Deuteronomy 13:10

You shall stone him to death with stones, because he has sought to draw you away from Adonai your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery], out of the house of bondage.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

9+ 13:9. Deut 13:9 (Deut 13:1-11) [Heb Bible Deut 13:10 (Deut 13:2-12)] (#2a.79): T. The one who entices you secretly to serve other deities must be killed / R. Not to save the life of the enticer of idolatry / R. Not to save the missionary / R. (The Rabbis add) To be present at their death, based on (v9-10) 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.

11All Israel [God prevails] shall sh'ma ·hear obey·, and fear, and shall not do any more wickedness like this among you.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:27He said to them, “ Adonai says, the God of Israel [God prevails], ‘Every man put his sword on his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and every man kill his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.’”

Leviticus 20:27“‘A man or a woman that is a spirit-medium, or is a sorcerer, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones. Their blood shall be upon them.’” 1 Haftarah K'doshim ·Taking leave· ·Holy people / Set-apart people·: 1 'Amos /Amos 9:7-15 (A); Yechezk'el / Ezekiel 20:2-20 (S) 1 B'rit Hadashah ·New Covenant·: John 7:53-10:21

Leviticus 24:23Moses [Drawn out] spoke to the children of Israel [God prevails]; and they brought out him who had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. The children of Israel [God prevails] did as Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out]. 1 Haftarah Emor ·Taking leave· ·Speak·: 1 Yechezk'el / Ezekiel 44:15-31 1 B'rit Hadashah ·New Covenant·: Luke 11:1-12:59

Deuteronomy 17:5then you shall bring out that man or that woman, who has done this evil thing, to your gates, even that same man or woman; and you shall stone them to death with stones.

Deuteronomy 21:21All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones. + 21:21 (21-23) MP: Messiah is cursed on our behalf, hanged on a stake, (See also Is 53:5). (John 19:31; Gal 3:13) So you shall remove the evil from among you. + 21:21. Quoted in 1 Cor 5:13 All Israel [God prevails] shall sh'ma ·hear obey·, and fear. (2)

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 13:7-12

6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 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… Read the whole commentary →

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