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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Deuteronomy 13:2

and the sign or the wonder shall come in, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, - Let us go after other gods, which ye know not and let us serve them

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dream;   Minister, Christian;   Miracles;   Prophets;   Punishment;   Teachers;   Temptation;   The Topic Concordance - Execution;   Hearing;   Proof;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dreams;   Miracles through Evil Agents;   Prophecy;   Prophets, False;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dream;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Idol, idolatry;   Miracles;   Prophecy, prophet;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Discipline;   False Prophet;   Israel;   Kill, Killing;   Magic;   Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Punishment;   Urim and Thummim;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dream;   Idol;   Jesus Christ;   Miracles;   Prophet;   Son of God;   Tradition;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Capital Punishment;   Crimes and Punishments;   Miracles, Signs, Wonders;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Sign;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Magic, Divination, and Sorcery;   Priests and Levites;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Dream (2);   Old Testament (Ii. Christ as Student and Interpreter of).;   Trial of Jesus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Dreamer of Dreams;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Dream;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Dreams;   Prophets;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Wonder;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Bar Jesus;   Capital Punishment;   Dreams;   ḥanina (Hananiah;   Hatra'ah;   Miracle;   Prophet, False;   Revelation;   Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and that sign or wonder he has promised you comes about, but he says, ‘Let us follow other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us worship them,’
Hebrew Names Version
and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke to you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them;
King James Version
And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
Lexham English Bible
and the sign or the wonder comes about that he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods (those whom you have not known), and let us serve them,'
English Standard Version
and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,' which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,'
New Century Version
The miracle or sign might even happen, and then they might say, "Let's serve other gods" (gods you have not known) "and let's worship them."
New English Translation
and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely, "Let us follow other gods"—gods whom you have not previously known—"and let us serve them."
Amplified Bible
and the sign or the wonder which he spoke (foretold) to you comes to pass, and if he says, 'Let us follow after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve and worship them,'
New American Standard Bible
and the sign or the wonder comes true, of which he spoke to you, saying, 'Let's follow other gods (whom you have not known) and let's serve them,'
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the signe and the wonder, which hee hath tolde thee, come to passe) saying, Let vs go after other gods, which thou hast not knowen, and let vs serue them,
Legacy Standard Bible
and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us walk after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,'
Complete Jewish Bible
"If a prophet or someone who gets messages while dreaming arises among you and he gives you a sign or wonder,
Darby Translation
and the sign or the wonder come to pass that he told unto thee, when he said, Let us go after other gods, whom thou hast not known, and let us serve them,
Easy-to-Read Version
And the sign or miracle they told you about might come true. Then they might ask you to follow other gods (gods you don't know) and say to you, ‘Let's serve these gods!'
George Lamsa Translation
And the sign or the wonder of which he speaks to you come to pass, and then he shall say to you, Come, let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them;
Good News Translation
in order to lead you to worship and serve gods that you have not worshiped before. Even if what they promise comes true,
Literal Translation
and the sign or the wonder which he spoke to you occurs, saying, Let us go after other gods which you have not known, and let us serve them,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and that token or wonder which he spake of, come to passe, and then saye: Let vs go after other goddes (whom thou knowest not) and let vs serue the:
American Standard Version
and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
Bible in Basic English
And the sign or the wonder takes place, and he says to you, Let us go after other gods, which are strange to you, and give them worship;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And that signe or wonder whiche he hath sayde come to passe, and then say: Let vs go after straunge gods (which thou hast not knowen) and let vs serue them:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams--and he give thee a sign or a wonder,
King James Version (1611)
And the signe or the wonder come to passe, wherof he spake vnto thee, saying, Let vs go after other gods (which thou hast not knowen) and let vs serue them:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and the sign or the wonder come to pass which he spoke to thee, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye know not;
English Revised Version
and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
Berean Standard Bible
and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, "Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and this that he spak bifallith, and he seith to thee, Go we, and sue alien goddis, whiche thou knowist not, and serue we hem,
Young's Literal Translation
and the sign and the wonder hath come which he hath spoken of unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods (which thou hast not known), and serve them,
Update Bible Version
and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, whereof he spoke to you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you haven't known, and let us serve them;
Webster's Bible Translation
And the sign or the wonder shall come to pass, of which he spoke to thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
World English Bible
and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke to you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them;
New King James Version
and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, "Let us go after other gods'--which you have not known--"and let us serve them,'
New Living Translation
and the predicted signs or miracles occur. If they then say, ‘Come, let us worship other gods'—gods you have not known before—
New Life Bible
And what he tells you will happen might come true. But if he says to you, ‘Let us follow other gods (whom you have not known) and let us worship them,'
New Revised Standard
If prophets or those who divine by dreams appear among you and promise you omens or portents, and the omens or the portents declared by them take place, and they say, "Let us follow other gods" (whom you have not known) "and let us serve them,"
Douay-Rheims Bible
And that come to pass which he spoke, and he say to thee: Let us go and follow strange gods, which thou knowest not, and let us serve them:
Revised Standard Version
and the sign or wonder which he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, 'Let us go after other gods,' which you have not known, 'and let us serve them,'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, 'Let us go after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,'

Contextual Overview

1 When there shall arise in thy midst - a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, - and he shall give unto thee a sign or a wonder; 2 and the sign or the wonder shall come in, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, - Let us go after other gods, which ye know not and let us serve them 3 thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams, - for Yahweh your God, is putting you to the proof, to know whether ye do love Yahweh your God, with all your heart and with all your soul. 4 After Yahweh your God, shall ye walk And him, shall ye revere, - And his commandments, shall ye observe. And unto his voice, shall ye hearken, And him, shall ye serve And unto him, shall ye cleave. 5 And that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death because he hath spoken revolt against Yahweh your God, - who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt and redeemed thee out of the house of servants, to seduce thee out of the way wherein Yahweh shy God hath commanded thee to walk, - so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 18:22, Exodus 7:22, 1 Kings 13:3, Jeremiah 28:9, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 24:24, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11, Revelation 13:13, Revelation 13:14

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 13:13 - Let us Deuteronomy 18:20 - in the name Jeremiah 25:6 - General Revelation 16:14 - working

Cross-References

Genesis 13:1
So Abram came up out of Egypt he and his wife and all that he had and Lot with him, towards the South.
Genesis 13:3
And he went his way, by his removals, from the South even as far as to Bethel, - as far as the place where his tent was at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai:
Genesis 13:9
Is not, all the land, before thee? I pray thee, separate thyself from me, - if to the left hand, then I will go to the right, if to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Genesis 13:10
So Lot lifted up his eyes and beheld all the circuit of the Jordan, that the whole of it, was well-watered, - before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the Garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as thou enterest into Zoar.
Genesis 13:12
Abram, fixed his dwelling in the land of Canaan, - but, Lot, fixed his dwelling among the cities, of the circuit, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.
Genesis 13:13
Now, the men of Sodom were base and sinful, - against Yahweh, exceedingly.
Genesis 24:35
Now, Yahweh, having blessed my lord exceedingly, and made him great, - and given him flocks and herds and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels, and asses,
Deuteronomy 8:18
But thou shalt remember Yahweh thy God, that it was, he, who had been giving thee strength to get wealth, - that so he might establish his covenant which he sware to thy fathers as at this day.
1 Samuel 2:7
Yahweh, maketh poor, and enricheth, - Layeth low, yea exalteth;
Job 1:3
And his substance was - seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a body of servants exceeding large, - thus was that man the greatest of all the sons of the East.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the sign and wonder come to pass whereof he spake unto thee,.... The sign he promised to give, or the miracle he proposed to do, to show the reality of his mission, and the truth of his doctrine, which is performed, or seemingly performed, by legerdemain, by magic art, or by the help of the devil; which the Lord sometimes suffered for the trial of the faith and obedience of his people, and for the hardening of others in their unbelief, and which issues in their destruction; see 2 Thessalonians 2:9,

saying, let us go after other gods (which thou hast not known), and let us serve them; other gods besides the one living and true God, the Creator of all things; strange gods, the idols of the people, as the Targum of Jonathan; such as they had never heard of, nor had any knowledge of, nor any benefit from, as they had of the Lord their God. Now the doctrines of these, and of their worship, are what the false prophet or dreamer is supposed to come with, and inculcate into the minds of the people; and for the confirmation of which, and in order to draw them into the reception of them, and act according to them, he proposed to give a sign or wonder.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord had said, “Thou shalt have none other gods but Me.” A prophet is here supposed who invites the people “to go after other gods.” To such a one no credit is under any circumstances to be given, even should he show signs and wonders to authenticate his doctrine. The standing rule of faith and practice had been laid down once for all - that the people were to hold fast. The prophet who propounded another rule could only be an impostor.

A different case is considered in Deuteronomy 18:18, etc.


 
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