Deuteronomy 13:8

Bible in Basic English

Do not be guided by him or give attention to him; have no pity on him or mercy, and give him no cover;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
do not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

Hebrew Names Version
you shall not consent to him, nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him:

King James Version
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:

Lexham English Bible
you must not give in to him, and you shall not listen to him, and your eye shall not take pity on him, and you shall not have compassion, and you shall not cover up for him.

English Standard Version
you shall not yield to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him.

New Century Version
Do not give in to such people. Do not listen or feel sorry for them, and do not let them go free or protect them.

New English Translation
You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him.

Amplified Bible
you shall not consent to him or listen to him; and your eye shall not pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him.

New American Standard Bible
you shall not consent to him or listen to him; and your eye shall not pity him, nor shall you spare or conceal him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt not cosent vnto him, nor heare him, neither shall thine eye pitie him, nor shewe mercie, nor keepe him secret:

Legacy Standard Bible
you shall not be willing to accept him or listen to him; and your eye shall not pity him; and you shall not spare him or conceal him.

Complete Jewish Bible
gods of the peoples surrounding you, whether near or far away from you, anywhere in the world —

Darby Translation
thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye spare him, neither shalt thou pity him, neither shalt thou screen him,

Easy-to-Read Version
You must not agree with them. Don't listen to them or feel sorry for them. Don't let them go free or protect them.

George Lamsa Translation
You shall not consent to him, nor listen to him: neither shall your eve pity him, neither shall you have mercy upon him, neither shall you conceal him;

Good News Translation
But do not let any of them persuade you; do not even listen to them. Show them no mercy or pity, and do not protect them.

Literal Translation
you shall not consent to him, nor listen to him, nor shall your eye have pity on him, nor shall you spare nor hide him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
consente not vnto him, and herke not vnto him. Thine eye also shal not pytie him, and thou shalt haue no compassion vpon him, ner kepe him secrete, but shalt cause him to be slayne:

American Standard Version
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:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou shalt not consent vnto hym, nor hearken vnto hym, thyne eye shall not pitie hym, neither shalt thou haue compassion on hym, nor kepe hym secrete:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt not consent vnto him nor hearken vnto him, neither shall thine eye pitie him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceale him.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
thou shalt not consent to him, neither shalt thou hearken to him; and thine eye shall not spare him, thou shalt feel no regret for him, neither shalt thou at all protect him:

English Revised Version
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:

Berean Standard Bible
you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
assente thou not to hym, nether here thou, nether thin iyen spare hym, that thou haue mercy,

Young's Literal Translation
thou dost not consent to him, nor hearken unto him, nor doth thine eye have pity on him, nor dost thou spare, nor dost thou cover him over.

Update Bible Version
you shall not consent to him, nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him:

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not consent to him, nor hearken to him; neither shall thy eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:

World English Bible
you shall not consent to him, nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him:

New King James Version
you shall not consent to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him;

New Living Translation
But do not give in or listen. Have no pity, and do not spare or protect them.

New Life Bible
Do not agree with him or listen to him. Do not look on him with pity. And do not show him loving-kindness or hide him.

New Revised Standard
you must not yield to or heed any such persons. Show them no pity or compassion and do not shield them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
thou shalt not consent unto him, neither shalt thou hearken unto him, - neither shall thine eye look with pity upon him, neither shalt thou spare - neither shalt thou conceal him;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Consent not to him, hear him not, neither let thy eye spare him to pity and conceal him,

Revised Standard Version
you shall not yield to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him, nor shall you conceal him;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
you shall not yield to him or listen to him; and your eye shall not pity him, nor shall you spare or conceal him.

Contextual Overview

⁶ If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your heart, or the friend who is as dear to you as your life, working on you secretly says to you, Let us go and give worship to other gods, strange to you and to your fathers; ⁷ Gods of the peoples round about you, near or far, from one end of the earth to the other; ⁸ Do not be guided by him or give attention to him; have no pity on him or mercy, and give him no cover; ⁹ But put him to death without question; let your hand be the first stretched out against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people. ¹⁰ Let him be stoned with stones till he is dead; because it was his purpose to make you false to the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house. ¹¹ And all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and no one will again do such evil as this among you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

consent: Exodus 20:3, Proverbs 1:10, Galatians 1:8, Galatians 1:9, 1 John 5:21

shall thine: Deuteronomy 7:16, Deuteronomy 19:13, Ezekiel 5:11, Ezekiel 9:5, Ezekiel 9:6

Reciprocal: Leviticus 20:4 - and kill

Cross-References

Genesis 13:2
Now Abram had great wealth of cattle and silver and gold.

Genesis 13:3
And travelling on from the South, he came to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been before, between Beth-el and Ai;

Genesis 13:6
So that the land was not wide enough for the two of them: their property was so great that there was not room for them together.

Genesis 13:7
And there was an argument between the keepers of Abram's cattle and the keepers of Lot's cattle: at that time the Canaanites and Perizzites were still living in the land.

Genesis 13:9
Is not all the land before you? then let us go our separate ways: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; or if you take the right, I will go to the left.

Genesis 13:11
So Lot took for himself all the valley of Jordan, and went to the east, and they were parted from one another.

Genesis 13:14
And the Lord had said to Abram, after Lot was parted from him, From this place where you are take a look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west:

Genesis 13:17
Come, go through all the land from one end to the other for I will give it to you.

Genesis 13:18
And Abram, moving his tent, came and made his living-place by the holy tree of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and made an altar there to the Lord.

Genesis 45:24
And he sent his brothers on their way, and said to them, See that you have no argument on the road.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou shall not consent unto him,.... To commit the idolatry enticed unto, or join with him in it:

nor hearken to him; not so much as patiently to hear him, but at once express an abhorrence of and indignation at what he recommends:

neither shall thine eye pity him; pitied he might be for his ignorance, stupidity, and wickedness, and on account of the miserable estate and condition he was in, and of those dreadful consequences which would follow upon it, if not converted from it; but no mercy was to be shown him on account of nearness of relation:

neither shall thou spare; to reprove him sharply and to expose him to public vengeance:

neither shall thou conceal him; neither him nor his sin, but make both public, acquaint others with it, and endeavour to bring him before the civil magistrate to be examined, tried, and judged; so far should they be from hiding his offence from others, or excusing and extenuating it, or from harbouring his person privately when sought for upon information.