Catholic Public Domain Version
"If, in one of your cities which the Lord your God will give to you as a habitation, you hear someone say: "
— Deuteronomy 13:12, Catholic Public Domain Version
“If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,”
“If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying, ”
“If you shall hear tell concerning one of your cities, which Yahweh your God gives you to dwell there, saying,”
“Punishment of Community Idolatry Suppose you should hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God is giving you as a place to live, that”
“If in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God shall give thee to dwell in, thou hear some say:”
“And if word comes to you, in one of the towns which the Lord your God is giving you for your resting-place,”
“If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,”
Instead, you shall put him to death promptly. Let your hand be upon him first, and after that, let the hands of all the people be sent forth.
He shall be killed by being overwhelmed with stones. For he was willing to draw you away from the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, from the house of servitude.
So may all of Israel, upon hearing this, be afraid, so that nothing like this will ever be done again.
If, in one of your cities which the Lord your God will give to you as a habitation, you hear someone say:
‘The sons of Belial have departed from your midst, and they have persuaded the inhabitants of their city, and they have said: “Let us go, and serve strange gods,” ’ which you have not known:
inquire carefully and diligently, seeking the truth of the matter. And if you find that what was said is certain, and that this abomination is a work which has been perpetrated,
you shall promptly strike down the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword. And you shall destroy it, along with all the things that are in it, even the flocks.