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;
Deuteronomy 13:7 in other translations
| BSB | the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other), |
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| WEB | of the gods of the peoples who are around you, near to you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth— |
| ASV | of the gods of the peoples that 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; |
| YLT | of the gods of the peoples who are round about you, who are near unto thee, or who are far off from thee, from the end of the earth even unto the end of the earth) -- |
| DARBY | of thegods of the peoples which are round about you, near unto thee, or far from thee, from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth), |
| BBE | Gods of the peoples round about you, near or far, from one end of the earth to the other; |
| Webster | Namely, of the gods of the people who are around you, nigh to thee, or far off from thee, from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; |
What does Deuteronomy 13:7 mean?
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…
Deuteronomy 13:7 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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;
- Deuteronomy 13:8
Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
Deuteronomy 13:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | De los dioses de los pueblos que están en vuestros alrededores cercanos á ti, ó lejos de ti, desde el un cabo de la tierra hasta el otro cabo de ella; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Si ton frère, fils de ta mère, ou ton fils, ou ta fille, ou la femme de ton cœur, ou ton ami, qui t’est comme ton âme, t’incite en secret, disant: Allons, et servons d’autres dieux, des dieux que tu n’as point connus, toi, ni tes pères, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | von den Göttern der Völker, die rings um euch her sind, nahe bei dir oder fern von dir, von einem Ende der Erde bis zum anderen Ende der Erde, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | cunctarum in circuitu gentium, quæ juxta vel procul sunt, ab initio usque ad finem terræ, |