Deuteronomy 13:6

Suppose your own full brother, ¹  your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods ²  that neither you nor your ancestors ³  have previously known, ⁴ 

Ge 16:5; De 17:2,3; De 28:54; De 32:16-18; Jud 2:13; Jud 5:8; Jud 10:6; 1Sa 18:1,3; 1Sa 20:17; 2Sa 1:26; 1Ki 11:5-7; 2Ki 17:30,31; Job 31:27; Pr 5:20; Pr 18:24; Mic 7:5-7; Mt 12:48-50; 2Co 5:16; Ga 2:4; Eph 4:14; Col 2:4; 2Pe 2:1; 1Jo 2:26,27; Re 12:9; Re 13:14; Re 20:3

¹ tn Heb “your brother, the son of your mother.” In a polygamous society it was not rare to have half brothers and sisters by way of a common father and different mothers.

² tn In the Hebrew text these words are in the form of a brief quotation: “entice you secretly saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods.’”

³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 17).

⁴ tn Heb “which you have not known, you or your fathers.” (cf. KJV, ASV; on “fathers” cf. v. 18).