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"If a
prophet or a
dreamer of
dreams arises among you and
gives you a
sign or a
wonder,
~w{l]x ~el{x w{a ayib'n '$.B.riq.B ~.Wq'y -yiK ? tepw{m w{a tw{a '$y,lea !;t'n.w
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and the
sign or the
wonder comes true, concerning
which he
spoke to you,
saying, 'Let us
go after other gods (
whom you have not
known ) and let us
serve them,'
r{mael '$y,lea r,BiD -r,v]a tepw{M;h.w tw{a'h a'b.W ? ~'T.[;d.y -a{l r,v]a ~yirex]a ~yih{l/a yer]x;a h'k.len ? ~ed.b'['n.w
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you shall not
listen to the
words of that
prophet or that
dreamer of
dreams; for the
LORD your
God is
testing you to
find out if you
love the
LORD your
God with
all your
heart and with
all your
soul.
w{a a.Wh;h ayib'N;h yer.biD -l,a [;m.vit a{l ? h'wh.y h,S;n.m yiK a.Wh;h ~w{l]x;h ~elw{x -l,a ? h'wh.y -t,a ~yib]h{a ~,k.vIy]h t;[;d'l ~,k.t,a ~,kyeh{l/a ? ~,k.v.p;n -l'k.b.W ~,k.b;b.l -l'k.B ~,kyeh{l/a
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"You shall
follow * the
LORD your
God and
fear Him; and you shall
keep His
commandments,
listen to His
voice,
serve Him, and
cling to Him.
.Wa'ryit w{t{a.w .WkeleT ~,kyeh{l/a h'wh.y yer]x;a ? w{t{a.w .W['m.vit w{l{q.b.W .Wr{m.viT wy't{w.cim -t,a.w ? !.Wq'B.dit w{b.W .Wd{b][;t
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"But that
prophet or that
dreamer of
dreams shall be
put to
death,
because he has
counseled rebellion against the
LORD your
God who
brought you from the
land of
Egypt and
redeemed you from the
house of
slavery, to
seduce you from the
way in
which the
LORD your
God commanded you to
walk. So you shall
purge the
evil from
among you.
t'm.Wy a.Wh;h ~w{l]x;h ~el{x w{a a.Wh;h ayib'N;h.w ? ayicw{M;h ~,kyeh{l/a h'wh.y -l;[ h'r's -r,Bid yiK ? ~yid'b][ tyeBim '$.d{P;h.w ~Iy;r.cim #,r,aem ~,k.t,a ? '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y '$..Wic r,v]a .$,r,D;h -nim '$]xyiD;h.l ? '$,B.riQim ['r'h 'T.r;[ib.W H'B t,k,l'l
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"If your
brother, your
mother's son,
or your
son or daughter,
or the
wife you
cherish,
or your
friend who is as your own
soul,
entice you
secretly,
saying, 'Let us
go and
serve other gods ' (
whom neither you
nor your
fathers have
known,
'$.Tib -w{a '$.nib -w{a '$,Mia -n,b '$yix'a '$.tyis.y yiK ? r,teS;B '$.v.p;n.K r,v]a '$][er w{a '$,qyex t,vea w{a ? r,v]a ~yirex]a ~yih{l/a h'd.b;[;n.w h'k.len r{mael ? '$y,t{b]a;w h'T;a 'T.[;d'y a{l
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of the
gods of the
peoples who are
around you,
near you
or far from you, from one
end of the
earth to the other
end ),
~yib{r.Q;h ~,kyet{byib.s r,v]a ~yiM;['h yeh{l/aem ? hec.q -d;[.w #,r'a'h hec.qim 'K,Mim ~yiq{x.r'h w{a '$y,lea ? #,r'a'h
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you shall not
yield to him or
listen to him; and your
eye shall not
pity him,
nor shall you
spare or
conceal him.
sw{x't -a{l.w wy'lea [;m.vit a{l.w w{l h,ba{t -a{l ? wy'l'[ h,S;k.t -a{l.w l{m.x;t -a{l.w wy'l'[ '$.nye[
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"But you shall
surely kill him; your
hand shall be
first against him to
put him to
death, and
afterwards the
hand of
all the
people.
h'nw{vair'b w{B -h,y.hiT '$.d'y .WN,g.r;h;T g{r'h yiK ? h'n{r]x;a'B ~'['h -l'K d;y.w w{tyim]h;l
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"So you shall
stone him to
death because he has
sought to
seduce you from the
LORD your
God who
brought you out from the
land of
Egypt, out of the
house of
slavery.
'$]xyiD;h.l veQib yiK tem'w ~yin'b]a'b w{T.l;q.s.W ? ~Iy;r.cim #,r,aem '$]ayicw{M;h '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y l;[em ? ~yid'b][ tyeBim
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"Then
all Israel will
hear and be
afraid, and will
never again do such a
wicked thing among you.
.Wpisw{y -a{l.w !.Wa'rIy.w .W[.m.vIy lea'r.fIy -l'k.w ? '$,B.riq.B h,Z;h ['r'h r'b'D;K tw{f][;l
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"If you
hear in
one of your
cities,
which the
LORD your
God is
giving you to
live in, anyone
saying that
'$y,h{l/a h'wh.y r,v]a '$y,r'[ t;x;a.B [;m.vit -yiK ? r{mael ~'v t,b,v'l '$.l !et{n
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some
worthless men have
gone out from
among you and have
seduced the
inhabitants of their
city,
saying, 'Let us
go and
serve other gods ' (
whom you have not
known ),
.WxyiD;Y;w '$,B.riQim l;[;Yil.b -yen.B ~yiv'n]a .Wa.c'y ? h'd.b;[;n.w h'k.len r{mael ~'ryi[ yeb.v{y -t,a ? ~,T.[;d.y -a{l r,v]a ~yirex]a ~yih{l/a
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then you shall
investigate and
search out and
inquire thoroughly.
If it is
true and the
matter established that
this abomination has been
done among you,
t,m/a heNih.w bejyeh 'T.l;a'v.w 'T.r;q'x.w 'T.v;r'd.w ? '$,B.riq.B ta{Z;h h'be[w{T;h h't.f,[,n r'b'D;h !w{k'n
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you shall
surely strike the
inhabitants of that
city with the
edge of the
sword,
utterly destroying it and
all that is in it and its
cattle with the
edge of the
sword.
b,r'x -yip.l a.Wh;h ryi['h yeb.v{y -t,a h,K;t heK;h ? H'T.m,h.B -t,a.w H'B -r,v]a -l'K -t,a.w H't{a ~er]x;h ? b,r'x -yip.l
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"Then you shall
gather all its
booty into the
middle of its
open square and
burn the
city and
all its
booty with
fire as a
whole burnt offering to the
LORD your
God; and it shall be a
ruin forever. It shall
never be
rebuilt.
H'b{x.r .$w{T -l,a #{B.qiT H'l'l.v -l'K -t,a.w ? H'l'l.v -l'K -t,a.w ryi['h -t,a vea'b 'T.p;r'f.w ? ~'lw{[ leT h't.y'h.w '$y,h{l/a h'why;l lyil'K ? dw{[ h,n'Bit a{l
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"Nothing from that
which is put
under the
ban shall
cling to your
hand, in
order that the
LORD may
turn from His
burning anger and
show mercy to you, and
have compassion on you and make you
increase,
just as He has
sworn to your
fathers,
!;[;m.l ~,rex;h -nim h'm.Wa.m '$.d'y.B q;B.dIy -a{l.w ? ~yim]x;r '$.l -n;t'n.w w{P;a !w{r]xem h'wh.y b.Wv'y ? '$y,t{b]a;l [;B.vin r,v]a;K '$,B.rih.w '$.m;xir.w
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if you will
listen to the
voice of the
LORD your
God,
keeping all His
commandments which I am
commanding you
today, and
doing what is
right in the
sight of the
LORD your
God.
-l'K -t,a r{m.vil '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y lw{q.B [;m.vit yiK ? tw{f][;l ~w{Y;h ]'k..W;c.m yik{n'a r,v]a wy't{w.cim ? '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y yenye[.B r'v'Y;h