Dual Panel1Suppose <03588> a prophet <05030> or <0176> one who foretells <02492> by dreams <02472> should appear <06965> among <07130> you and show <05414> you a sign <0226> or <0176> wonder <04159>,
2and the sign <0226> or wonder <04159> should come <0935> to pass concerning what <0834> he said <01696> to <0413> you, namely <0559>, “Let us follow <0310> <01980> other <0312> gods <0430>”– gods whom <0834> you have not <03808> previously known <03045>– “and let us serve <05647> them.”
3You must not <03808> listen <08085> to <0413> the words <01697> of that prophet <05030> or <0176> dreamer <02472> <02492>, for <03588> the Lord <03068> your God <0430> will be testing <05254> you to see <03045> if you love <0157> him <0430> <03068> with all <03605> your mind <03824> and being <05315> <03605>.
4You must follow <0310> the Lord <03069> your God <0430> and revere <03372> only him; and you must observe <08104> his commandments <04687>, obey <08085> <06963> him, serve <05647> him, and remain loyal <01692> to him.
5As for that prophet <05030> or <0176> dreamer <02472> <02492>, he must be executed <04191> because <03588> he encouraged <01696> rebellion <05627> against <05921> the Lord <03068> your God <0430> who brought <03318> you from the land <0776> of Egypt <04714>, redeeming <06299> you from that place <01004> of slavery <05650>, and because he has tried to entice <05080> you from <04480> the way <01870> the Lord <03068> your God <0430> has commanded <06680> you to go <01980>. In this way you must purge <01197> out evil <07451> from within <07130>.
6Suppose <03588> your own full brother <0517> <01121> <0251>, your son <01121>, your daughter <01323>, your beloved wife <0802>, or <0176> your closest <02436> friend <07453> should seduce <05496> you secretly <05643> and encourage you to go <01980> and serve <05647> other <0312> gods <0430> that neither <03808> you <0859> nor your ancestors <01> have previously known <03045>,
7the gods <0430> of the surrounding <05439> people <05971> (whether near <07138> you or <0176> far <07350> from <04480> you, from one end <07097> of the earth <0776> to <05704> the other).
8You must not <03808> give in <014> to him or <03808> even listen <08085> to <0413> him; do not <03808> <03808> feel <05869> sympathy <02347> for <05921> him or <03808> spare <02550> him or cover up <03680> for <05921> him.
9Instead <03588>, you must kill <02026> <02026> him without fail <02026> <02026>! Your own hand <03027> must be <01961> the first <07223> to strike <04191> him, and then <0314> the hands <03027> of the whole <03605> community <05971>.
10You must stone <068> <05619> him to death <04191> because <03588> he tried <01245> to entice <05080> you away <05080> from <05921> the Lord <03068> your God <0430>, who delivered <03318> you from the land <0776> of Egypt <04714>, that place <01004> of slavery <05650>.
11Thus all <03605> Israel <03478> will hear <08085> and be afraid <03372>; no <03808> longer <03254> will they continue to do <06213> evil <07451> like this <02088> among <07130> you.
12Suppose you should hear <08085> in one <0259> of your cities <05892>, which <0834> the Lord <03068> your God <0430> is giving <05414> you as a place to live <03427>, that
13some evil <01100> people <01121> <0376> have departed <03318> from among <07130> you to entice <05080> the inhabitants of their cities <05892>, saying <0559>, “Let’s go <01980> and serve <05647> other <0312> gods <0430>” (whom <0834> you have not <03808> known <03045> before).
14You must investigate thoroughly <02713> <01875> and inquire <07592> carefully <03190>. If <02009> it is indeed <03559> true <0571> that such a disgraceful <08441> thing <01697> is being done <06213> among <07130> you,
15you must by all means slaughter <05221> <05221> the inhabitants <03427> of that <01931> city <05892> with the sword <02719>; annihilate <02763> with the sword <02719> everyone <03605> in it, as well as the livestock <0929>.
16You must gather <06908> all <03605> of its plunder <07998> into <0413> the middle <08432> of the plaza <07339> and burn <08313> the city <05892> and all <03605> its plunder <07998> as a whole burnt offering <03632> to the Lord <03068> your God <0430>. It will be <01961> an abandoned ruin <08510> forever <05769>– it must never <03808> be rebuilt <01129> again <05750>.
17You must not <03808> take <01692> for yourself anything <03972> that has been placed under judgment <02764>. Then <04616> the Lord <03068> will relent <07725> from his intense <02740> anger <0639>, show <05414> you compassion <07356>, have mercy <07355> on you, and multiply <07235> you as <0834> he promised <07650> your ancestors <01>.
18Thus you must obey <06963> <08085> the Lord <03068> your God <0430>, keeping <08104> all <03605> his commandments <04687> that <0834> I <0595> am giving <06680> you today <03117> and doing <06213> what is right <03477> before <05869> him <0430> <03068>.