Deuteronomy 13:9 “Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against…”

Deuteronomy 13:9

Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

World English Bible

but you shall surely kill him. Your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people.

American Standard Version

but thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

Geneva Bible 1599

But thou shalt euen kill him: thine hand shall be first vpon him to put him to death, and then the handes of all the people.

Darby Translation

but thou shalt in any case kill him: thy hand shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people;

Young's Literal Translation

'But thou dost surely kill him; thy hand is on him, in the first place, to put him to death, and the hand of all the people last;

Bible in Basic English

But put him to death without question; let your hand be the first stretched out against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

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Cross references

“But”

Deuteronomy 17:2–7 Matthew 10:37 Luke 14:26

Deuteronomy 17:2–7 · BSB

If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant

Matthew 10:37 · BSB

Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

Luke 14:26 · BSB

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

“thine hand”

John 8:7 Acts 7:58 Deuteronomy 17:7

John 8:7 · BSB

When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

Acts 7:58 · BSB

They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Deuteronomy 17:7 · BSB

The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

10Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Read Deuteronomy 13