Deuteronomy 13:8 “you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do n…”

Deuteronomy 13:8

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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:

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;

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:

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou shalt not cosent vnto him, nor heare him, neither shall thine eye pitie him, nor shewe mercie, nor keepe him secret:

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,

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.

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;

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Cross references

“consent”

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

Proverbs 1:10 · BSB

My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.

Exodus 20:3 · BSB

You shall have no other gods before Me.

1 John 5:21 · BSB

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

Galatians 1:8 · BSB

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

Galatians 1:9 · BSB

As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!

“shall thine”

Deuteronomy 19:13 Deuteronomy 7:16 Ezekiel 5:11 Ezekiel 9:5 Ezekiel 9:6

Deuteronomy 19:13 · BSB

You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.

Deuteronomy 7:16 · BSB

You must destroy all the peoples the LORD your God will deliver to you. Do not look on them with pity. Do not worship their gods, for that will be a snare to you.

Ezekiel 5:11 · BSB

Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I…

Ezekiel 9:5 · BSB

And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!

Ezekiel 9:6 · BSB

Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),

9Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

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