Deuteronomy 13:12

(13:13) If thou shouldst hear concerning one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,

Leeser Tanakh

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

11(13:12) And all Israel shall hear it, and they shall be afraid, and they shall not do any more such a wicked deed as this is in the midst of thee.

13(13:14) There have gone forth men, children of worthlessness, from the midst of thee, and have misled the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known:

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:20And those who remain shall hear, and be afraid, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil thing in the midst of thee.

Joshua 22:11And the children of Israel heard, as followeth, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Menasseh have built an altar in the front of the land of Canaan, in the districts of the Jordan, at the side belonging to the children of Israel.

Ezekiel 23:48Thus will I cause incest to cease out of the land, that all women may be warned by example, and not do after your incestuous course.

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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