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Negative Commandment #43 of 613
Do not listen to a false prophet
Commandment #43 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 13:4, classified under Prophecy in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You shall follow the LORD your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and cling to Him.”
— Deuteronomy 13:4
Hebrew
ה אַחֲרֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם תֵּלֵכוּ, וְאֹתוֹ תִירָאוּ; וְאֶת-מִצְוֹתָיו תִּשְׁמֹרוּ וּבְקֹלוֹ תִשְׁמָעוּ, וְאֹתוֹ תַעֲבֹדוּ וּבוֹ תִדְבָּקוּן.
Greek (Septuagint)
(13:5) ὀπίσω κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν πορεύεσθε καὶ αὐτὸν φοβηθήσεσθε καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ φυλάξεσθε καὶ τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσεσθε καὶ αὐτῷ προστεθήσεσθε.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Prophecy
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 13
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Re'eh
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #456
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs
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