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Deuteronomy 11:16

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 11:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
Deuteronomy 11:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
14that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy grain, and thy new wine, and thine oil.
15And I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be full.
16Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
17and the anger of Jehovah be kindled against you, and he shut up the heavens, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which Jehovah giveth you.
18Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul; and ye shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.
19And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, etc.] By observing the influence of the heavens upon the fruitfulness of the earth, and so be drawn to the worship of the host of them, the sun, moon, and stars; or by the examples of nations round about them; and by the plausible arguments they may make use of, taken from the traditions of ancestors, from antiquity, and the consent of nations, and the great numbers of worshippers, and the like: and ye turn aside; from the true God, and the worship of him; or from the law, as Jarchi, which directs to the worship of one God, and forbids idolatry, or the worshipping of images: and serve other gods, and worship them; other gods than the…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Take heed: Deu 4:9, Deu 4:23; Luk 21:8, Luk 21:34, Luk 21:36; Heb 2:1, Heb 3:12, Heb 4:1, Heb 12:15 your heart: Deu 13:3, Deu 29:18; Job 31:27; Isa 44:20; Jam 1:26; Jo1 5:21; Rev 12:9; Rev 13:14, Rev 20:4 and serve: Deu 8:19, Deu 30:17 Deuteronomy 11:17”
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