Deuteronomy 13

Deuteronomy 13 commands the Israelites to reject and execute false prophets or dreamers who perform signs but entice worship of other gods than YHWH, purging evil from their midst. It further mandates stoning family members or close friends who secretly urge idolatry, and if an entire city turns to foreign gods, it must be investigated, utterly destroyed by sword and fire as a devotion to YHWH, left as a perpetual ruin.

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Verse 4 לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo you shall not not HTn תִשְׁמַ֗ע 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 tishema listen you (masculine singular) will heed HVqi2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דִּבְרֵי֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey words of words of HNcmpc הַ/נָּבִ֣יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the inspired spokesman HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that that same one (he) HTd/Pp3ms א֛וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or (as an alternative option) HC אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR חוֹלֵ֥ם 𐤇𐤅𐤋𐤌 cholem dreamer of dream dreaming man HVqrmsc הַ/חֲל֖וֹם 𐤄/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤌 hachalom the dream the dream-vision HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֑וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu-2 that that same one (he) HTd/Pp3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC מְנַסֶּ֞ה 𐤌𐤍𐤎𐤄 menaseh testing the one who puts to the test HVprmsa יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹֽהֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp2mp אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you-all HTo/Sp2mp לָ/דַ֗עַת 𐤋/𐤃𐤏𐤕 ladaat to know to know HR/Vqc הֲ/יִשְׁ/כֶ֤ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤔/𐤊𐤌 hayishekhem you(pl) Is there for you (m.pl.)? HTi/Tm/Sp2mp אֹֽהֲבִים֙ 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤌 ohavim loving those who love HVqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et obj marker (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem-2 Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp2mp בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal with all in all HR/Ncmsc לְבַבְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊𐤌 levavekhem your heart your (masculine plural) inner heart HNcmsc/Sp2mp וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal and with all and in every HC/R/Ncmsc נַפְשְׁ/כֶֽם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊𐤌 nafeshekhem your soul your (masculine plural) life-breath HNcbsc/Sp2mp
Verse 6 וְ/הַ/נָּבִ֣יא 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 vehanavi and-the-prophet and the inspired spokesman HC/Td/Ncmsa הַ/ה֡וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that that same one (he) HTd/Pp3ms א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or (as an alternative option) HC חֹלֵם֩ 𐤇𐤋𐤌 cholem dreamer dreaming man HVqrmsc הַ/חֲל֨וֹם 𐤄/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤌 hachalom of-the-dream the dream-vision HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֜וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu-2 that that same one (he) HTd/Pp3ms יוּמָ֗ת 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤕 yumat shall-be-put-to-death he shall be made to die HVHi3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for (as reason or ground) HC דִבֶּר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber he-has-spoken he declared HVpp3ms סָ֠רָה 𐤎𐤓𐤄 sarah apostasy Princess HNcfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon (up-over) HR יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹֽהֵי/כֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your-God your mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp2mp הַ/מּוֹצִ֥יא 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hamotsi the-one-bringing the One who brings out HTd/Vhrmsa אֶתְ/כֶ֣ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you(pl) you-all HTo/Sp2mp מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from-land from the firm-land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֗יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp וְ/הַ/פֹּֽדְ/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤐𐤃/𐤊 vehapodekha and-the-one-redeeming-you(sg) and the one ransoming you HC/Td/Vqrmsc/Sp2ms מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from-house from the house HR/Ncmsc עֲבָדִ֔ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim of-slaves male bond-servants HNcmpa לְ/הַדִּֽיחֲ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤃𐤉𐤇/𐤊 lehadichakha to-seduce-you(sg) to drive you away (masculine singular) HR/Vhc/Sp2ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from (out of, away from) HR הַ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe the-way the trodden way HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr צִוְּ/ךָ֛ 𐤑𐤅/𐤊 tsivekha he-commanded-you(sg) he laid a charge upon you (masculine singular) HVpp3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your-God(sg) your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms לָ/לֶ֣כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to-walk to walk HR/Vqc בָּ֑/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in-it HR/Sp3fs וּ/בִֽעַרְתָּ֥ 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤓𐤕 uviareta and-you-shall-burn-away and you burned away HC/Vpq2ms הָ/רָ֖ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara the-evil the harmful one HTd/Aamsa מִ/קִּרְבֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤊 miqirebekha from-amid-you(sg) from your inner midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
Verse 7 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki if for (as reason or ground) HC יְסִֽיתְ/ךָ֡ 𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤕/𐤊 yesitekha entices you he incites you HVhi3ms/Sp2ms אָחִ֣י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 achikha your brother your brother HNcmsc/Sp2ms בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) the son builder-son HNcmsc אִ֠מֶּ/ךָ 𐤀𐤌/𐤊 imekha of your mother your mother HNcfsc/Sp2ms אֽוֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or (as an alternative option) HC בִנְ/ךָ֨ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 vinekha Bene (Bemba) your son your builder-son HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֽוֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-2 or or (as an alternative option) HC בִתְּ/ךָ֜ 𐤁𐤕/𐤊 vitekha your daughter your house-born daughter HNcfsc/Sp2ms א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-3 or or (as an alternative option) HC אֵ֣שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet the wife wife of HNcfsc חֵיקֶ֗/ךָ 𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤊 cheyqekha of your bosom your enclosing bosom HNcmsc/Sp2ms א֧וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-4 or or (as an alternative option) HC רֵֽעֲ/ךָ֛ 𐤓𐤏/𐤊 reakha your friend your companion HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr כְּ/נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֖ 𐤊/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 kenafeshekha as your own soul as your own life-breath HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms בַּ/סֵּ֣תֶר 𐤁/𐤎𐤕𐤓 baseter secretly in the hidden-place HRd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc נֵֽלְכָ֗ה 𐤍𐤋𐤊𐤄 nelekhah let us go let us walk HVqh1cp וְ/נַֽעַבְדָה֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤄 venaavedah and let us serve and let us serve HC/Vqh1cp אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty powers HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones (masculine plural) HAampa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָדַ֔עְתָּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 yadaeta you have known you (masculine) have known HVqp2ms אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms וַ/אֲבֹתֶֽי/ךָ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 vaavoteykha nor your fathers and your father-ancestors HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms
Verse 17 וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc שְׁלָלָ֗/הּ 𐤔𐤋𐤋/𐤄 shelalah its-spoil her plunder HNcmsc/Sp3fs תִּקְבֹּץ֮ 𐤕𐤒𐤁𐤑 tiqebots you-shall-gather you shall gather together HVqi2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR תּ֣וֹךְ 𐤕𐤅𐤊 tokhe midst midst-of HNcmsc רְחֹבָ/הּ֒ 𐤓𐤇𐤁/𐤄 rechovah its-broad-place her broad-place HNcfsc/Sp3fs וְ/שָׂרַפְתָּ֨ 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤕 vesarafeta and-you-shall-burn and you shall burn HC/Vqq2ms בָ/אֵ֜שׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 vaesh with-fire in the fire HRd/Ncbsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/עִ֤יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watch-guarded city HTd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all whole-of HNcmsc שְׁלָלָ/הּ֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤋/𐤄 shelalah-2 its-spoil her plunder HNcmsc/Sp3fs כָּלִ֔יל 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤋 kalil a-complete-[holocaust] complete, whole (masculine singular) HAamsa לַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to-YHWH to the Self-Existent One HR/Np אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your-God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms וְ/הָיְתָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 vehayetah and-it-shall-be and she will become HC/Vqq3fs תֵּ֣ל 𐤕𐤋 tel a-heap mound-of HNcmsc עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age HNcmsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִבָּנֶ֖ה 𐤕𐤁𐤍𐤄 tibaneh it-shall-be-built she will be built up HVNi3fs עֽוֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, yet, further HD
Verse 18 וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn יִדְבַּ֧ק 𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤒 yidebaq shall cling he will cling fast HVqi3ms בְּ/יָדְ/ךָ֛ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 beyadekha to your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms מְא֖וּמָה 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤄 meumah anything a speck-thing HNcfsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from (out of, away from) HR הַ/חֵ֑רֶם 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤌 hacherem the devoted thing the devoted-to-destruction thing HTd/Ncmsa לְמַעַן֩ 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan so that for the sake of (in heed to) HR יָשׁ֨וּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv may return he will turn back HVqi3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp מֵ/חֲר֣וֹן 𐤌/𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 mecharon from anger from the burning-of HR/Ncmsc אַפּ֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo his nose his nose HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/נָֽתַן 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍 venatan and give and he gave HC/Vqq3ms לְ/ךָ֤ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms רַחֲמִים֙ 𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 rachamim mercy compassions HNcmpa וְ/רִֽחַמְ/ךָ֣ 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤌/𐤊 verichamekha and have mercy on you and he had womb-compassion on you (masculine singular) HC/Vpq3ms/Sp2ms וְ/הִרְבֶּ֔/ךָ 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤁/𐤊 vehirebekha and multiply you and he caused you to become many HC/Vhq3ms/Sp2ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr נִשְׁבַּ֖ע 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏 nisheba he swore he sevened himself (in oath) HVNp3ms לַ/אֲבֹתֶֽי/ךָ 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 laavoteykha to your fathers to your father-ancestors HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms