Deuteronomy 18:20

18:20 “But if any prophet presumes to speak anything in my name that I have not authorized ¹  him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet must die.

Deuteronomy 18:22

18:22 whenever a prophet speaks in my ²  name and the prediction ³  is not fulfilled, ⁴  then I have ⁵  not spoken it; ⁶  the prophet has presumed to speak it, so you need not fear him.”

[18:20]  ¹ tn Or “commanded” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[18:22]  ² tn Heb “the Lord’s.” See note on the word “his” in v. 5.

[18:22]  ³ tn Heb “the word,” but a predictive word is in view here. Cf. NAB “his oracle.”

[18:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “does not happen or come to pass.”

[18:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “the Lord has.” See note on the word “his” in v. 5.

[18:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “that is the word which the Lord has not spoken.”