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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />If you hear it said about one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you to live in<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“When you begin living in the towns the LORD your God is giving you, you may hear<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to dwell there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If thou shalt hear <i>say</i> in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“If you hear someone in one of your cities, which the LORD your God gives you to dwell in, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to live in, <i>anyone</i> saying <i>that</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to live in, anyone saying that<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to live in, <i>anyone</i> saying <i>that</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“If you hear in one of your cities, which Yahweh your God is giving you to live in, <i>anyone</i> saying <i>that</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If you hear [it said] in one of your cities, which the LORD your God gives you to live in,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If you hear it said about one of your cities the LORD your God is giving you to live in,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you hear it said about one of your cities the LORD your God is giving you to live in,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After the LORD your God gives you towns to live in, you may hear a rumor about one of the towns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You may hear that the residents in one of the cities which the LORD your God is giving you to live in<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"When you are living in the towns that the LORD your God gives you, you may hear <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You may hear in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Suppose you should hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you as a place to live, that<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If you shall hear tell concerning one of your cities, which the LORD your God gives you to dwell there, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If thou shalt hear, in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If you hear about one of your cities, which Yahweh your God gives you to dwell there, that <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When you hear [someone] in one of your cities, which your God YHWH is giving to you to dwell there, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> When thou hearest, in one of thy cities which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to dwell there, one saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />When thou shalt hear in one of thy cities which Jehovah thy God gave to thee to dwell there, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God shall give thee to dwell in, thou hear some say: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If, in one of your cities which the Lord your God will give to you as a habitation, you hear someone say:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If you hear it said concerning one of the cities which the LORD, your God, gives you to dwell in,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If you hear it said about one of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you to live in,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When you shall hear, in one of your cities which the LORD your God gives you to dwell in, one saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when you will hear in one of your cities that LORD JEHOVAH your God gives you in which to dwell, and they will say to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if in one of thy cities which the Lord God gives thee to dwell therein, thou shalt hear men saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4013" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/13.htm">Idolatrous Cities to Be Destroyed</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: bə·’a·ḥaṯ (Prep-b:: Number-fsc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">regarding one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·re·ḵā (N-fpc:: 2ms) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nō·ṯên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">is giving</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: lā·še·ḇeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to inhabit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ṯiš·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">you hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">it said</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>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),…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-2.htm">Deuteronomy 17:2-5</a></span><br />If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant / and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden— / and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-16.htm">Joshua 23:16</a></span><br />If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a></span><br />And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4-6</a></span><br />For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. / Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. / So Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD; unlike his father David, he did not follow the LORD completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-9.htm">Jeremiah 11:9-11</a></span><br />And the LORD told me, “There is a conspiracy among the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem. / They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers. / Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-6.htm">Ezekiel 14:6-8</a></span><br />Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Repent and turn away from your idols; turn your faces away from all your abominations. / For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself. / I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Zephaniah 1:4-6</a></span><br />“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— / those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, / and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-11.htm">Matthew 24:11-13</a></span><br />and many false prophets will arise and deceive many. / Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. / But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15-20</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. / By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a></span><br />I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-9</a></span><br />I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— / which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. / But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:3-4</a></span><br />Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. / He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-2</a></span><br />Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, / influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If you shall hear say in one of your cities, which the LORD your God has given you to dwell there, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/22-11.htm">Joshua 22:11</a></b></br> And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/20-1.htm">Judges 20:1,2</a></b></br> Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-29.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-11.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/genesis/41-15.htm">Hearest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-10.htm">Live</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-31.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-32.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/18-6.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-4.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-4.htm">Hearest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-20.htm">Live</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-6.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-27.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-4.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-1.htm">Enticers to idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">however near to oneself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-9.htm">are to be stoned to death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Idolatrous cities are not to be spared</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If, regarding one of the cities</b><br>This phrase sets the context within the Promised Land, which the Israelites were to inherit. The cities mentioned are those within the land of Canaan, which God had promised to Abraham and his descendants. The focus on "one of the cities" indicates a specific location within the broader territory, emphasizing the communal and localized nature of the instructions.<p><b>the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit</b><br>This highlights the divine gift of the land to the Israelites, underscoring God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His covenant promises. The land is not just a possession but a divine inheritance, meant to be a place where God's laws and presence are central. This phrase also implies a responsibility to maintain the purity and holiness of the land as a reflection of their relationship with God.<p><b>you hear it said</b><br>This introduces the concept of a report or rumor, which requires discernment and investigation. The phrase suggests the importance of vigilance and the need to address potential threats to the community's spiritual integrity. It also implies the necessity of communal accountability and the role of leaders in safeguarding the faithfulness of the people to God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is giving the Israelites the land to inhabit.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who are receiving instructions on how to live in the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cities_of_israel.htm">Cities of Israel</a></b><br>The specific locations within the Promised Land that God is giving to the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_prophets/idolaters.htm">False Prophets/Idolaters</a></b><br>Individuals who may lead the people astray by encouraging the worship of other gods.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land that God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_against_idolatry.htm">Guard Against Idolatry</a></b><br>The passage warns against the influence of idolatry. Believers today must be vigilant against modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism or secular ideologies, that can lead them away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The Israelites were responsible for maintaining the spiritual purity of their community. Similarly, Christians are called to hold each other accountable and encourage one another in faithfulness to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_and_action.htm">Discernment and Action</a></b><br>The instruction to investigate reports of idolatry highlights the need for discernment. Believers should seek wisdom and understanding to discern truth from falsehood in their spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_commands.htm">Faithfulness to God's Commands</a></b><br>The passage underscores the importance of adhering to God's commands. Christians are called to live according to the teachings of Scripture, maintaining their commitment to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The severe consequences for idolatry in the Old Testament remind believers of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance and restoration through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_wms_church_of_god.htm">What is the World Mission Society Church of God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_swift_response_in_joshua_22_12.htm">Why does Joshua 22:12 describe such a swift and violent response if the tribes’ intentions were innocent, yet no physical confrontation ultimately ensued? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_command_execution_without_trial.htm">Numbers 25:4–5: Why would a just and loving God command the public execution of Israel’s leaders without due process? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_numbers_31's_warfare_approach_unique.htm">Numbers 31 compared to earlier laws in Exodus and Leviticus: Why does this narrative’s approach to warfare seem inconsistent with other divine commandments?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities.</span>--The only case of this kind is the case of Gibeah. We may fairly assume the abominations done there to have been connected with idolatry, from the allusions in <a href="/hosea/9-9.htm" title="They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.">Hosea 9:9</a>; <a href="/hosea/10-9.htm" title="O Israel, you have sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.">Hosea 10:9</a>. But the outrage rather than the idolatry seems to have excited the indignation of Israel (see Judges 20, 21). It is noticeable that in the remonstrance with the Benjamites at Gibeah--(<a href="/judges/20-13.htm" title="Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers the children of Israel.">Judges 20:13</a>): "Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we <span class= "ital">may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel"</span>--there seems to be an allusion to the language of this chapter in <a href="/deuteronomy/13-5.htm" title="And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he has 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 you out of the way which the LORD your God commanded you to walk in. So shall you put the evil away from the middle of you.">Deuteronomy 13:5</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/13-11.htm" title="And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.">Deuteronomy 13:11</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 12-18.</span> - A third ease supposed is that of the inhabitants of a city being seduced by wicked men into idolatry. In this case inquiry was to be made as to the fact; and if it was found to be so, the inhabitants of that city were to be put to the sword, all their property was to be burnt, and the city itself reduced to a heap; so should the anger of the Lord be averted from Israel, and he would do them good. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hear in one of thy cities.</span> The Hebrew phrase, "to hear in" (<span class="hebrew">שָׁמַע בְּ</span>). has sometimes the meaning of to overhear, as in <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Genesis 27:5</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/17-28.htm">1 Samuel 17:28</a>; <a href="/job/15-8.htm">Job 15:8</a>; sometimes it means simply to hear, as in <a href="/2_samuel/19-36.htm">2 Samuel 19:36</a> [35]; in <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Job 26:14</a>, it has the force of to hear of or concerning, though some think this questionable. This latter is apparently the meaning here: If thou <span class="accented">hear concerning any of thy cities</span>, etc. Baying. This introduces what is heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">regarding one</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַחַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the cities</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is giving</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹתֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ṯên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֛</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">to inhabit,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשֶׁ֥בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you hear</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁמַ֞ע</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it said</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 13:12 If you shall hear tell concerning one (Deut. 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