Deuteronomy 13 · Verse 6

Deuteronomy 13:6

If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
Deuteronomy 13:6, King James Version

Deuteronomy 13:6 in other translations

BSBIf your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,
WEBIf your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods”—which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;
ASVIf thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
YLT‘When thy brother--son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend who is as thine own soul--doth move thee, in secret, saying, Let us go and serve other gods--(which thou hast not known, thou and thy fathers,
DARBYIf thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, who is to thee as thy soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve othergods (whom thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
BBEIf your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your heart, or the friend who is as dear to you as your life, working on you secretly says to you, Let us go and give worship to other gods, strange to you and to your fathers;
WebsterIf thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, who is as thy own soul, shall entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

What does Deuteronomy 13:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

De 13:6-18. Without Regard to Nearness of Relation.

6. If thy brother ... entice thee secretly--This term being applied very loosely in all Eastern countries (Ge 20:13), other expressions are added to intimate that no degree of kindred, however intimate, should be allowed to screen an enticer to idolatry, to conceal his crime, or protect his person. Piety and duty must overcome affection or compassion, and an accusation must be lodged before a magistrate.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 If thy brother - or thy son - The teacher of idolatry was to be put to death; and so strict was this order that a man must neither spare nor conceal his brother, son, daughter, wife, nor friend, because this was the highest offense that could be committed against God, and the most destructive to society; hence the severest laws were enacted against it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 13:6-11
It is the policy of Satan to try to lead us to evil by those whom we love, whom we least suspect of any ill design, and whom we are desirous to please, and apt to conform to. The enticement here is supposed to come from a brother or child, who are near by nature; from a wife or friend, who are near by choice, and are to us as our souls. But it is our duty to prefer God and religion, before the nearest and dearest friends we have in the world. We must not, to please our friends, break God's law. Thou shalt not consent to him, nor go with him, not for company, or curiosity, not to gain his affections. It is a general rule, If sinners entice thee, consent thou not, Pr 1:10. And we must not hinder the course of God's justice.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 13:6 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.

כִּ֣יkiifH3588
יְסִֽיתְךָ֡ye.si.te.Khahe will entice youH5496
אָחִ֣יךָ'a.Chi.khabrother yourH251
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
אִ֠מֶּךָ'I.me.khamother yourH517
אֽוֹ\־'ov-orH176
בִנְךָ֨vin.Khason yourH1121
אֽוֹ\־'ov-orH176
בִתְּךָ֜vi.te.Khadaughter yourH1323
א֣וֹ\׀'oorH176
אֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife ofH802
חֵיקֶ֗ךָchei.Ke.chabosom yourH2436
א֧וֹ'oorH176
רֵֽעֲךָ֛re.'a.Khafriend yourH7453
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ke.naf.she.Kha[is] like self yourH5315
בַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terin <the> secrecyH5643
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
נֵֽלְכָ֗הne.le.Khahlet us goH1980
וְנַֽעַבְדָה֙ve.na.'av.Dahand let us serveH5647
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimgodsH430
אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimotherH312
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.tayou have knownH3045
אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahyouH859
וַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ\׃va.'a.vo.Tei.khaand ancestors yourH1

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 13:6

  • Deuteronomy 17:2-7

    If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his covenant, And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel: Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die. …

  • 2 Peter 2:1

    But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

  • Ephesians 4:14

    That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

  • 1 John 2:26-27

    These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

  • Proverbs 18:24

    A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

  • Micah 7:5-7

    Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house. Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

  • Matthew 12:48-50

    But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

  • 1 Kings 11:5-7

    For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father. Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

  • 1 Samuel 20:17

    And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

  • 1 Samuel 18:1

    And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

  • Revelation 12:9

    And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

  • 1 Samuel 18:3

    Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thy brother.
17:2,3; 28:54; Ge 16:5; Pr 5:20; 18:24; Mic 7:5-7; Mt 12:48-50
2Co 5:16
which is.
1Sa 18:1,3; 20:17; 2Sa 1:26
entice.
Job 31:27; Ga 2:4; Eph 4:14; Col 2:4; 2Pe 2:1; 1Jo 2:26,27; Re 12:9
Re 13:14; 20:3
which thou.
32:16-18; Jud 2:13; 5:8; 10:6; 1Ki 11:5-7; 2Ki 17:30,31

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 13:5

    And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.

  • Deuteronomy 13:6

    If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

  • Deuteronomy 13:7

    Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

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Deuteronomy 13:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cuando te incitare tu hermano, hijo de tu madre, ó tu hijo, ó tu hija, ó la mujer de tu seno, ó tu amigo que sea como tu alma, diciendo en secreto: Vamos y sirvamos á dioses ajenos, que ni tú ni tus padres conocisteis,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ce prophète, ou ce songeur de songes, sera mis à mort, car il a parlé de révolte contre l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, qui vous a fait sortir du pays d’Égypte et vous a rachetés de la maison de servitude, afin de te pousser hors de la voie dans laquelle l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, t’a commandé de marcher; et tu ôteras le mal du milieu de toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn dein Bruder, der Sohn deiner Mutter, oder dein Sohn, oder deine Tochter, oder das Weib deines Busens, oder dein Freund, der dir wie deine Seele ist, dich heimlich anreizt und spricht: Laß uns gehen und anderen Göttern dienen die du nicht gekannt hast, du noch deine Väter,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si tibi voluerit persuadere frater tuus filius matris tuæ, aut filius tuus vel filia, sive uxor quæ est in sinu tuo, aut amicus, quem diligis ut animam tuam, clam dicens: Eamus, et serviamus diis alienis, quos ignoras tu, et patres tui,