Deuteronomy 13:6

“If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your bosom or your companion who is like your own soul incites you secretly, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods,” whom you have not known, you or your fathers,”

Deuteronomy 13:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 13:6, word by word

your brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “achi” appears
the sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ven” appears
of your motherאִמֶּime

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “ime” appears
your daughterבִתְּvit

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “vit” appears
the wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

Where else “eshet” appears
of your bosomחֵיקֶcheke

bosom

The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.

Where else “cheke” appears
your companionרֵעֲrea

companion

A companion, a friend.

Where else “rea” appears
like your own soulנַפְשְׁnafsh

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafsh” appears
incites youיְסִיתְyesit

incite, entice

Incite: push someone to do something, especially evil; entice.

Where else “yesit” appears
secretlyסֵּתֶרseter

secret

What is kept hidden, out of the sight of others.

Where else “seter” appears
sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “mor” appears
“Let us goנֵלְכָהnelcha

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “nelcha” appears
and serveנַעַבְדָהnaavda

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

Where else “naavda” appears
otherאֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

Where else “acherim” appears
godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim

gods

The gods of other peoples.

Where else “elohim” appears
knownיָדַעְתָּyadata

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadata” appears
or your fathersאֲבֹתֶיavote

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

Where else “avote” appears

The context

5But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has spoken turning aside against YHWH your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slaves, to drag you away from the way in which YHWH your Elohim commanded you to walk. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

6 · This verse (above)

7some of the gods of the peoples that are around you, whether near to you or far from you, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth,

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