Deuteronomy 13:7
in Deuteronomy 13the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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;
KJV
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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This verse in Deuteronomy 13
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter
on Deuteronomy 13:6-8
The enticer is now inside the house, down to “your closest friend”, the tie 1 Samuel 18:1 describes between Jonathan and David. Henry observes that the temptation is put secretly, so the case assumes concealment is possible. Verse 8 forbids yielding, listening, pity, sparing and shielding in one line, and the last of them makes an ordinary man a party to the case.
This site's exposition
whether near or far
Verse 7 takes in the gods of the neighbours and the gods of the ends of the earth alike. 1 Kings 11:4 to 5 shows the case of verse 6 in a king, whose wives turned his heart after Ashtoreth of the Sidonians and Milcom of the Ammonites. Wesley reads the brother of verse 6 as the closest tie.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you,....
This suggestion draws many away from religion and godliness, that it is an unfashionable thing; and they make their court to the world and the flesh because these are the gods of the people that are round about them.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מֵאֱלֹהֵ֣י | meelohei | any of [the] gods of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| הָֽעַמִּ֗ים | haamim | the peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם | sevivoteikhem | [are] around you | H5439 → | 336 times |
| הַקְּרֹבִ֣ים | hakerovim | <the> near | H7138 → | 77 times |
| אֵלֶ֔יךָ | ʾeleikha | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| א֖וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| הָרְחֹקִ֣ים | harechokim | <the> distant | H7350 → | 84 times |
| מִמֶּ֑ךָּ | mimeka | from you | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| מִקְצֵ֥ה | miktzeh | from [the] end of | H7097 → | 97 times |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| קְצֵ֥ה | ketzeh | [the] end of | H7097 → | 97 times |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
מֵאֱלֹהֵ֣יany of [the] gods of
meeloheiH430 →2601 times
הָֽעַמִּ֗יםthe peoples
haamimH5971 →1873 times
אֲשֶׁר֙which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
סְבִיבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם[are] around you
sevivoteikhemH5439 →336 times
הַקְּרֹבִ֣ים<the> near
hakerovimH7138 →77 times
אֵלֶ֔יךָto you
ʾeleikhaH413 →5510 times
א֖וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
הָרְחֹקִ֣ים<the> distant
harechokimH7350 →84 times
מִמֶּ֑ךָּfrom you
mimekaH4480 →1188 times
מִקְצֵ֥הfrom [the] end of
miktzehH7097 →97 times
הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וְעַד־and to
vead-H5704 →1261 times
קְצֵ֥ה[the] end of
ketzehH7097 →97 times
הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.