Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
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.
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 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 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: 9 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. 10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:2-7
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
Matthew 10:37
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Luke 14:26
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
John 8:7
So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
Acts 7:58
And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.