Deuteronomy 13:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
your brother,אָחִ֣יךָ
(a·chi·cha)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
your mother'sאִ֠מֶּךָ
(im·me·cha)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
son,בֶן־
(ven-)
1121: sona prim. root
orאֹֽו־
(ov-)
176: ora prim. root
your sonבִנְךָ֨
(vin·cha)
1121: sona prim. root
orאֹֽו־
(ov-)
176: ora prim. root
daughter,בִתְּךָ֜
(vit·te·cha)
1323: daughterfrom ben
orאֹ֣ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת
(e·shet)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
you cherish,חֵיקֶ֗ךָ
(chei·ke·cha)
2436: bosomfrom an unused word
orאֹ֧ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
your friendרֵֽעֲךָ֛
(re·'a·cha)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah
whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
is as your own soul,כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖
(ke·naf·she·cha)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
enticeיְסִֽיתְךָ֡
(ye·si·te·cha)
5496: to incite, allure, instigatea prim. root
you secretly,בַּסֵּ֣תֶר
(bas·se·ter)
5643a: a covering, hiding place, secrecyfrom sathar
saying,לֵאמֹ֑ר
(le·mor;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
Let us goנֵֽלְכָ֗ה
(ne·le·chah)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
and serveוְנַֽעַבְדָה֙
(ve·na·'av·dah)
5647: to work, servea prim. root
otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים
(a·che·rim,)
312: anotherfrom achar
godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
(whomאֲשֶׁר֙
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
neither you norלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
your fathersוַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃
(va·'a·vo·tei·cha.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
have known,יָדַ֔עְתָּ
(ya·da'·ta,)
3045: to knowa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
If thy brother
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
the son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of thy mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
or thy son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
or thy daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
or the wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
of thy bosom
cheyq  (khake)
the bosom -- bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.
or thy friend
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
which is as thine own soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
entice
cuwth  (sooth)
to prick, i.e. (figuratively) stimulate; by implication, to seduce -- entice, move, persuade, provoke, remove, set on, stir up, take away.
thee secretly
cether  (say'-ther)
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense) -- backbiting, covering, covert, disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Let us go
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and serve
`abad  (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
other
'acher  (akh-air')
hinder; generally, next, other, etc. -- (an-)other man, following, next, strange.
gods
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
which thou hast not known
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
thou nor thy fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If your brother, your mother's son, or your son or daughter, or the wife you cherish, or your friend who is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, 'Let us go and serve other gods ' (whom neither you nor your fathers have known,

King James Bible
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, 'Let us go and worship other gods--which neither you nor your fathers have known,

International Standard Version
"Your own blood brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your friend who is like your soul mate may entice you quietly. He may tell you, 'Let's go and serve other gods,' (whom neither you nor your ancestors have known

NET Bible
Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your own brother, son, or daughter, the wife you love, or your best friend may secretly tempt you, saying, "Let's go worship other gods." (Those gods may be gods that you and your ancestors never knew.

King James 2000 Bible
If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, who is as your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;
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