Deuteronomy 13:8

Namely, of the elohei ha'amim which are round about you, near unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one ketzeh ha'aretz (end of the earth) even unto the other ketzeh ha'aretz;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:

In Context

7If achicha (thy brother), the ben of thy em, or thy ben, or thy bat, or the eshet kheyk of thee (wife of thy bosom), or thy friend, which is as thine own nefesh, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve elohim acherim, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy avot;

9Thou shalt not yield unto him, nor give heed unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him;

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Cross References

Exodus 20:3Thou shalt have no elohim acherim in My presence.

Deuteronomy 19:13Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of dahm naki from Yisroel, that it may go well with thee.

Deuteronomy 32:17They sacrificed unto shedim (demons), not to G-d; 1 to elohim whom they knew not, 1 to chadashim (new g-ds), new arrivals, 1 whom Avoteichem feared not. 1

Proverbs 1:10Beni (my son), if chatt'aim (sinners) entice thee, 1 consent thou not. 1

Ezekiel 9:5And to the others He said in mine hearing, Go ye through the Ir after him, + 9:5 i.e., the man with the scribal kit and strike down; let not your eye have pity, and do not spare;

1 John 5:21Yeladim, keep yourselves from elilim. + 5:21 Jer 5:18

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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