Deuteronomy 13 · Verse 17

Deuteronomy 13:17

And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
Deuteronomy 13:17, King James Version

Deuteronomy 13:17 in other translations

BSBNothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,
WEBNothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger and show you mercy, and have compassion on you and multiply you, as he has sworn to your fathers,
ASVAnd there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to thy hand; that Jehovah may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
YLTand there doth not cleave to thy hand any of the devoted thing, so that Jehovah doth turn back from the fierceness of His anger, and hath given to thee mercies, and loved thee, and multiplied thee, as He hath sworn to thy fathers,
DARBYAnd thou shalt not let anything cleave to thy hand of the devoted thing; that Jehovah may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
BBEKeep not a thing of what is cursed for yourselves: so the Lord may be turned away from the heat of his wrath, and have mercy on you, and give you increase as he said in his oath to your fathers:
WebsterAnd there shall cleave naught of the cursed thing to thy hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn to thy fathers;

What does Deuteronomy 13:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 13:12-18

12-18. Certain men, the children of Belial--lawless, designing demagogues (Jud 19:22; 1Sa 1:16; 25:25), who abused their influence to withdraw the inhabitants of the city to idol-worship.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 And there shall cleave naught of the cursed thing - As God did not permit them to take the spoils of these idolatrous cities, they could be under no temptation to make war upon them. It could only be done through a merely religious motive, in obedience to the command of God, as they could have no profit by the subversion of such places. How few religious wars would there ever have been in the world had they been regulated by this principle: "Thou shalt neither extend thy territory, nor take any spoils!"

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 13:12-18

Here is the case of a city revolting from the God of Israel, and serving other gods. The crime is supposed to be committed by one of the cities of Israel. Even when they were ordered to preserve their religion by force, yet they were not allowed to bring others to it by fire and sword. Spiritual judgments under the Christian dispensation are more terrible than the execution of criminals; we have not less cause than…

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Deuteronomy 13:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִדְבַּ֧קyid.Bakit will clingH1692
בְּיָדְךָ֛be.ya.de.Khato hand yourH3027
מְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahanythingH3972
מִן\־min-ofH4480
הַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remthe object[s] for destructionH2764
לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'Anso thatH4616
יָשׁ֨וּבya.Shuvhe may turnH7725
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.Ronfrom [the] burning ofH2740
אַפּ֗וֹ'a.Poanger hisH639
וְנָֽתַן\־ve.na.tan-and he will giveH5414
לְךָ֤le.Khato you
רַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.Mimcompassion<s>H7356
וְרִֽחַמְךָ֣ve.ri.cham.Khaand he will have compassion on youH7355
וְהִרְבֶּ֔ךָve.hir.Be.khaand he will increase youH7235
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
נִשְׁבַּ֖עnish.Ba'he sworeH7650
לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ\׃la.'a.vo.Tei.khato ancestors yourH1

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 13:17

  • Deuteronomy 7:26

    Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

  • Genesis 26:24

    And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.

  • Joshua 7:26

    And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.

  • Genesis 26:4

    And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

  • Genesis 28:14

    And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

  • Joshua 6:18

    And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

  • Deuteronomy 30:3

    That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:22

    If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.

  • Lamentations 3:32

    But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

  • Exodus 20:6

    And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

  • Leviticus 27:28-29

    Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord. None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.

  • Joshua 6:26

    And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
cleave.
7:26; Jos 6:18; 7:1
cursed. or, devoted.
Le 27:28,29; 1Co 16:22
the Lord.
Jos 6:26; 7:26; 22:20; Ps 78:38
and shew.
Ex 20:6; La 3:32
and multiply.
Eze 37:26
as he hath.
Ge 22:16,17; 26:4,24; 28:14

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 13:16

    And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the Lord thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.

  • Deuteronomy 13:17

    And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the Lord may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

  • Deuteronomy 13:18

    When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.

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Deuteronomy 13:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y no se pegará algo á tu mano del anatema; porque Jehová se aparte del furor de su ira, y te dé mercedes, y tenga misericordia de ti, y te multiplique, como lo juró á tus padres,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tout son butin, tu le rassembleras au milieu de sa place, et tu brûleras tout entiers au feu la ville et tout son butin, à l’ Éternel, ton Dieu; et elle sera un monceau perpétuel, elle ne sera plus rebâtie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und nicht soll irgend etwas von dem Verbannten an deiner Hand haften, auf daß Jehova sich von der Glut seines Zornes wende und dir Erbarmung gebe und sich deiner erbarme und dich mehre, so wie er deinen Vätern geschworen hat,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et non adhærebit de illo anathemate quidquam in manu tua: ut avertatur Dominus ab ira furoris sui, et misereatur tui, multiplicetque te sicut juravit patribus tuis,