Deuteronomy 13:14
Deuteronomy 13:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find that the report is true and such a detestable act has been committed among you
Deuteronomy 13:12-17 The Message (MSG)
When word comes in from one of your cities that GOD, your God, is giving you to live in, reporting that evil men have gotten together with some of the citizens of the city and have broken away, saying, “Let’s go and worship other gods” (gods you know nothing about), then you must conduct a careful examination. Ask questions, investigate. If it turns out that the report is true and this abomination did in fact take place in your community, you must execute the citizens of that town. Kill them, setting that city apart for holy destruction: the city and everything in it including its animals. Gather the plunder in the middle of the town square and burn it all—town and plunder together up in smoke, a holy sacrifice to GOD, your God. Leave it there, ashes and ruins. Don’t build on that site again. And don’t let any of the plunder devoted to holy destruction stick to your fingers. Get rid of it so that GOD may turn from anger to compassion, generously making you prosper, just as he promised your ancestors.
Deuteronomy 13:14 King James Version (KJV)
then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you
Deuteronomy 13:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
then you shall investigate and search out and inquire thoroughly. If it is true and the matter established that this abomination has been done among you
Deuteronomy 13:14 New Century Version (NCV)
Then you must ask about it, looking into the matter and checking carefully whether it is true. If it is proved that a hateful thing has happened among you
Deuteronomy 13:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee
Deuteronomy 13:14 New International Version (NIV)
then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you
Deuteronomy 13:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
then you shall inquire, search out, and ask diligently. And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination was committed among you