Deuteronomy 13:9

King James Version (KJV)

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.

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7 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

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.

11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.

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Deuteronomy 13:9 in every translation

KJV 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.
WEB 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: 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.
ASV 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.
YLT 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;
DBY 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;
WBS Webster Bible: 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.