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Deuteronomy 13:1
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“If a prophet or someone who has dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,
If there arise in the midst of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give you a sign or a wonder,
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
"If a prophet stands up in your midst or a dreamer of dreams and he gives to you a sign or wonder,
"If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder,
Prophets or those who tell the future with dreams might come to you and say they will show you a miracle or a sign.
Suppose a prophet or one who foretells by dreams should appear among you and show you a sign or wonder,
"If a prophet arises among you, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives you a sign or a wonder,
"If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder,
If there arise amog you a prophet or a dreamer of dreames, (and giue thee a signe or wonder,
"If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder,
Moses said to Israel: Someday a prophet may come along who is able to perform miracles or tell what will happen in the future. Then the prophet may say, "Let's start worshiping some new gods—some gods that we know nothing about."
"Everything I am commanding you, you are to take care to do. Do not add to it or subtract from it.
If there arise among you a prophet, or one that dreameth dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,
"A prophet or someone who explains dreams might come to you and tell you that they will show you a sign or a miracle.
IF there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and give you a sign or a wonder,
"Prophets or interpreters of dreams may promise a miracle or a wonder,
If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams rises among you, and gives you a sign or a wonder,
Yf there ryse vp a prophet or dreamer amonge you, and geue the a token or a wonder,
If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,
If ever you have among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
If there aryse among you a prophete or a dreamer of dreames, and geue thee a signe, or a wonder.
All this word which I command you, that shall ye observe to do; thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreames, and giueth thee a signe, or a wonder:
And if there arise within thee a prophet, or one who dreams a dream, and he gives thee a sign or a wonder,
If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give thee a sign or a wonder,
If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,
If a prophete risith in the myddis of thee, ethir he that seith hym silf to haue seyn a dreem, and he biforseith a signe and a wondur to comynge aftir,
`When there ariseth in your midst a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream, and he hath given unto thee a sign or wonder,
If there arise in the midst of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
If there shall arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and give thee a sign or a wonder.
If there arise in the midst of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give you a sign or a wonder,
"If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
"Suppose there are prophets among you or those who dream dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles,
"A man who tells what is going to happen or a dreamer of dreams may come among you. He may give you something special to see or do a powerful work.
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," you must not heed the words of those prophets or those who divine by dreams; for the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you indeed love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul. The Lord your God you shall follow, him alone you shall fear, his commandments you shall keep, his voice you shall obey, him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast. But those prophets or those who divine by dreams shall be put to death for having spoken treason against the Lord your God—who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery—to turn you from the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall purge the evil from your midst. If anyone secretly entices you—even if it is your brother, your father's son or your mother's son, or your own son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your most intimate friend—saying, "Let us go worship other gods," whom neither you nor your ancestors have known, any of the gods of the peoples that are around you, whether near you or far away from you, from one end of the earth to the other, you must not yield to or heed any such persons. Show them no pity or compassion and do not shield them. But you shall surely kill them; your own hand shall be first against them to execute them, and afterwards the hand of all the people. Stone them to death for trying to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Then all Israel shall hear and be afraid, and never again do any such wickedness. If you hear it said about one of the towns that the Lord your God is giving you to live in, that scoundrels from among you have gone out and led the inhabitants of the town astray, saying, "Let us go and worship other gods," whom you have not known, then you shall inquire and make a thorough investigation. If the charge is established that such an abhorrent thing has been done among you, you shall put the inhabitants of that town to the sword, utterly destroying it and everything in it—even putting its livestock to the sword. All of its spoil you shall gather into its public square; then burn the town and all its spoil with fire, as a whole burnt offering to the Lord your God. It shall remain a perpetual ruin, never to be rebuilt. Do not let anything devoted to destruction stick to your hand, so that the Lord may turn from his fierce anger and show you compassion, and in his compassion multiply you, as he swore to your ancestors, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God by keeping all his commandments that I am commanding you today, doing what is right in the sight of the Lord your God.
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;
If there rise in the midst of thee a prophet or one that saith he hath dreamed a dream, and he foretell a sign and a wonder,
"If a prophet arises among you, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives you a sign or a wonder,
"If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a prophet: That is, one pretending to the divine inspiration and authority of the prophetic office, or a dreamer of dreams, one who pretends that some deity has spoken to him in the night season, and giveth thee a sign, oth, what appears to be a miraculous proof of his mission, or a wonder, mopheth, some portentous sign, such as an eclipse, which he, who knew when it would happen, might predict to the people, who knew nothing of the matter, and thereby accredit his pretensions. But no pretended miracles must be admitted as a proof that the people might violate the first and great commandment. 1 Kings 13:18, Isaiah 9:15, Jeremiah 6:13, Jeremiah 23:11, Ezekiel 13:2, Ezekiel 13:3, Ezekiel 13:23, Zechariah 13:4, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 24:11, Luke 6:26, 2 Peter 2:1, 1 John 4:1
a dreamer: Jeremiah 23:25-28, Jeremiah 27:9, Jeremiah 29:8, Jeremiah 29:24, *marg. Zechariah 10:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:10 - a dream Exodus 7:11 - they also Exodus 8:7 - General Exodus 22:20 - sacrificeth Deuteronomy 18:20 - the prophet Deuteronomy 26:1 - General Deuteronomy 29:18 - among you man 1 Kings 13:3 - General 1 Kings 13:19 - General 2 Kings 17:35 - charged them Ezra 7:26 - whether it be Proverbs 19:27 - General Jeremiah 23:27 - think Jeremiah 23:32 - to err Jeremiah 29:26 - and maketh Ezekiel 14:10 - the punishment Matthew 24:23 - General Matthew 24:24 - and shall Mark 13:21 - General Acts 13:6 - a false Acts 16:16 - possessed Galatians 1:9 - than 2 Thessalonians 2:2 - by spirit 2 Thessalonians 2:9 - and signs Revelation 13:13 - he doeth Revelation 16:14 - working
Cross-References
Abraham traveled from there south to the Negev and settled down between Kadesh and Shur. While he was camping in Gerar, Abraham said of his wife Sarah, "She's my sister." So Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent for Sarah and took her. But God came to Abimelech in a dream that night and told him, "You're as good as dead—that woman you took, she's a married woman." Now Abimelech had not yet slept with her, hadn't so much as touched her. He said, "Master, would you kill an innocent man? Didn't he tell me, ‘She's my sister'? And didn't she herself say, ‘He's my brother'? I had no idea I was doing anything wrong when I did this." God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know your intentions were pure, that's why I kept you from sinning against me; I was the one who kept you from going to bed with her. So now give the man's wife back to him. He's a prophet and will pray for you—pray for your life. If you don't give her back, know that it's certain death both for you and everyone in your family." Abimelech was up first thing in the morning. He called all his house servants together and told them the whole story. They were shocked. Then Abimelech called in Abraham and said, "What have you done to us? What have I ever done to you that you would bring on me and my kingdom this huge offense? What you've done to me ought never to have been done." Abimelech went on to Abraham, "Whatever were you thinking of when you did this thing?" Abraham said, "I just assumed that there was no fear of God in this place and that they'd kill me to get my wife. Besides, the truth is that she is my half sister; she's my father's daughter but not my mother's. When God sent me out as a wanderer from my father's home, I told her, ‘Do me a favor; wherever we go, tell people that I'm your brother.'" Then Abimelech gave Sarah back to Abraham, and along with her sent sheep and cattle and servants, both male and female. He said, "My land is open to you; live wherever you wish." And to Sarah he said, "I've given your brother a thousand pieces of silver—that clears you of even a shadow of suspicion before the eyes of the world. You're vindicated." Then Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelech, his wife and his maidservants, and they started having babies again. For God had shut down every womb in Abimelech's household on account of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and worshiped God there, praying to the Eternal God. Abraham lived in Philistine country for a long time.
Joshua took the whole country: hills, desert, foothills, and mountain slopes, including all kings. He left no survivors. He carried out the holy curse on everything that breathed, just as God , the God of Israel, had commanded. Joshua's conquest stretched from Kadesh Barnea to Gaza and from the entire region of Goshen to Gibeon. Joshua took all these kings and their lands in a single campaign because God , the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
Achish would ask, "And whom did you raid today?" David would tell him, "Oh, the Negev of Judah," or "The Negev of Jerahmeel," or "The Negev of the Kenites." He never left a single person alive lest one show up in Gath and report what David had really been doing. This is the way David operated all the time he lived in Philistine country.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
If there arise among you a prophet,.... A false prophet, a lying prophet, as the Targum of Jonathan; one that pretends to be a true prophet, and to be sent of God, and to come from him with a message from him, a new revelation or doctrine, or in his name, to foretell things to come; the former is chiefly meant. Such prophets did arise in Israel before the time of Christ, and have since arose under the Christian name; see 2 Peter 2:1,
or a dreamer of dreams; the same with the prophet, only to be distinguished by the different manner of their having the mind and will of God revealed to them, pretended to; either by vision or by dream, which were the two usual ways in which the Lord spake to the true prophets, Numbers 12:6 so that the prophet is one who pretended he had a vision from the Lord, and the dreamer one that had a dream from him, or something revealed to him in a dream; and dreams are sometimes used for false doctrines, vain, deceitful, and illusory; see Jeremiah 23:25. The Targum of Jonathan calls him
"a dreamer of a dream of pride:''
such persons are generally prompted by the pride of their own hearts to take such a method to make themselves famous and respected among men; and usually bring such doctrines with them which are agreeable to the pride and vanity of human nature:
and giving thee a sign or a wonder; for the confirmation of his mission and doctrine; such as Moses wrought before the children of Israel and before Pharaoh. Signs are expressions or representations of things to come to pass; wonders, such as either do, or seem to exceed the common course of nature, or be contrary to it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A prophet, or a dreamer of dreams - Compare Numbers 12:6. The “prophet” received his revelations by vision or direct oral communication Numbers 24:16; 2 Samuel 7:4; 2 Corinthians 12:2; “the dreamer of dreams” through the medium of a dream 1 Kings 3:5; Matthew 2:13.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XIII
Of false prophets and their lying signs, 1-6.
Of those who endeavour to entice and seduce people to idolatry,
7-8.
The punishment of such, 9-11.
Of cities perverted from the pure worship of God, 12-14.
How that city is to be treated, 15.
All the spoil of it to be destroyed, 16.
Promises to them who obey these directions, 17, 18.
NOTES ON CHAP. XIII
Verse Deuteronomy 13:1. If there arise among you a prophet — Any pretending to have a Divine influence, so as to be able perfectly to direct others in the way of salvation; or a dreamer of dreams - one who pretends that some deity has spoken to him in the night-season; and giveth thee a sign, אות oth, what appears to be a miraculous proof of his mission; or a wonder, מופת mopheth, some type or representation of what he wishes to bring you over to: as some have pretended to have received a consecrated image from heaven; hence the origin of the Palladium, Numa's Shields, and many of the deities among the Hindoos. But here the word seems to mean some portentous sign, such as an eclipse, which he who knew when it would take place might predict to the people who knew nothing of the matter, and thereby accredit his pretensions.
