Deuteronomy 13:8
in Deuteronomy 13you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.
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ASV
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:
KJV
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:
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This verse in Deuteronomy 13
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
If thy brother, the son of thy mother
on Deuteronomy 13:6-8
The enticer is now inside the house, and the list runs brother, son, daughter, the wife of thy bosom, and a friend which is as thine own soul, the phrase 1 Samuel 18:1 uses of Jonathan and David. The mother appears only to tighten the word brother, which the older expositors take as naming the nearest tie in the list. Henry observes that the temptation is put secretly, since the whole case assumes concealment is possible. Verse 8 then forbids five things in one line, consenting, hearkening, pitying, sparing and concealing, and it is the last of them that makes an ordinary man a party to the case.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
): " Thou shalt not consent to him. nor go with him to his idolatrous worship, no, not for company, or curiosity, or to gain a better interest in is affections." It is a general rule, If sinners entice thee, consent thou not, Prov. i.
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The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תֹאבֶ֣ה | toveh | you will yield | H14 → | 54 times |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִשְׁמַ֖ע | tishma' | you will listen | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֵלָ֑יו | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תָח֤וֹס | tachos | it will look with pity | H2347 → | 24 times |
| עֵֽינְךָ֙ | ʾeinekha | eye your | H5869 → | 887 times |
| עָלָ֔יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תַחְמֹ֥ל | tachmol | you will spare [him] | H2550 → | |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תְכַסֶּ֖ה | tekhaseh | you will cover | H3680 → | 152 times |
| עָלָֽיו׃ | ʾalav | over him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
תֹאבֶ֣הyou will yield
tovehH14 →54 times
ל֔וֹto him
lo
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
תִשְׁמַ֖עyou will listen
tishma'H8085 →1159 times
אֵלָ֑יוto him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
תָח֤וֹסit will look with pity
tachosH2347 →24 times
עֵֽינְךָ֙eye your
ʾeinekhaH5869 →887 times
עָלָ֔יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
תַחְמֹ֥לyou will spare [him]
tachmolH2550 →
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
תְכַסֶּ֖הyou will cover
tekhasehH3680 →152 times
עָלָֽיו׃over him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 1:10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
it leads to
- Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- Proverbs 16:29
A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
- Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Ephesians 5:11
Through
1 John 5:21Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:14
Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
- 1 Corinthians 10:7
Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.”
- Exodus 20:3–4
You shall have no other gods before Me.
- 1 Corinthians 10:14
Through
Deuteronomy 7:16You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 7:2
and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 7:2
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) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.