Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Instead, you must kill him without fail! Your own hand must be the first to strike him, and then the hands of the whole community.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
Instead, you must kill him. Your hand is to be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
International Standard Version
But you must surely execute him. You must be the first to put him to death with your own hand, and then the hands of the whole community.
A Conservative Version
but thou shall surely kill him. Thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand 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.
Amplified
Instead, you shall most certainly execute him; your hand shall be first [to be raised] against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
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.
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;
Julia Smith Translation
But killing, thou shalt kill him; thy hand shall be upon him for the first to put him to death, and the hand of all the people at last.
King James 2000
But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But you shall certainly kill him; your hand shall be first against him to kill him and next the hand of all [of] the people.
Modern King James verseion
But you shall surely kill him. Your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thine hand shall be first upon him to kill him; and then the hands of all the people.
New Heart English Bible
but you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
The Emphasized Bible
but thou shalt slay, him, thine own hand, shall be on him first, to put him to death, - and the hand of all the people afterwards.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
but you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Youngs 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;
Themes
Marriage » Obligations under, inferior to duty to God
Punishment » Capital Punishment » For capital offences
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Executed » By witness
Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Executed » By congregatoin
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » False prophecy
Punishments » Were inflicted » By the witnesses
Witness » Required to throw the first stone in executing the sentence
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 13:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
8 You must not give in to him or even listen to him; do not feel sympathy for him or spare him or cover up for him. 9 Instead, you must kill him without fail! Your own hand must be the first to strike him, and then the hands of the whole community. 10 You must stone him to death because he tried to entice you away from the Lord your God, who delivered you from the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:2-7
Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you -- in one of your villages that the Lord your God is giving you -- who sins before the Lord your God and breaks his covenant
Matthew 10:37
"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Luke 14:26
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
John 8:7
When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight and replied, "Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her."
Acts 7:58
When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.