Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If you hear it said about one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you to live in New Living Translation “When you begin living in the towns the LORD your God is giving you, you may hear English Standard Version “If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to dwell there, Berean Standard Bible If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said King James Bible If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, New King James Version “If you hear someone in one of your cities, which the LORD your God gives you to dwell in, saying, New American Standard Bible “If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to live in, anyone saying that NASB 1995 “If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to live in, anyone saying that NASB 1977 “If you hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you to live in, anyone saying that Legacy Standard Bible “If you hear in one of your cities, which Yahweh your God is giving you to live in, anyone saying that Amplified Bible “If you hear [it said] in one of your cities, which the LORD your God gives you to live in, Christian Standard Bible “If you hear it said about one of your cities the LORD your God is giving you to live in, Holman Christian Standard Bible If you hear it said about one of your cities the LORD your God is giving you to live in, American Standard Version If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying, Contemporary English Version After the LORD your God gives you towns to live in, you may hear a rumor about one of the towns. English Revised Version If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation You may hear that the residents in one of the cities which the LORD your God is giving you to live in Good News Translation "When you are living in the towns that the LORD your God gives you, you may hear International Standard Version "You may hear in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit Majority Standard Bible If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said NET Bible Suppose you should hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you as a place to live, that New Heart English Bible If you shall hear tell concerning one of your cities, which the LORD your God gives you to dwell there, saying, Webster's Bible Translation If thou shalt hear, in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, World English Bible If you hear about one of your cities, which Yahweh your God gives you to dwell there, that Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhen you hear [someone] in one of your cities, which your God YHWH is giving to you to dwell there, saying, Young's Literal Translation When thou hearest, in one of thy cities which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to dwell there, one saying, Smith's Literal Translation When thou shalt hear in one of thy cities which Jehovah thy God gave to thee to dwell there, saying, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God shall give thee to dwell in, thou hear some say: Catholic Public Domain Version If, in one of your cities which the Lord your God will give to you as a habitation, you hear someone say: New American Bible If you hear it said concerning one of the cities which the LORD, your God, gives you to dwell in, New Revised Standard Version If you hear it said about one of the towns that the LORD your God is giving you to live in, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen you shall hear, in one of your cities which the LORD your God gives you to dwell in, one saying, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying: Brenton Septuagint Translation And if in one of thy cities which the Lord God gives thee to dwell therein, thou shalt hear men saying, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Idolatrous Cities to Be Destroyed12If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said 13that 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),… Cross References Deuteronomy 17:2-5 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, ... Joshua 23:16 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.” Judges 2:11-13 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. 1 Kings 11:4-6 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. 2 Kings 17:7-18 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. ... Jeremiah 11:9-11 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. Ezekiel 14:6-8 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. Zephaniah 1:4-6 “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.” Matthew 24:11-13 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. Matthew 7:15-20 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. ... Acts 20:29-30 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. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 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. Galatians 1:6-9 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! ... 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 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. 1 Timothy 4:1-2 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. Treasury of Scripture If you shall hear say in one of your cities, which the LORD your God has given you to dwell there, saying, Joshua 22:11 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. Judges 20:1,2 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… Jump to Previous Cities Dwell Hear Hearest Live Resting-Place Towns WordJump to Next Cities Dwell Hear Hearest Live Resting-Place Towns WordDeuteronomy 13 1. Enticers to idolatry6. however near to oneself 9. are to be stoned to death 12. Idolatrous cities are not to be spared If you hear it said This phrase introduces a scenario of receiving information or rumors. In the Hebrew context, the verb "hear" (שָׁמַע, shama) implies not just the act of hearing but also understanding and considering the implications of what is heard. In ancient Israel, oral communication was the primary means of spreading news, and the community was tightly knit, making the spread of rumors a significant concern. The phrase suggests the importance of discernment and careful evaluation of information, especially when it pertains to matters of faith and community integrity. in one of your cities which the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit that wicked men have arisen among you and led the people of their city astray saying, 'Let us go and worship other gods' gods you have not known Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew If,כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction regarding one בְּאַחַ֣ת (bə·’a·ḥaṯ) Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 259: United, one, first of the cities עָרֶ֗יךָ (‘ā·re·ḵā) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative is giving נֹתֵ֥ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you לְךָ֛ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew to inhabit, לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (lā·še·ḇeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry you hear תִשְׁמַ֞ע (ṯiš·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently it said לֵאמֹֽר׃ (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Deuteronomy 13:12 NIVDeuteronomy 13:12 NLT Deuteronomy 13:12 ESV Deuteronomy 13:12 NASB Deuteronomy 13:12 KJV Deuteronomy 13:12 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 13:12 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 13:12 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 13:12 French Bible Deuteronomy 13:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 13:12 If you shall hear tell concerning one (Deut. 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