Deuteronomy 13:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke unto you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־יָק֤וּם בְּקִרְבְּךָ֙ נָבִ֔יא א֖וֹ חֹלֵ֣ם חֲל֑וֹם וְנָתַ֥ן אֵלֶ֛יךָ א֖וֹת א֥וֹ מוֹפֵֽת׃

Transliteration

If-yāqûm in-qirbĕkā nābîʾ or ḥōlēm ḥălôm and-nātan to-you ʾôt or môpēt,

Grammar Details

*yāqûm*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he arises/stands up
*qirbĕkā*: noun with preposition bet and 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your midst
*nābîʾ*: noun, masculine singular - prophet
*ḥōlēm*: qal participle, masculine singular - dreamer/one who dreams
*ḥălôm*: noun, masculine singular - dream
*nātan*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he gives/provides
*ʾôt*: noun, masculine singular - sign
*môpēt*: noun, masculine singular - wonder/miracle/portent

Word Meanings

*qûm*: arise/stand up/appear
*qereb*: midst/among/within
*nātan*: give/put/place/set
*ʾôt*: sign/token/mark
*môpēt*: wonder/miracle/sign/portent

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Referenced Verses

Deut 18:22 : 22 when a prophet speaketh in the name of Jehovah, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which Jehovah hath not spoken: the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously, thou shalt not be afraid of him.
Jer 28:9 : 9 The prophet that prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that Jehovah hath truly sent him.
Matt 7:22-23 : 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matt 24:24 : 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
2 Cor 11:13-15 : 13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. 15 It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.
2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 [None even he], whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie:
Rev 13:13-14 : 13 And he doeth great signs, that he should even make fire to come down out of heaven upon the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who hath the stroke of the sword and lived.
1 Kgs 13:3 : 3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which Jehovah hath spoken: Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
Exod 7:22 : 22 And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.
Deut 13:6 : 6 If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, that is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;
Deut 13:13 : 13 Certain base fellows are gone out from the middle of you, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Deut 13:1
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1If there arise in the middle of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give you a sign or a wonder,
Deut 13:3-7
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3you shall not listen unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams: for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether you love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
4You shall walk after Jehovah your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
5And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to draw you aside out of the way which Jehovah your God commanded you to walk in. So shall you put away the evil from the middle of you.
6If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, that is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;
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Deut 30:17
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17But if thy heart turn away, and thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
Deut 17:2-3
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2If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
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Deut 11:16
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16Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
Deut 6:14
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14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;
Deut 13:12-13
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12If you shall hear tell concerning one of your cities, which Jehovah your God gives you to live there, saying,
13Certain base fellows are gone out from the middle of you, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;
2 Chr 7:19
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19But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
Deut 29:26
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26and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that he had not given unto them:
Deut 12:30
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30take heed to thyself that thou be not ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How do these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
Deut 18:21-22
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21And if thou say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which Jehovah hath not spoken?
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Deut 28:36
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36Jehovah will bring thee, and thy king whom thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation that thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
Deut 4:28
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28And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
1 Kgs 9:6
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2 Kgs 17:35
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Deut 8:19
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19And it shall be, if thou shalt forget Jehovah thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
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Deut 11:28
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Deut 4:34
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Deut 29:17
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Exod 34:15
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3the great trials which thine eyes saw, the signs, and those great wonders:
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Exod 4:8
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Deut 7:19
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19the great trials which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, whereby Jehovah thy God brought thee out: so shall Jehovah thy God do unto all the peoples of whom thou art afraid.
Deut 4:23
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23Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of Jehovah your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image in the form of anything which Jehovah thy God hath forbidden thee.
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