Deuteronomy 17:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

and you are told about it and hear of it, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true and confirmed that such a detestable act has been done in Israel,

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    and it is told to you, and you have heard of it and diligently inquired, and indeed it is true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel,

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, then shalt thou inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and it was tolde the ad thou hast herde of it: Then thou shalt enquere diligently. And yf it be true and the thinge of a suertye that soch abhomynacion is wrought in Israel

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and it is tolde the, & thou hearest of it, Then shalt thou make diligent search therfore. And yf thou fyndest that it is so of a trueth, that soch abhominacion is wroughte in Israel,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And it be tolde vnto thee, and thou hast heard it, then shalt thou inquire diligently: and if it be true, and the thing certaine, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it is tolde thee, & thou hast hearde of it, then shalt thou enquire diligently: and if it be true, & the thyng of a suretie that such abhomination is wrought in Israel:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And it be told thee, and thou hast heard [of it], and enquired diligently, and, behold, [it be] true, [and] the thing certain, [that] such abomination is wrought in Israel:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and it be told you, and you have heard of it, then shall you inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is done in Israel,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and it hath been declared to thee, and thou hast heard, and hast searched diligently, and lo, truth; the thing is established; this abomination hath been done in Israel --

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, then shalt thou inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, then shalt thou inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If word of this comes to your ears, then let this thing be looked into with care, and if there is no doubt that it is true, and such evil has been done in Israel;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and it be told you, and you have heard of it, then you shall inquire diligently; and behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is done in Israel,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done in Israel,

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 13:12-14 : 12 All Israel will hear and be afraid, and they will no longer do such wickedness among you. 13 If you hear about one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to live in, 14 that wicked men have come out from among you and led the inhabitants of their city astray, saying, 'Let us go and worship other gods'—gods you have not known—
  • Deut 19:18 : 18 The judges must investigate thoroughly, and if the witness proves to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,
  • John 7:51 : 51 'Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he is doing?'
  • Prov 25:2 : 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search it out.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Deut 13:14
    87%

    14that wicked men have come out from among you and led the inhabitants of their city astray, saying, 'Let us go and worship other gods'—gods you have not known—

  • Deut 17:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1Do not sacrifice to the LORD your God a bull or sheep with a defect or any flaw, for that would be detestable to the LORD your God.

    2If a man or woman in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you is found to have committed an evil act in the sight of the LORD your God, violating His covenant,

    3and they go and worship other gods, bowing down to them, or to the sun, the moon, or the stars in the sky, which I have not commanded,

  • Deut 17:5
    81%

    5take the man or woman who has committed this evil deed out to your city gates and stone that person to death.

  • Deut 13:11-12
    2 verses
    79%

    11Stone him to death because he sought to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

    12All Israel will hear and be afraid, and they will no longer do such wickedness among you.

  • Lev 18:27
    77%

    27For all these abominations were committed by the people who lived in the land before you, and the land was defiled.

  • Deut 22:20-22
    3 verses
    75%

    20But if the accusation is true and there is no proof of the young woman's virginity,

    21then they shall bring the young woman to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones. She has committed a disgraceful act in Israel by being promiscuous while in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.

    22If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman who were together must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.

  • Deut 7:26
    75%

    26Do not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you will be set apart for destruction just like it. Utterly detest and abhor it, for it is set apart for destruction.

  • Deut 25:16
    75%

    16For anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly, is detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Jer 18:13
    75%

    13Therefore, thus says the Lord: Ask now among the nations, ‘Who has ever heard things like these? The virgin Israel has done something utterly appalling.

  • Deut 18:12
    75%

    12For anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD. Because of these detestable practices, the LORD your God is driving out these nations before you.

  • Deut 18:9
    74%

    9When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable practices of those nations.

  • Josh 7:15
    74%

    15The one caught with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he has violated the Lord’s covenant and has done an outrageous thing in Israel.

  • Lev 18:24
    74%

    24Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves by all these things.

  • 2 Kgs 17:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11There, on all the high places, they burned incense as the nations whom the Lord had driven out before them had done. They did wicked things that provoked the Lord to anger.

    12They served idols, about which the Lord had said to them, 'You shall not do this thing.'

  • Ezek 8:13
    74%

    13And He said to me, 'You will see even greater abominations that they are committing.'

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    74%

    17They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire, practiced divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do what was evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger.

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    74%

    10In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing. There Ephraim acts like a prostitute; Israel is defiled.

  • Hos 4:15
    73%

    15Though you, Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah become guilty. Do not go to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth Aven, and do not swear, 'As surely as the LORD lives!'

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    73%

    1If Israel, declares the LORD, you will return to me, you must remove your detestable things from my presence and not wander away.

  • Mal 2:11
    73%

    11Judah has been unfaithful, and an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the Lord, which He loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

  • Ezek 22:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10In you, they have dishonored their fathers' nakedness; they have violated women during their impurity.

    11One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife, another defiles his daughter-in-law with wickedness, and another violates his sister, his father’s daughter.

  • Deut 29:17
    73%

    17Make sure there is no man or woman, family, or tribe among you whose heart turns away today from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of these nations. Make sure there is no root among you that produces poisonous and bitter fruit.

  • Lev 4:13
    73%

    13If the entire assembly of Israel sins unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the congregation by violating one of the LORD’s commands, which should not be done, they are guilty.

  • Deut 20:18
    73%

    18This is so they do not teach you to follow all the detestable practices they have done for their gods, causing you to sin against the LORD your God.

  • Lev 17:8
    73%

    8Say to them: Anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice

  • Deut 4:25
    73%

    25When you have children and grandchildren and have grown old in the land, and if you act corruptly and make a carved image in the form of anything, doing what is evil in the sight of the LORD your God to provoke Him to anger,

  • Jer 7:9
    72%

    9Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

  • Josh 7:13
    72%

    13Go, consecrate the people. Tell them, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are devoted things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.’

  • Job 31:11
    72%

    11For that would be wickedness, a sin to be judged.

  • Lev 18:30
    72%

    30So keep my charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were done before you, so you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.

  • Ezek 20:4
    72%

    4Will you judge them, will you judge them, son of man? Let them know about the detestable practices of their ancestors.

  • Deut 22:24
    72%

    24then you shall bring both of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death: the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you.

  • Ezek 8:15
    72%

    15And He said to me, 'Have you seen this, son of man? You will see even greater abominations than these.'

  • Hos 4:2
    72%

    2There is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

  • Lev 18:22
    72%

    22Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

  • Deut 19:18
    72%

    18The judges must investigate thoroughly, and if the witness proves to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,

  • 2 Kgs 17:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8They followed the practices of the nations whom the Lord had driven out before the Israelites, as well as the practices of the kings of Israel that they themselves had introduced.

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    72%

    18As for the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words you have heard,

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    72%

    12Anyone who acts arrogantly and refuses to listen to the priest who stands to serve the LORD your God or the judge must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.

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    72%

    21Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear of it and be afraid.

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    72%

    31You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because they practice for their gods every abomination that the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

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    72%

    11Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, and they have put them with their own possessions.