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Deuteronomy 13:7-9
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 13:7-9
New English Translation
7 the gods of the surrounding people (whether near you or far from you, from one end of the earth[a] to the other). 8 You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him. 9 Instead, you must kill him without fail![b] Your own hand must be the first to strike him,[c] and then the hands of the whole community.
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- Deuteronomy 13:7 tn Or “land” (so NIV, NCV); the same Hebrew word can be translated “land” or “earth.”
- Deuteronomy 13:9 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with the words “without fail” (cf. NIV “you must certainly put him to death”).
- Deuteronomy 13:9 tn Heb “to put him to death,” but this is misleading in English for such an action would leave nothing for the others to do.
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