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          DASV: Deuteronomy 13    

1 If a prophet or a dreamer arises among you,
and he proclaims to you a miraculous sign or wonder,
2 and the sign or wonder takes place, and he says to you,
'Let us follow other gods,--gods you have not known,
--and let us serve them.'
3 Do not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer,
for the LORD your God is testing you, to see whether you will
love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all
your soul.
4 Follow the LORD your God and fear him. Keep his commandments
and obey his voice, serve him and loyally hold onto him.
5 But that prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has
encouraged rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought
you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the
house of bondage. He has tried to lead you astray from the
way that the LORD your God commanded you to walk in.
This is how you are to put away the evil from your midst.

6 If your brother, the son of your mother, or your own son or
daughter, or you beloved wife, or your closest friend, entice
you secretly, saying, 'Let us go and serve other gods,' that
you or your fathers have not known,
7 any of the gods of the peoples that are around you, whether
they are near to you or far away, from the one end of the
earth to the other,
8 do not give in to him or listen to him. Have no sympathy
for him and do not spare or cover for him.
9 But you must surely put him to death. Your own hand must
strike the first blow to put him to death, and afterwards
the hands of all the people.
10 Stone him to death, because he tried to turn you away from
the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt,
out of the house of bondage.
11 Then all Israel will hear, and fear, and never again do
this type of wickedness among you.

12 If you hear in one of your cities that the LORD your God is
giving you to live in
13 that some scoundrels from among you have gone out and led
astray the inhabitants of their city, saying, 'Let us go
and serve other gods,' whom you have not known,
14 then inquire, search and make a thorough investigation.
If the charge is true that such a detestable act has been
done among you,
15 then you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to
the sword, absolutely destroying it. All who are in it and
its cattle must be put to sword.
16 Then gather all of its spoil into the middle of its public
square and burn all the spoil and the city with fire to the
LORD your God. It will remain a ruin forever. It must
never be rebuilt.
17 Do not take any of the things devoted to destruction;
so that the LORD may turn from his fierce anger and be
merciful to you and show you compassion, and multiply
you as he promised to your forefathers,
18 if you obey the voice of the LORD your God by keeping
all his commandments that I am commanding you today,
to do what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.

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