Deuteronomy 17:4

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,

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  • 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,

  • 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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and it be told{H5046} thee, and thou hast heard{H8085} of it, then shalt thou inquire{H1875} diligently;{H3190} and, behold, if it be true,{H571} and the thing{H1697} certain,{H3559} that such abomination{H8441} is wrought{H6213} in Israel,{H3478}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it be told{H5046}{(H8717)} thee, and thou hast heard{H8085}{(H8804)} of it, and enquired{H1875}{(H8804)} diligently{H3190}{(H8687)}, and, behold, it be true{H571}, and the thing{H1697} certain{H3559}{(H8737)}, that such abomination{H8441} is wrought{H6213}{(H8738)} in Israel{H3478}:

  • 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 If you shall hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God has given you to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, have gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known; 14 Then shall you inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is done among you;
  • Deut 19:18 : 18 And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness who has testified falsely against his brother;
  • John 7:51 : 51 Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?
  • Prov 25:2 : 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; but the honor of kings is to search out a thing.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 13:14
    87%

    14 Then shall you inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is done among you;

  • Deut 17:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1 You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God any bull or sheep that has a blemish or any defect, for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.

    2 If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, a man or woman who has done wickedness in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant,

    3 and has gone and served other gods and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded,

  • Deut 17:5
    81%

    5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed this wicked thing, and shall stone them with stones until they die.

  • Deut 13:11-12
    2 verses
    79%

    11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this among you.

    12 If you shall hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God has given you to dwell there, saying,

  • Lev 18:27
    77%

    27 For all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land is defiled;

  • Deut 22:20-22
    3 verses
    75%

    20 But if this thing is true, and the evidence of virginity is not found for the young woman,

    21 Then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones so that she dies, because she has done a disgraceful thing in Israel, to play the harlot in her father's house. So shall you put away the evil from among you.

    22 If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall put away evil from Israel.

  • Deut 7:26
    75%

    26 Neither shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you become a cursed thing like it: but you shall utterly detest it, and you shall utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

  • Deut 25:16
    75%

    16 For all who do such things, and all who act unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your God.

  • Jer 18:13
    75%

    13 Therefore thus says the LORD; Ask now among the nations, who has heard such things: the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.

  • Deut 18:12
    75%

    12 For all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD your God drives them out from before you.

  • Deut 18:9
    74%

    9 When you come into the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

  • Josh 7:15
    74%

    15 And it shall be, that he who is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he has: because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he has done foolishness in Israel.

  • Lev 18:24
    74%

    24 Do not defile yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled, which I cast out before you.

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

    11 There they burned incense on all the high places, as the nations had done whom the LORD carried away before them; and they did wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger.

    12 For they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, You shall not do this thing.

  • Ezek 8:13
    74%

    13 He said also to me, Turn yet again, and you shall see greater abominations that they do.

  • 2 Kgs 17:17
    74%

    17 They caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

  • Hos 6:10
    74%

    10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

  • Hos 4:15
    73%

    15 Though you, Israel, play the harlot, do not let Judah offend; do not come to Gilgal, nor go up to Bethaven, nor swear, 'As the LORD lives.'

  • Jer 4:1
    73%

    1 If you will return, O Israel, says the LORD, return to me: and if you will put away your abominations out of my sight, then you shall not be moved.

  • Mal 2:11
    73%

    11 Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

  • Ezek 22:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10 In you they have uncovered their fathers' nakedness: in you they have humbled her who was set apart for impurity.

    11 One has committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; another has lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in you has humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

  • Deut 29:17
    73%

    17 And you have seen their abominations, and their idols of wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)

  • Lev 4:13
    73%

    13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sins through ignorance, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;

  • Deut 20:18
    73%

    18 That they teach you not to do according to all their abominations, which they have done for their gods; so you would sin against the LORD your God.

  • Lev 17:8
    73%

    8 And you shall say to them, Whatever man there is of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, that offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,

  • Deut 4:25
    73%

    25 When you beget children, and children's children, and have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a carved image, or the likeness of anything, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD your God, to provoke him to anger:

  • Jer 7:9
    72%

    9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know;

  • Josh 7:13
    72%

    13 Get up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow: for thus says the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of you, O Israel: you cannot stand before your enemies, until you take away the accursed thing from among you.

  • Job 31:11
    72%

    11 For this would be a heinous crime; yes, it is an iniquity to be judged.

  • Lev 18:30
    72%

    30 Therefore you shall keep my ordinance, that you do not commit any of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that you do not defile yourselves by them: I am the LORD your God.

  • Ezek 20:4
    72%

    4 Will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? Make them know the abominations of their fathers:

  • Deut 22:24
    72%

    24 Then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them with stones so that they die; the young woman because she did not cry out, being in the city; and the man because he has humbled his neighbor's wife; so you shall put away the evil from among you.

  • Ezek 8:15
    72%

    15 Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? turn yet again, and you shall see greater abominations than these.

  • Hos 4:2
    72%

    2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

  • Lev 18:22
    72%

    22 You shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination.

  • Deut 19:18
    72%

    18 And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness who has testified falsely against his brother;

  • 2 Kgs 17:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 And they walked in the statutes of the nations whom the LORD had cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.

    9 The children of Israel secretly did things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the watchtower to the fortified city.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
    72%

    18 But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, As for the words which you have heard;

  • Deut 17:12
    72%

    12 The man who acts presumptuously and will not listen to the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or to the judge, that man shall die; so you shall put away the evil from Israel.

  • Deut 21:21
    72%

    21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he may die: so shall you put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear and fear.

  • Deut 12:31
    72%

    31 You shall not do so to the LORD your God, for every abomination to the LORD which He hates they have done to their gods; for they have even burned their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

  • Josh 7:11
    72%

    11 Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and deceived also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.