Deuteronomy 13:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    do not yield to him or listen to him. Show no pity or compassion, and do not shield him.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to ath, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    but you shall surely{H2026} kill{H2026} him; your hand{H3027} shall be first{H7223} upon him to put him to death,{H4191} and afterwards{H314} the hand{H3027} of all the people.{H5971}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But thou shalt surely{H2026}{(H8800)} kill{H2026}{(H8799)} him; thine hand{H3027} shall be first{H7223} upon him to put him to death{H4191}{(H8687)}, and afterwards{H314} the hand{H3027} of all the people{H5971}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Thine hande shalbe first apon hym to kyll him: and then the handes off all the people.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    thine hade shalbe first vpon him, to cause him to be slayne, and then the handes of all the people.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But thou shalt euen kill him: thine hand shall be first vpon him to put him to death, and then the handes of all the people.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But cause him to be slayne: Thine hande shalbe first vpon him to kill him, and then the handes of all the people.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 17:2-7 : 2 If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, a man or woman who has done wickedness in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant, 3 and has gone and served other gods and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded, 4 and it is told to you, and you have heard of it and diligently inquired, and indeed it is true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel, 5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed this wicked thing, and shall stone them with stones until they die. 6 At the testimony of two or three witnesses, he who is worthy of death shall be put to death; but he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness. 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put the evil away from among you.
  • Matt 10:37 : 37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
  • Luke 14:26 : 26 If any man comes to me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
  • John 8:7 : 7 So when they continued asking him, he stood up and said to them, He that is without sin among you, let him first throw a stone at her.
  • Acts 7:58 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 17:5-7
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    5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed this wicked thing, and shall stone them with stones until they die.

    6 At the testimony of two or three witnesses, he who is worthy of death shall be put to death; but he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness.

    7 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put the evil away from among you.

  • Deut 13:10-11
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    83%

    10 And you shall stone him with stones, that he die; because he has sought to push you away from the LORD your God, who brought you 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 among you.

  • Deut 13:8
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    8 You shall not consent to him, nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare him, neither shall you conceal him:

  • Deut 19:10-13
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    10 That innocent blood may not be shed in your land, which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and thus blood guilt be upon you.

    11 But if any man hates his neighbor, and lies in wait for him, and rises against him, and strikes him mortally so that he dies, and flees into one of these cities;

    12 Then the elders of his city shall send and take him from there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, so that he may die.

    13 Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall remove the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.

  • Lev 24:16-17
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    16 And he who blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: the stranger as well as the one born in the land, when he blasphemes the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.

    17 And he who kills any man shall surely be put to death.

  • Exod 21:12
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    12 He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.

  • Num 35:16-21
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    16 And if he strikes him with an iron instrument, so that he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

    17 And if he strikes him with throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

    18 Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

    19 The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meets him, he shall slay him.

    20 But if he pushes him out of hatred, or hurls at him by lying in wait so that he dies;

    21 Or in enmity strikes him with his hand, so that he dies, he who struck him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meets him.

  • Deut 19:19-21
    3 verses
    76%

    19 Then you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you.

    20 And those who remain shall hear and fear, and shall no longer commit any such evil among you.

    21 Your eye shall not pity; but life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Num 15:35-36
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    76%

    35 And the LORD said to Moses, The man shall surely be put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.

    36 And all the congregation brought him outside the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Exod 21:14-17
    4 verses
    76%

    14 But if a man acts presumptuously against his neighbor, to kill him with guile, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

    15 And he who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

    16 He who kidnaps a man, and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall surely be put to death.

    17 And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Deut 21:21-22
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    21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he may die: so shall you put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear and fear.

    22 And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

  • Lev 20:9-10
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    9 For everyone that curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

    10 And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

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    15 You shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.

  • Deut 13:5
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    5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he has spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to push you out of the way which the LORD your God commanded you to walk in. So you shall put away the evil from among you.

  • Num 35:30-31
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    30 Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the testimony of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

    31 Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death: but he shall surely be put to death.

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    74%

    14 Bring forth him who has cursed outside the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

  • Deut 25:12
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    12 Then you shall cut off her hand; your eye shall not pity her.

  • Deut 5:17
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    17 You shall not kill.

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    13 You shall not murder.

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    13 And when the LORD your God has delivered it into your hands, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:

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    13 That whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

  • Deut 17:12
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    12 The man who acts presumptuously and will not listen to the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or to the judge, that man shall die; so you shall put away the evil from Israel.

  • Deut 7:16
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    16 And you shall consume all the people which the LORD your God shall deliver to you; your eye shall have no pity on them: neither shall you serve their gods; for that will be a snare to you.

  • Josh 1:18
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    18 Whoever rebels against your command and does not heed your words in all that you command him, shall be put to death. Only be strong and of good courage.

  • Exod 31:14
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    14 You shall keep the Sabbath therefore; for it is holy to you: everyone who defiles it shall surely be put to death: for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.

  • Lev 24:21
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    21 And he who kills a beast shall restore it: and he who kills a man shall be put to death.

  • Deut 21:9
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    9 So shall you put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD.

  • Lev 20:27
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    27 A man or woman who has a familiar spirit, or who is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.

  • Num 35:23
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    23 Or with any stone, by which a man may die, seeing him not, and throw it upon him, so that he dies, and was not his enemy, nor sought his harm: