you from the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
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10. And thou shalt stone H5619 him with stones H68 , that he die H4191 ; because H3588 he hath sought H1245 to thrust thee away H5080 from H4480 H5921 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , which brought thee out H3318 of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 , from the house H4480 H1004 of bondage H5650 .
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11. Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.
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11. And all H3605 Israel H3478 shall hear H8085 , and fear H3372 , and shall do H6213 no H3808 more H3254 any H1697 such wickedness H7451 as this H2088 is among H7130 you.
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12. Suppose you should hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you as a place to live, that
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12. If H3588 thou shalt hear H8085 say in one H259 of thy cities H5892 , which H834 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 hath given H5414 thee to dwell H3427 there H8033 , saying H559 ,
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13. some evil people have departed from among you to entice the inhabitants of their cities, saying, "Let's go and serve other gods" (whom you have not known before).
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13. Certain men H376 , the children H1121 of Belial H1100 , are gone out H3318 from among H4480 H7130 you , and have withdrawn H5080 H853 the inhabitants H3427 of their city H5892 , saying H559 , Let us go H1980 and serve H5647 other H312 gods H430 , which H834 ye have not H3808 known H3045 ;
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14. You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you,
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14. Then shalt thou inquire H1875 , and make search H2713 , and ask H7592 diligently H3190 ; and, behold H2009 , if it be truth H571 , and the thing H1697 certain H3559 , that such H2063 abomination H8441 is wrought H6213 among H7130 you;
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15. you must by all means slaughter the inhabitants of that city with the sword; annihilate with the sword everyone in it, as well as the livestock.
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15. Thou shalt surely smite H5221 H5221 H853 the inhabitants H3427 of that H1931 city H5892 with the edge H6310 of the sword H2719 , destroying it utterly H2763 H853 , and all H3605 that H834 is therein , and the cattle H929 thereof , with the edge H6310 of the sword H2719 .
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16. You must gather all of its plunder into the middle of the plaza and burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. It will be an abandoned ruin forever� it must never be rebuilt again.
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16. And thou shalt gather H6908 all H3605 the spoil H7998 of it into H413 the midst H8432 of the street H7339 thereof , and shalt burn H8313 with fire H784 H853 the city H5892 , and all H3605 the spoil H7998 thereof every whit H3632 , for the LORD H3068 thy God H430 : and it shall be H1961 a heap H8510 forever H5769 ; it shall not H3808 be built H1129 again H5750 .
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17. You must not take for yourself anything that has been placed under judgment. Then the LORD will relent from his intense anger, show you compassion, have mercy on you, and multiply you as he promised your ancestors.
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17. And there shall cleave H1692 naught H3808 H3972 of H4480 the cursed thing H2764 to thine hand H3027 : that H4616 the LORD H3068 may turn H7725 from the fierceness H4480 H2740 of his anger H639 , and show H5414 thee mercy H7356 , and have compassion H7355 upon thee , and multiply H7235 thee, as H834 he hath sworn H7650 unto thy fathers H1 ;
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18. Thus you must obey the LORD your God, keeping all his commandments that I am giving you today and doing what is right before him.
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18. When H3588 thou shalt hearken H8085 to the voice H6963 of the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , to keep H8104 H853 all H3605 his commandments H4687 which H834 I H595 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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