9You must certainly put him to death. Your hand must be the first in putting him to death, and then the hands of all the people.


In Context

6 If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, "Let us go and worship other gods" (gods that neither you nor your fathers have known,

7 gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other),

8 do not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity. Do not spare him or shield him.

9 You must certainly put him to death. Your hand must be the first in putting him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

10 Stone him to death, because he tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and no one among you will do such an evil thing again.

Deuteronomy 13:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:9But 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:9But thou shalt presently put him to death. Let thy hand be first upon him, and afterwards the hands of all the people.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:9but 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9but 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;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:9but 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9But 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9but 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 Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9'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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:9But 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.