King James Version (KJV)
Deuteronomy 13:12
“If thou shalt hear [say] in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 13
And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.
If thou shalt hear [say] in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,
[Certain] men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, [if it be] truth, [and] the thing certain, [that] such abomination is wrought among you;
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Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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