Deuteronomy 13:12

If in one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee to dwell there, thou hearest, saying,

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,

In Context

11and all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wicked thing as this in thy midst.

13There are men, children of Belial, gone out from among you, and they have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, whom ye have not known;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:20And those that remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil in thy midst.

Joshua 22:11And 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 districts of the Jordan, separately from the children of Israel.

Ezekiel 23:48And I will cause lewdness to cease out of the land, and all women shall receive instruction and shall not do according to your lewdness.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:7-12

6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; 8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither… Read the whole commentary →

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