Deuteronomy 13:6

If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
brother	אָחִ֣יךָ 'a.Chi.kha	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
mother	אִ֠מֶּךָ 'I.me.kha	H517	a mother (as the bond of the family) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
son	בִנְךָ֨ vin.Kha	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
daughter	בִתְּךָ֜ vi.te.Kha	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת 'E.shet	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular construct
bosom	חֵיקֶ֗ךָ chei.Ke.cha	H2436	the bosom (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
friend	רֵֽעֲךָ֛ re.'a.Kha	H7453	an associate (more or less close) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
soul	כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ ke.naf.she.Kha	H5315	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
entice	יְסִֽיתְךָ֡ ye.si.te.Kha	H5496	properly · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
secretly	בַּסֵּ֣תֶר ba.Se.ter	H5643	a cover (in a good or a bad · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
serve	וְנַֽעַבְדָה֙ ve.na.'av.Dah	H5647	to work (in any sense) · conjunction + verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common plural
other	אֲחֵרִ֔ים 'a.che.Rim	H312	properly · adjective, masculine plural absolute
gods	אֱלֹהִ֣ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
known	יָדַ֔עְתָּ ya.Da'.ta	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
fathers	וַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ va.'a.vo.Tei.kha	H1	father · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 17:2-7 If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the s…
Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning…
2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable he…
1 John 2:26-27 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Micah 7:5-7 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
Deuteronomy 28:54 So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and…
Deuteronomy 29:18 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:6-11

Further provision is made by this branch of the statute against receiving the infection of idolatry from those that are near and dear to us. I. It is the policy of the tempter to send his solicitations by the hand of those whom we love, whom we least suspect of any ill design upon us, and whom we are desirous to please and apt to conform ourselves to. The enticement here is supposed to come from a brother or child that are near by nature, from a wife or friend that are near by choice, and are to us as our own souls, Deu 13:6. Satan tempted Adam by Eve and Christ by Peter. We are therefore concerned to stand upon our guard against a bad proposal when the person that makes it can pretend to an…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 13:6

WITHOUT REGARD TO NEARNESS OF RELATION. (Deu 13:6-18) If thy brother . . . entice thee secretly--This term being applied very loosely in all Eastern countries (Gen 20:13), other expressions are added to intimate that no degree of kindred, however intimate, should be allowed to screen an enticer to idolatry, to conceal his crime, or protect his person. Piety and duty must overcome affection or compassion, and an accusation must be lodged before a magistrate.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 13:6

If thy brother, the son of thy mother,.... A brother by mother's side, which is generally supposed to be the nearest relation, at least most out of question, so more liable to be regarded as being beloved: or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom; most dearly beloved by him, as indeed each of these relations are by a man, there being none nearer or dearer to him: or thy friend, which is as thine own soul; as dear to him as himself, and so strictly united in friendship, as if one soul dwelt in two bodies; such close friends were Jonathan and David, 1 Samuel 18:1. Some Jewish writers think the father is not mentioned, because of the reverence of him, with which all later dealing…

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John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God · Forbidden — Forbidden
Friendship · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Punishment · .For prophesying falsely, or propagating false doctrines — .For prophesying falsely, or propagating false doctrines
Punishments · Were inflicted: Without partiality — Were inflicted: Without partiality

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 13:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:6-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 13:6

John Gill on Deuteronomy 13:6

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 13:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:6-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 13:6

John Gill on Deuteronomy 13:6

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 13:5-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 13:6

Rashi on Deuteronomy 13:6