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12 |You may hear in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit 13 that worthless men have come from among you to entice those who live in the towns. They may say, 'Let's go and serve other gods that you haven't known.' 14 You must thoroughly investigate and inquire if it is true that this detestable thing exists among you. If it is so, 15 then put the inhabitants of the town to death by the sword. Devote everything in it to divine destruction—even its livestock—by the sword. 16 Gather whatever you've taken as spoils at the public square of the town, then burn the town, along with whatever you've taken, as an offering to the LORD your God. It will remain a permanent mound of ruins, never to be rebuilt again. Deuteronomy 13:12-16, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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