Deuteronomy 13:9
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
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.
Webster's Revision
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Wesley's Deuteronomy 13:9 Bible Commentary
13:9 Thou shalt kill him - Not privately, which pretence would have opened the door to innumerable murders, but by procuring his death by the sentence of the magistrate. Thou shalt cast the first stone at him, as the witness was to do.
