Deuteronomy 13 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Deuteronomy 14

¹You are the children of Yahweh your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

KJVYe are the children^H1121 of the LORD^H3068 your God^H430: ye shall not cut^H1413^(H8704) yourselves, nor make^H7760^(H8799) any baldness^H7144 between your eyes^H5869 for the dead^H4191^(H8801).

² For you are a holy people to Yahweh your God, and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.

KJVFor thou art an holy^H6918 people^H5971 unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, and the LORD^H3068 hath chosen^H977^(H8804) thee to be a peculiar^H5459 people^H5971 unto himself, above all the nations^H5971 that are upon^H6440 the earth^H127.

³ You shall not eat any abominable thing.

KJVThou shalt not eat^H398^(H8799) any abominable thing^H8441.

⁴ These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat,

KJVThese are the beasts^H929 which ye shall eat^H398^(H8799): the ox^H7794, the sheep^H7716^H3775, and the goat^H5795,

⁵ the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the chamois.

KJVThe hart^H354, and the roebuck^H6643, and the fallow deer^H3180, and the wild goat^H689, and the pygarg^H1788, and the wild ox^H8377, and the chamois^H2169.

⁶ Every animal that parts the hoof, and has the hoof split in two and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.

KJVAnd every beast^H929 that parteth^H6536^(H8688) the hoof^H6541, and cleaveth^H8157 the cleft^H8156^(H8802) into two^H8147 claws^H6541, and cheweth^H5927^(H8688) the cud^H1625 among the beasts^H929, that ye shall eat^H398^(H8799).

⁷ Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of those who have the hoof split: the camel, the hare, and the rabbit. Because they chew the cud but don’t part the hoof, they are unclean to you.

KJVNevertheless these ye shall not eat^H398^(H8799) of them that chew^H5927^(H8688) the cud^H1625, or of them that divide^H6536^(H8688) the cloven^H8156^(H8803) hoof^H6541; as the camel^H1581, and the hare^H768, and the coney^H8227: for they chew^H5927^(H8688) the cud^H1625, but divide^H6536^(H8689) not the hoof^H6541; therefore they are unclean^H2931 unto you.

⁸ The pig, because it has a split hoof but doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat their meat. You shall not touch their carcasses.

KJVAnd the swine^H2386, because it divideth^H6536^(H8688) the hoof^H6541, yet cheweth not the cud^H1625, it is unclean^H2931 unto you: ye shall not eat^H398^(H8799) of their flesh^H1320, nor touch^H5060^(H8799) their dead carcase^H5038.

⁹ These you may eat of all that are in the waters: you may eat whatever has fins and scales.

KJVThese ye shall eat^H398^(H8799) of all that are in the waters^H4325: all that have fins^H5579 and scales^H7193 shall ye eat^H398^(H8799):

¹⁰ You shall not eat whatever doesn’t have fins and scales. It is unclean to you.

KJVAnd whatsoever hath not fins^H5579 and scales^H7193 ye may not eat^H398^(H8799); it is unclean^H2931 unto you.

¹¹ Of all clean birds you may eat.

KJVOf all clean^H2889 birds^H6833 ye shall eat^H398^(H8799).

¹² But these are they of which you shall not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the osprey,

KJVBut these are they of which ye shall not eat^H398^(H8799): the eagle^H5404, and the ossifrage^H6538, and the ospray^H5822,

¹³ the red kite, the falcon, the kite of any kind,

KJVAnd the glede^H7201, and the kite^H344, and the vulture^H1772 after his kind^H4327,

¹⁴ every raven of any kind,

KJVAnd every raven^H6158 after his kind^H4327,

¹⁵ the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, the hawk of any kind,

KJVAnd the owl^H1323^H3284, and the night hawk^H8464, and the cuckow^H7828, and the hawk^H5322 after his kind^H4327,

¹⁶ the little owl, the great owl, the horned owl,

KJVThe little owl^H3563, and the great owl^H3244, and the swan^H8580,

¹⁷ the pelican, the vulture, the cormorant,

KJVAnd the pelican^H6893, and the gier eagle^H7360, and the cormorant^H7994,

¹⁸ the stork, the heron after its kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.

KJVAnd the stork^H2624, and the heron^H601 after her kind^H4327, and the lapwing^H1744, and the bat^H5847.

¹⁹ All winged creeping things are unclean to you. They shall not be eaten.

KJVAnd every creeping thing^H8318 that flieth^H5775 is unclean^H2931 unto you: they shall not be eaten^H398^(H8735).

²⁰ Of all clean birds you may eat.

KJVBut of all clean^H2889 fowls^H5775 ye may eat^H398^(H8799).

²¹ You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself. You may give it to the foreigner living among you who is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner; for you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

KJVYe shall not eat^H398^(H8799) of any thing that dieth of itself^H5038: thou shalt give^H5414^(H8799) it unto the stranger^H1616 that is in thy gates^H8179, that he may eat^H398^(H8804) it; or thou mayest sell^H4376^(H8800) it unto an alien^H5237: for thou art an holy^H6918 people^H5971 unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430. Thou shalt not seethe^H1310^(H8762) a kid^H1423 in his mother's^H517 milk^H2461.

²² You shall surely tithe all the increase of your seed, that which comes out of the field year by year.

KJVThou shalt truly^H6237^(H8763) tithe^H6237^(H8762) all the increase^H8393 of thy seed^H2233, that the field^H7704 bringeth forth^H3318^(H8802) year^H8141 by year^H8141.

²³ You shall eat before Yahweh your God, in the place which he chooses to cause his name to dwell, the tithe of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock; that you may learn to fear Yahweh your God always.

KJVAnd thou shalt eat^H398^(H8804) before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, in the place^H4725 which he shall choose^H977^(H8799) to place^H7931^(H8763) his name^H8034 there, the tithe^H4643 of thy corn^H1715, of thy wine^H8492, and of thine oil^H3323, and the firstlings^H1062 of thy herds^H1241 and of thy flocks^H6629; that thou mayest learn^H3925^(H8799) to fear^H3372^(H8800) the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 always^H3117.

²⁴ If the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry it because the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to set his name there is too far from you, when Yahweh your God blesses you,

KJVAnd if the way^H1870 be too long^H7235^(H8799) for thee, so that^H3588 thou art not able^H3201^(H8799) to carry^H5375^(H8800) it; or if the place^H4725 be too far^H7368^(H8799) from thee, which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 shall choose^H977^(H8799) to set^H7760^(H8800) his name^H8034 there, when the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath blessed^H1288^(H8762) thee:

²⁵ then you shall turn it into money, bind up the money in your hand, and shall go to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose.

KJVThen shalt thou turn^H5414^(H8804) it into money^H3701, and bind up^H6696^(H8804) the money^H3701 in thine hand^H3027, and shalt go^H1980^(H8804) unto the place^H4725 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 shall choose^H977^(H8799):

²⁶ You shall trade the money for whatever your soul desires: for cattle, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your soul asks of you. You shall eat there before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household.

KJVAnd thou shalt bestow^H5414^(H8804) that money^H3701 for whatsoever thy soul^H5315 lusteth after^H183^(H8762), for oxen^H1241, or for sheep^H6629, or for wine^H3196, or for strong drink^H7941, or for whatsoever thy soul^H5315 desireth^H7592^(H8799): and thou shalt eat^H398^(H8804) there before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, and thou shalt rejoice^H8055^(H8804), thou, and thine household^H1004,

²⁷ You shall not forsake the Levite who is within your gates, for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.

KJVAnd the Levite^H3881 that is within thy gates^H8179; thou shalt not forsake^H5800^(H8799) him; for he hath no part^H2506 nor inheritance^H5159 with thee.

²⁸ At the end of every three years you shall bring all the tithe of your increase in the same year, and shall store it within your gates.

KJVAt the end^H7097 of three^H7969 years^H8141 thou shalt bring forth^H3318^(H8686) all the tithe^H4643 of thine increase^H8393 the same year^H8141, and shalt lay it up^H3240^(H8689) within thy gates^H8179:

²⁹ The Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, as well as the foreigner living among you, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your gates shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

KJVAnd the Levite^H3881,(because he hath no part^H2506 nor inheritance^H5159 with thee,) and the stranger^H1616, and the fatherless^H3490, and the widow^H490, which are within thy gates^H8179, shall come^H935^(H8804), and shall eat^H398^(H8804) and be satisfied^H7646^(H8804); that the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 may bless^H1288^(H8762) thee in all the work^H4639 of thine hand^H3027 which thou doest^H6213^(H8799).

WEB·Deuteronomy 13

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

KJVIf there arise^H6965^(H8799) among^H7130 you a prophet^H5030, or a dreamer^H2492^(H8802) of dreams^H2472, and giveth^H5414^(H8804) thee a sign^H226 or a wonder^H4159,

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,”

KJVAnd the sign^H226 or the wonder^H4159 come to pass^H935^(H8804), whereof he spake^H1696^(H8765) unto thee, saying^H559^(H8800), Let us go^H3212^(H8799) after^H310 other^H312 gods^H430, which thou hast not known^H3045^(H8804), and let us serve^H5647^(H8714) 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.

KJVThou shalt not hearken^H8085^(H8799) unto the words^H1697 of that prophet^H5030, or that dreamer^H2492^(H8802) of dreams^H2472: for the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 proveth^H5254^(H8764) you, to know^H3045^(H8800) whether ye^H3426 love^H157^(H8802) the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 with all your heart^H3824 and with all your soul^H5315.

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.

KJVYe shall walk^H3212^(H8799) after^H310 the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, and fear^H3372^(H8799) him, and keep^H8104^(H8799) his commandments^H4687, and obey^H8085^(H8799) his voice^H6963, and ye shall serve^H5647^(H8799) him, and cleave^H1692^(H8799) unto 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.

KJVAnd that prophet^H5030, or that dreamer^H2492^(H8802) of dreams^H2472, shall be put to death^H4191^(H8714); because he hath spoken^H1696^(H8765) to turn^H5627 you away from the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, which brought you out^H3318^(H8688) of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, and redeemed^H6299^(H8802) you out of the house^H1004 of bondage^H5650, to thrust^H5080^(H8687) thee out of the way^H1870 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 commanded^H6680^(H8765) thee to walk in^H3212^(H8800). So shalt thou put^H1197 the evil^H7451 away^H1197^(H8765) from the midst^H7130 of thee.

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;

KJVIf 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^(H8686) thee secretly^H5643, saying^H559^(H8800), Let us go^H3212^(H8799) and serve^H5647^(H8799) other^H312 gods^H430, which thou hast not known^H3045^(H8804), thou, nor thy fathers^H1;

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—

KJVNamely, 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 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;

KJVThou shalt not consent^H14^(H8799) unto him, nor hearken^H8085^(H8799) unto him; neither shall thine eye^H5869 pity^H2347^(H8799) him, neither shalt thou spare^H2550^(H8799), neither shalt thou conceal^H3680^(H8762) 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.

KJVBut thou shalt surely^H2026^(H8800) kill^H2026^(H8799) him; thine hand^H3027 shall be first^H7223 upon him to put him to death^H4191^(H8687), and afterwards^H314 the hand^H3027 of all the people^H5971.

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.

KJVAnd thou shalt stone^H5619^(H8804) him with stones^H68, that he die^H4191^(H8804); because he hath sought^H1245^(H8765) to thrust thee away^H5080^(H8687) from the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, which brought thee out^H3318^(H8688) of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, from the house^H1004 of bondage^H5650.

¹¹ All Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall not do any more wickedness like this among you.

KJVAnd all Israel^H3478 shall hear^H8085^(H8799), and fear^H3372^(H8799), and shall do^H6213^(H8800) no more^H3254^(H8686) any^H1697 such wickedness^H7451 as this is among^H7130 you.

¹² If you hear about one of your cities, which Yahweh your God gives you to dwell there, that

KJVIf thou shalt hear^H8085^(H8799) say in one^H259 of thy cities^H5892, which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath given^H5414^(H8802) thee to dwell^H3427^(H8800) there, saying^H559^(H8800),

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,

KJVCertain men^H582, the children^H1121 of Belial^H1100, are gone out^H3318^(H8804) from among^H7130 you, and have withdrawn^H5080^(H8686) the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of their city^H5892, saying^H559^(H8800), Let us go^H3212^(H8799) and serve^H5647^(H8799) other^H312 gods^H430, which ye have not known^H3045^(H8804);

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,

KJVThen shalt thou enquire^H1875^(H8804), and make search^H2713^(H8804), and ask^H7592^(H8804) diligently^H3190^(H8687); and, behold, if it be truth^H571, and the thing^H1697 certain^H3559^(H8737), that such^H2063 abomination^H8441 is wrought^H6213^(H8738) among^H7130 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.

KJVThou shalt surely^H5221^(H8687) smite^H5221^(H8686) the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of that city^H5892 with the edge^H6310 of the sword^H2719, destroying it utterly^H2763^(H8685), and all that is therein, and the cattle^H929 thereof, with the edge^H6310 of the sword^H2719.

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.

KJVAnd thou shalt gather^H6908^(H8799) all the spoil^H7998 of it into the midst^H8432 of the street^H7339 thereof, and shalt burn^H8313^(H8804) 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^(H8735).

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,

KJVAnd there shall cleave^H1692^(H8799) nought^H3972 of the cursed thing^H2764 to thine hand^H3027: that the LORD^H3068 may turn^H7725^(H8799) from the fierceness^H2740 of his anger^H639, and shew^H5414^(H8804) thee mercy^H7356, and have compassion^H7355^(H8765) upon thee, and multiply^H7235^(H8689) thee, as he hath sworn^H7650^(H8738) unto thy fathers^H1;

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.

KJVWhen thou shalt hearken^H8085^(H8799) to the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, to keep^H8104^(H8800) all his commandments^H4687 which I command^H6680^(H8764) thee this day^H3117, to do^H6213^(H8800) that which is right^H3477 in the eyes^H5869 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430.

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