Deuteronomy 13:8
What does Deuteronomy 13:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 13:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Do not be guided by him or give attention to him; have no pity on him or mercy, and give him no cover;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862thou dost not consent to him, nor hearken unto him, nor doth thine eye have pity on him, nor dost thou spare, nor dost thou cover him over.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Consent not to him, hear him not, neither let thy eye spare him to pity and conceal him,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye spare him, neither shalt thou pity him, neither shalt thou screen him,
Context
v.7of 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;
v.8This passage
v.9but thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 19:13
Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
- Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
- Exodus 20:3
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
- Deuteronomy 7:16
And thou shalt consume all the peoples that Jehovah thy God shall deliver unto thee; thine eye shall not pity them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.
- Ezekiel 9:5
And to the others he said in my hearing, Go ye through the city after him, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity;
- Galatians 1:8
But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema.
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