# Deuteronomy 13.2 **Book:** [Deuteronomy](/codex/deuteronomy/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. If there arise in the middle of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give you a sign or a wonder, > > **2. and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke unto you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them;** > > 3. you shall not listen unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams: for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether you love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4. You shall walk after Jehovah your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cleave unto him. (Deuteronomy 13:1-4, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, > > **2. 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”;** > > 3. you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for Yahweh your God is testing you, to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4. You shall walk after Yahweh your God, fear him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cling to him. (Deuteronomy 13:1-4, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, > > **2. 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;** > > 3. Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 4. Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. (Deuteronomy 13:1-4, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. 'When there ariseth in your midst a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream, and he hath given unto thee a sign or wonder, > > **2. 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,** > > 3. thou dost not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of the dream, for Jehovah your God is trying you, to know whether ye are loving Jehovah your God with all your heart, and with all your soul; 4. after Jehovah your God ye walk, and Him ye fear, and His commands ye keep, and to His voice ye hearken, and Him ye serve, and to Him ye cleave. (Deuteronomy 13:1-4, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Christianity Is Idolatry Objection Defeater](/codex/christianity-is-idolatry-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [Christian Discernment](/codex/christian-discernment/), via [Deuteronomy 13.1-5](/codex/deuteronomy-13-1-5/) - [Christian Muslim Defender](/codex/christian-muslim-defender/), via [Deuteronomy 13.1-5](/codex/deuteronomy-13-1-5/) - [Engaging the Conclusion-Fixed Skeptic](/codex/engaging-the-conclusion-fixed-skeptic/), via [Deuteronomy 13.1-5](/codex/deuteronomy-13-1-5/) - [Mosaic Capital Punishment](/codex/mosaic-capital-punishment/), via [Deuteronomy 13.1-5](/codex/deuteronomy-13-1-5/) - [Plasmoid Sentience Hypothesis](/codex/plasmoid-sentience-hypothesis/), via [Deuteronomy 13](/codex/deuteronomy-13/) - [Prophet](/codex/prophet/), via [Deuteronomy 13.1-5](/codex/deuteronomy-13-1-5/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ --- ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.